Pharmacotherapy - Softcover

Dipiro, Joseph; Talbert, Robert; Yee, Gary; Matzke, Gary; Wells, Barbara; Posey, L. Michael

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ISBN 10: 0071212647 ISBN 13: 9780071212649

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

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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
* Current: the 5th Edition presents the latest information on new drugs and new approaches to treatment and disease management in all therapy sections
* New Chapters: now covers evidence-based medicine, pharmacogenetics, benign prostatic hyperplasia, endometriosis, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and much more
* Disease Management Focus: meets the needs of pharmacy curriculum and establishes a strong pathophysiologic basis for treatment
* Student-Friendly: provides clear explanations on how a particular organ system and related drug therapy is evaluated; includes dozens of treatment algorithms, figures and tables for quick readability; also offers the necessary background to understand topics including pharmacoeconomics and the used of evidence-based decision-making in practice
*Annals of Pharmacotherapy on the 4th Edition

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Review:

"This is likely one of the most well-established references in use by practicing pharmacist-clinicians and students. It is more comprehensive than other similar books and has expanded its content since first published in 1988. This new edition continues to provide valuable information for the pharmacotherapeutic management of disease states." "4 stars" "Overall, the book is an excellent review of the pharmacotherapy of specific disease states and fulfills its purpose."

Synopsis:

"...currently the best pharmacotherapy textbook available ...there are few textbooks suitable for teaching clinical therapeutics. This is clearly one of those books." - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, on prior edition. The update of this classic text continues to offer students' unparalleled guidance in the development of pharmaceutical care plans. The Fifth Edition covers new drugs and approaches to treatment, and includes new material on urology and evidence-based medicine, as well as a new companion website.

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