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* Comprehensive: acclaimed in a prior edition as the best pharmacotherapy textbook available,* it offers you the most detailed pathophysiologic approach to selecting and using pharmaceutical agents in disease management and pharmaceutical care
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*Annals of Pharmacotherapy on the 4th Edition
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The new Fifth Edition of this market-leading text is the most comprehensive approach to the selection and use of pharmaceutical drugs in managing disease and pharmaceutical care.
-- Provides students with the scientific foundation for the essential knowledge needed to practice as a pharmacotherapist
-- Every therapy section has been updated with the newest drugs on the market
-- New to this edition: a section on urology, covering drugs such as Viagra; a chapter on evidenced-based medicine; coverage of social phobias, expanded coverage of Diabetes, and more
Synopsis
The gold standard text for the therapeutics course mandatory in pharmacy schools. Now in its sixth edition, this classic text continues its long-standing tradition of offering unparalleled guidance in the development of pharmaceutical care plans. The book provides a unique process of thinking about pharmacotherapy the process which uses evidence-based approaches to the drug treatment of diseases.
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*“Clinical Controversies” in the treatment sections of disease-oriented chapters
Synopsis
Joseph T. DiPiro, PharmD, FCCPRobert L. Talbert, PharmD, FCCP, BCPSGary C. Yee, PharmD, FCCPGary R. Matzke, PharmD, FCP, FCCPBarbara G. Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPPL. Michael Posey, BS Pharm"The best pharmacotherapy textbook available.”Annals of Pharmacotherapy on an earlier editionPharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach is the authority on evidence-based drug treatment. The gold standard in pharmacotherapy for fifteen years, it is an essential text in most schools of pharmacy and in the education of other healthcare professionals, and a trusted resource in practice. IN THE SIXTH
About the Author
Joseph T. DiPiro, PharmD, FCCP Professor and Executive Dean, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, The University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South CarolinaRobert L. Talbert, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, Professor of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin and Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio at AustinGary C. Yee, PharmD, FCCP, Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska, OmahaGary R. Matzke, PharmD, FCP, FCCP, Professor and Vice-chair Dept. of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of PittsburghBarbara G. Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP, Dean, University of MississippiL. Michael Posey, BS Pharm, President, PENS Pharmacy Editorial and News Service
Table of Contents
SECTION 1:BASIC CONCEPTS - L. Michael Posey, Section Editor
1. Pharmacoeconomics: Principles, Methods and Appplications by Lisa A. Sanchez
2. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life by Stephen Joel Coons
3. Evidence-Based Medicine by Elaine Chiquette and L. Michael Posey
4. Documentation of Pharmacy Services by George MacKinnon III and Neil J. MacKinnon
5. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics by Larry A. Bauer
6. Pharmacogenetics by Y.W. Francis Lam and Larisa M. Cavallari
7. Pediatrics by Milap C. Nahata and Carol Taketomo
8. Geriatrics by Catherine Lindblad, Shelly L. Gray, David R.P. Guay, Emily R. Hajjar, Teresa C. McCarthy, and Joseph T. Hanlon
9. Pharmacoepidemiology by Andy Stergachis and Thomas K. Hazlet
10. Clinical Toxicology by Peter A. Chyka
