Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach - Softcover

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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2025!

• NEW section on pain management, addressing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and use of cannabis
• NEW and updated content on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, pharmacogenomics, liver disorders and substance use disorders
• Easy-to-follow, evidence-based algorithms and drug tables
• Content organized by drug class, with quick-scan access to generic and trade names, and dosages
• Explains pharmacology and patient management topics - easy-to-remember, clearly worded definitions and descriptions of common presentations
• Offers the foundation of drug therapeutics, including:
  • The prescribing process from pregnancy through elderly ages
  • Avoiding medication errors
  • Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions and adverse events
  • Principles of antimicrobial therapy
  • Pharmacogenomics
• Chapters organized by body system or disorder for quick-reference:
  • Dermatitis - Bacterial, fungal, and viral infections of the skin
  • Ophthalmic disorders, otitis media and otitis externa
  • Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, myocardial Infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias
  • Respiratory infections, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Gastric, functional and inflammatory bowel disorders
  • Liver diseases
  • Urinary tract infection, prostatic disorders and erectile dysfunction, overactive bladder, sexually transmitted infections
  • Osteoarthritis and gout, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis
  • Headaches, seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
  • Major depressive disorder, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders
• Chapter features include:
  • Brief overview - Pathophysiology of each disorder and relevant classes of drugs
  • Monitoring Patient Response section - What to monitor and when
  • Patient Education section - Includes information on CAM for each disorder
  • Drug Overview Tables - List drug uses, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, drug interactions, contraindications, and monitoring parameters
  • Algorithms - Visual cues on how to approach treatment
  • Case Study and Questions - Provided for each disorder
  • Instructor Resources - Case study answers, additional case studies, multiple choice questions, power points, acronyms list

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