Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach
ISBN-10
1451111975
ISBN-13
9781451111972
Series
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice
Category
Medical
Pages
981
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Author
Andrew M. Peterson

Description

"This completely revised and updated new edition offers guidelines on prescribing drugs for over 50 common diseases and disorders. Organized by disorder rather than drug class this new edition includes algorithms and case studies that illustrate critical thinking aspects of prescribing, such as drug selection, lifespan considerations, therapeutic drug monitoring, adverse reactions, unexpected outcomes, and when to change therapy. The third edition includes coverage of pharmacogenomics and travel medicine. The section on Depressive Disorders discusses weaning patients from SSRIs and changing from one medication to another. Switching from brand names to generics is dicussed in various chapters."--Publisher.

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