SECTION 2: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS - Robert L. Talbert, Section Editor
11. Cardiovascular Testing by Robert L. Talbert
12. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Jeffery F. Barletta
13 Hypertension by Joseph J. Saseen and Barry L. Carter
14. Heart Failure by Robert B. Parker, J. Herbert Patterson, and Julie A. Johnson
15. Ischemic Heart Disease by by Robert L. Talbert
16. Acute Coronary Syndromes by Sarah A. Spinler, and Simon de Denus
17. Arrhythmias by Jerry L. Bauman and Marieke Dekkar Schoen
18. Diastolic Heart Failure and the Cardiomyopathies by Jean M. Nappi and Michael R. Zile
19. Venous Thromboembolism by Stuart T. Haines, Mario Zeolla and Dan M. Witt
20. Stroke by Susan Fagan and Daniel C. Hess
21. Hyperlipidemia by Robert L. Talbert
22. Peripheral Arterial Disease by Barbara J. Hoeben and Robert L. Talbert
23. Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes in Shock by Maria I. Rudis and Joseph F. Dasta
24. Hypovolemic Shock by Brian L. Erstad
SECTION 3: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS - Robert L. Talbert, Section Editor
25. Pulmonary Function Testing by Jay I. Peters and Stephanie M. Levine
26. Asthma by H. William Kelly and Christine A. Sorkness
27. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease by Sharya V. Bourdet
28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Peter Gal and J. Lawrence Ransome
29. Drug-Induced Pulmonary Diseases by Hengameh H. Raissy, Michelle Harkins, and Patricia l. Marshik
30. Cystic Fibrosis by Gary Milavetz and Jeffery J. Smith
SECTION 4: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - Joseph T. DiPiro, Section Editor
31. Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Marie A. Chisholm and Mark W. Jackson
32. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Dianne B. Williams and Robert R. Schade
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease by Rosemary R. Berardi and Lynda S. Welage
34. Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Joseph T. DiPiro and Robert R. Schade
35. Nausea and Vomiting by Cecily V. DiPiro and A. Thomas Taylor
36. Diarrhea, Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by William J. Spruill and William E. Wade
37. Portal Hypertension and Cirrhosis by Edward G. Timm and James J. Stragand
38. Drug-Induced Liver Disease by William R. Kirchain and Mark A. Gil
39. Pancreatitis by Rosemary R. Berardi and Patricia A. Montgomery
40. Viral Hepatitis by Manjunath P. Pai, Renee-Claude Mercier, and Marsha A. Raebel
SECTION 5: RENAL DISORDERS - Gary R. Matzke, Section Editor
41. Quantification of Renal Function by Thomas C. Dowling
42. Acute Renal Failure by Bruce A. Mueller
43. Chronic Kidney Disease: Progression Modifying by Melanie S. Joy, Abhijit Kshirsagar, and James Paparello
44. Chronic Kidney Disease: Therapeutic Approach for the Management of Complications by Joanna Hudson and Kunal Chaudhary
45. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis by Edward Foote and Rowland Elwell
46. Drug-Induced Renal Disease by Thomas D. Nolin, Jonathan Himmelfarb, and Gary R. Matzke
47. Glomerulonephritis by Alan H. Lau
48. Drug Therapy Individualization with Renal Insufficiency by Gary R. Matzke and Reginald F. Frye
49. Disorders of Sodium, Water, Calcium, and Phosphorus Homeostasis by Melanie S. Joy and Gerald A. Hladik
50. Disorders of Potassium and Magnesium Homeostasis by Donald F. Brophy and Todd W.B. Gehr
51. Acid-Base Disorders by Paul M. Palevsky
SECTION 6: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS - Barbara G. Wells, Section Editor
52. Evaluation of Neurologic Illness by Susan C. Fagan and Fenwick T. Nichols
53. Multiple Sclerosis by Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, John R. Corboy and Barry E. Gidal
54. Epilepsy by Barry E. Gidal and William R. Garnett
55. Status Epilepticus by Stephanie J. Phelps, Collin A. Hovinga and Bradley A. Boucher
