Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction
Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction

Author: Branden Nemecek

Publisher: ASHP

Published: 2018-08-31

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1585285536

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Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of adults in the United States or approximately 20 million individuals. Further, recent studies have shown that improper dosing in patients with renal dysfunction occurs over 20% of the time. ASHP’s Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction addresses the persistent and challenging problem of dosing medications for patients with renal insufficiency and dysfunction.

Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction
Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction

Author: Branden D. Nemecek

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781585285525

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"Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 30 million adults in the United States. Demystifying Drug Dosing in Renal Dysfunction supports your clinical decision process with guidance on dosage adjustments and monitoring in renal dysfunction for medications, subpopulations, and renal replacement modalities. This time-saving resource provides helpful tips and support for a range of clinical situations, including antiepileptics, cardiovascular disease, co-morbidities associated with chronic kidney disease, critical illness, infectious diseases, oncology, pain management, pediatrics, psychiatry, therapeutic plasma exchange, and transplantation"--Publisher's description.

Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients
Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients

Author: Brandon R Shank

Publisher: ASHP

Published: 2016-01-04

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1585284831

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With Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients, that resource you need is here, delivering: Fully-referenced dosing recommendations for specific drugs Dedicated chapters on antimicrobial dosing, anticoagulants and antiplatelets, antiepileptics, analgesics, antineoplastic medicines, and more Guidance on immunosuppression and medication absorption in bariatric surgery Tips for adult, pediatric, ambulatory, acute, and critical care Pharmacokinetic parameters in obese patients

Applied Therapeutics
Applied Therapeutics

Author: Caroline S. Zeind

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2023-01-06

Total Pages: 6301

ISBN-13: 1975167104

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50th Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking case-based pharmacotherapy text, now a convenient two-volume set. Celebrating 50 years of excellence, Applied Therapeutics, 12th Edition, features contributions from more than 200 experienced clinicians. This acclaimed case-based approach promotes mastery and application of the fundamentals of drug therapeutics, guiding users from General Principles to specific disease coverage with accompanying problem-solving techniques that help users devise effective evidence-based drug treatment plans. Now in full color, the 12th Edition has been thoroughly updated throughout to reflect the ever-changing spectrum of drug knowledge and therapeutic approaches. New chapters ensure contemporary relevance and up-to-date IPE case studies train users to think like clinicians and confidently prepare for practice.

Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosin
Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosin

Author: Mary Lynn McPherson

Publisher: ASHP

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1585284300

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Praised by practitioners, students and instructors for its engaging approach to teaching a very complex subject, Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing, has long been the go-to guide for learning how to calculate opioid conversions. Now in its second edition, this reference is a must-have for clinicians involved in pain management at all levels. Written by pain management expert Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE, Demystifying Opioid Conversion Calculations focuses on the calculations that practitioners use in actual practice, providing realistic scenarios for decision making. The revised edition covers the entire spectrum of opioid analgesics used to manage patients with moderate-to-severe pain and serious life­-limiting illnesses.

Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, 7th Edition
Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists, 7th Edition

Author: Patrick M. Malone

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2021-11-19

Total Pages: 1630

ISBN-13: 1260460312

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Everything pharmacists and pharmacy students need to know about drug information management A Doody's Core Title for 2023! Drug Information: A Guide for Pharmacists provides you with the tools you need to to research, interpret, evaluate, collate, and disseminate drug information in the most effective and efficient manner possible. This trusted resource addresses essential topics such as formulating an effective response and recommendations for information, evaluation of drug literature, the application of statistical analysis in the biomedical sciences, medications and patient safety, investigational drugs, and more. This updated seventh edition also addresses other important issues such as the legal and ethical considerations of providing information, how to respond to requests for information, and how to determine what information should be made available.

Pediatric Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, E-Book
Pediatric Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Jacob V. Aranda

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-12-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0323552919

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Dr. Aranda is an top expert in the area of pharmacology in the pediatric population. His issue has knowledgeable authors presenting clinical reviews on a wide variety of topics, from "hot areas " of drug therapy to drug abuse in children as well as current areas of debate in neonatal drug therapy. Articles are devoted to the following topics: New and Current Drug Therapies For Asthma In Children; Psychopharmacology Of Bipolar Disorders in Children and Adolescents; Designer Drug Abuse in School Children; Dietary Supplements in Children; Anticoagulant Therapies in Children; New Antimicrobials for Gram-Positive Infections in Children; Probiotics in Newborns And Children; Anticonvulsant Therapies in Newborns and Children; Immunomodulator Drug Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Children; Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Newborns and Children; Metformin Use in Pre-Diabetic Children and Adolescents; Problems in Drug Dosing of Obese Children; Inhaled Drugs and Systemic Steroids for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Antifungal Drugs in Newborns and Children; Antiviral Drugs In Newborns and Children; and Development of Drug Therapies for Newborns and Children. Readers will come away with the latest clinical information to help inform them when diagnosing and prescribing for children.

Handbook of Lung Targeted Drug Delivery Systems
Handbook of Lung Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

Author: Yashwant Pathak

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-10-17

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1000450767

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Handbook of Lung Targeted Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Trends and Clinical Evidences covers every aspect of the drug delivery to lungs, the physiology and pharmacology of the lung, modelling for lung delivery, drug devices focused on lung treatment, regulatory requirements, and recent trends in clinical applications. With the advent of nano sciences and significant development in the nano particulate drug delivery systems there has been a renewed interest in the lung as an absorption surface for various drugs. The emergence of the COVID-19 virus has brought lung and lung delivery systems into focus, this book covers new developments and research used to address the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases. Written by well-known scientists with years of experience in the field this timely handbook is an excellent reference book for the scientists and industry professionals. Key Features: Focuses particularly on the chemistry, clinical pharmacology, and biological developments in this field of research. Presents comprehensive information on emerging nanotechnology applications in diagnosing and treating pulmonary diseases Explores drug devices focused on lung treatment, regulatory requirements, and recent trends in clinical applications Examines specific formulations targeted to pulmonary systems

Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook
Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook

Author: Bates D Moses

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2013-01-07

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1284032000

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Tarascon Palliative Medicine Pocketbook is the only shirt pocket-sized, quick reference for guiding those difficult conversations with patients and family members who require palliative and hospice care. Practitioners will find helpful ideas as well as guidance on managing difficult to control symptoms whether practicing in a busy clinic, making home visits or managing the hospitalized patient. Containing communication skill techniques, prognostication tools, symptom management options and ethical issues, this one of a kind, portable guide is an ideal tool for any member of the Palliative Medicine team, including: physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, pharmacists and more.