56. Acute Management of the Brain Injury Patient by Bradley A. Boucher, Stephanie J. Phelps, and Shelly D. Timmons
57. Parkinson's Disease by Merlin V. Nelson, Richard C. Berchou and Peter A. LeWitt
58. Pain Management by Terry L Baumann
59. Headache Disorders Deborah S. King and Katherine C. Herndon
SECTION 7: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - Barbara G. Wells, Section Editor
60. Evaluation of Psychiatric Illness by Patricia A. Marken, Mark E. Schneiderhan and Stuart Munro
61. Childhood Disorders by Julie A. Dopheide, Karen A. Theesen and Michael Malkin
62. Eating Disorders by Patricia A. Marken and Roger W. Sommi
63. Alzheimer's Disease by Jenniofer D. Faulkner, Jody Bartlett and Paul Hicks
64. Substance-related Disorders: Overview and Depressants, Stimulants,andHallucinogens by Paul L. Doering
65. Substance-related Disorders: Alcohol, Nicotine,andCaffeine by Paul L. Doering
66. Schizophrenia by M. Lynn Crimson and Peter F. Buckley
67. Depressive Disorders by Judith Kando, Barbara G. Wells and Peggy E. Hayes
68. Bipolar Disorder by Martha P. Fankhauser and Marlene P. Freeman
69. Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic, and Social Anxiety Disorders by Cynthis K. Kirkwood
70. Anxiety Disorders: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder by Cynthia K. Kirkwood, Eugene H. Makela, Barbara G. Wells, and Peggy E. Hayes
71. Sleep Disorders by Cherry W. Jackson, and Judy L. Curtis
SECTION 8: ENDOCRINOLOGIC DISORDERS - Robert L. Talbert, Section Editor
72. Diabetes Mellitus by Curtis L. Triplitt, Charles A. Reasner and William L. Isley
73. Thyroid Disorders by Robert L. Talbert
74. Adrenal Gland Disorders by John G. Gums and John M. Tovar
75. Pituitary Gland Disorders by Amy M. Heck, Jack A. Yanovski and Karim Anton Calis
SECTION 9: GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC DISORDERS - Barbara G. Wells, Section Editor
76. Pregnancy and Lactation: Therapeutic Considerations by Denise L. Walbrandt Pigarelli, Connie K. Kraus and Beth E. Potter
77. Contraception by Lori M. Dickerson and Kathryn K. Bucci
78. Menstruation-Related Disorders by Martha P. Fankhauser and Marlene P. Freeman
79. Endometriosis by Deborah A. Sturpe and Alkesh D. Patel
80. Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women by Sophia N. Kalantaridou, Susan R. Davis and Karim Anton Calis
SECTION 10: UROLOGIC DISORDERS - L. Michael Posey, Section Editor
81. Erectile Dysfunction by Mary Lee
82. Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Mary Lee
83. Urinary Incontinence by Eric S. Rovner, Jean Wyman, Thomas Lackner and David R.P. Guay
SECTION 11: IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS - Gary C. Yee, Section Editor
84. Function and Evaluation of the Immune System by Phillip D. Hall and Mary S. Hayney
85. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Other Collagen-Vascular Diseases by Jeffrey C. Delafuente and Kimberly A. Cappuzzo
86. Allergic and Pseudoallergic Drug Reactions by Joseph T. DiPirop and Dennis Ownby
87. Solid Organ Transplantation by Heather J. Johnson and Kristine S. Schonder
SECTION 12: BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS - L. Michael Posey, Section Editor
88. Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia by Mary Beth O'Connell and Terry L. Seaton
89. Rheumatoid Arthritis by Arthur A. Schuna
90. Osteoarthritis by Mary Elizabeth Elliott and Mary E. Elliott
91. Gout and Hyperuricemia by David W. Hawkins and Daniel Rahn
SECTION 13: DISORDERS OF THE EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT - L. Michael Posey, Section Editor
92. Glaucoma by Timothy S. Lesar, Richard G. Fiscella ande Deepak Edward
93. Allergic Rhinitis by J. Russell May and Philip H. Smith
SECTION 14: DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS - L. Michael Posey, Section Editor
94.Dermatologic Drug Reactions and Self-Treatable Skin Disorders and Skin Cancer by Nina H. Cheigh
95. Acne Vulgaris by Dennis West, Lee E. West, Marcia Letizia Musumeci and Giuseppe Micali
96. Psoriasis by Dennis P. West, Lee E. West, Laura Scuderi and Giuseppe Micale
97. Atopic Dermatitis by Nina H. Cheigh
SECTION 15: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS - Gary C. Yee, Section Editor
98. Hematopoiesis by William P. Petros and Solveig Ericson
99. Anemias by Beata Ineck, Barbara J. Mason and E. Gregory Thompson
100. Coagulation Disorders by Betsy M. Bickert and Janet L. Kwiatkowski
101. Sickle Cell Disease by C.Y. Jennifer Chan and Reginald Moore
102. Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders by Thomas E. Johns
SECTION 16: INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Joseph T. DiPiro, Section Editor
103. Laboratory Tests to Direct Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy by Michael J. Rybak and Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann
104. Antimicrobial Regimen Selection by David S. Burgess and Betty J. Abate
105. Central Nervous System Infections by Elizabeth D. Hermsen and John C. Rotschafer
106. Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Mark L. Glover and Michael D. Read
107. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections by Yasmin Khaliq, Sarah Forgie and George Zhanel
108. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections by Susan L. Pendland, Douglas N. Fish and Larry H. Danziger
109. Infective Endocarditis by Michael A. Crouch and Angie Ververka
110. Tuberculosis by Charles A. Peloquin
111. Gastrointestinal Infections and Enterotoxigenic Poisonings by Steven J. Martin and Rose Jung
112. Intra-abdominal Infections by Joseph T. DiPiro and Thomas R. Howdieshell
113. Parasitic Diseases by JV Anandan
114. Urinary Tract Infections and Prostatitis by Elizabeth A. Coyle and Randall A. Prince
115. Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Leroy C. Knodel
116. Bone and Joint Infections by Edward P. Armstrong and Leslie L Barton
117. Sepsis and Septic Shock by S. Lena Kang-Birken and Joseph T. DiPiro
118. Superficial Fungal Infections by Thomas E.R. Brown and Thomas W.F. Chin
119. Invasive Fungal Infections by Peggy L. Carver
120. Infections in Immunocompromised Patients by Douglas N. Fish
121. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery Salmaan Kanji and John W. Devlin
122. Vaccines, Toxoids, and Other Immunobiologics by Mary S. Hayney
123. Human Immundeficiency Virus Infection by Countney V. Fletcher and Thomas N. Kakuda
SECTION 17: ONCOLOGIC DISORDERS - Gary C. Yee, Section Editor
124. Cancer Treatment and Chemotherapy by Carol McManus Balmer and Amy Wells Valley
125. Breast Cancer by Celeste Lindley
126. Lung Cancer by Rebecca S. Finley and Jeannine S. McCune
127. Colorectal Cancer by Lisa E. Davis
128. Prostate Cancer by Jill M. Kolesar
129. Malignant Lymphomas by Val R. Adams and Gary C. Yee
130. Ovarian Cancer by William C. Zamboni, Laura J. Jung and Margaret E. Tonda
131. Acute Leukemias by Helen L. Leather and Betsy Birkert
132. Chronic Leukemias by Timothy R. McGuire and Steven Z. Pavletic
133. Melanoma by Rowenta N. Schwartz
134. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Janelle B. Perkins and Gary C. Yee
SECTION 18: NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS - Gary C. Matzke, Section Editor
135. Assessment of Nutrition Status and Requirements by Katherine Hammond Chessman and Vanessa J. Kumpf
136. Prevalence and Significance of Malnutrition by Gordon Sacks and Pamela D. Reiter
137. Parenteral Nutrition by Todd W. Mattox and Pamela D. Reiter
138. Enteral Nutrition by Vanessa J. Kumpf and Katherine Hammond Chessman
139. Nutrition in Major Organ Failure by Renee M. DeHart and Sunshine J. Yocum
140. Obesity by John V. St. Peter and Mehmood A. Khan