Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

Author: Daniel L. Krinsky

Publisher: American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781582122656

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Written and peer reviewed by experts in practice and academia, the 19th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care is an authoritative resource for students and for health care providers who counsel and care for patients undertaking self-treatment¿nonprescription drugs, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary therapies. Its goal is to develop the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed to assess a patient¿s health status and current practice of self-treatment, to determine whether self-care is necessary or appropriate, and, if appropriate, to recommend safe and effective self-care measures.

Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference

Author: Cortney Mospan

Publisher: American Pharmacists Association (APhA)

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9781582123592

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The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference, 2nd Edition, provides a succinct summary of the most common self-care conditions for which community pharmacists provide treatment recommendations. It presents the most essential information that is needed in the OTC aisle to assess if patients are candidates for self-care. Appropriate treatment recommendations are also indicated based on the patient's presentation, current medications, and chronic conditions. As a practical tool to improve practitioner or student pharmacist assessment of patients seeking self-treatment strategies in the community pharmacy setting, the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference is a user-friendly and complementary supplement to the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs. The chapters are presented in the QuEST SCHOLAR-MAC format, providing a standardized process to help student pharmacists and practitioners quickly assess and treat their patients in the community pharmacy.

The Practitioner's Quick Reference to Nonprescription Drugs
The Practitioner's Quick Reference to Nonprescription Drugs

Author: Cynthia Knapp Dlugosz

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781582121666

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Contains information from the American Pharmacists Association's comprehensive Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, 17th Edition. This book addresses common self-treatable conditions. It includes self-care algorithms that provide treatment and follow-up recommendations along with exclusions for self-treatment.

Complete Guide to Prescription & Non-prescription Drugs
Complete Guide to Prescription & Non-prescription Drugs

Author: H. Winter Griffith

Publisher: Perigee Books

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 1108

ISBN-13: 9780399521454

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This essential guide, named as an Outstanding Reference Resource by the American Library Association, provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available on prescription and non-prescription drugs. With more than 5,000 entries, this revised version includes drugs newly approved by the FDA as well as drugs that have been taken off the market.

Remington
Remington

Author: David B. Troy

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 2452

ISBN-13: 9780781746731

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For over 100 years, Remington has been the definitive textbook and reference on the science and practice of pharmacy. This Twenty-First Edition keeps pace with recent changes in the pharmacy curriculum and professional pharmacy practice. More than 95 new contributors and 5 new section editors provide fresh perspectives on the field. New chapters include pharmacogenomics, application of ethical principles to practice dilemmas, technology and automation, professional communication, medication errors, re-engineering pharmacy practice, management of special risk medicines, specialization in pharmacy practice, disease state management, emergency patient care, and wound care. Purchasers of this textbook are entitled to a new, fully indexed Bonus CD-ROM, affording instant access to the full content of Remington in a convenient and portable format.

Handbook of Drug Interactions
Handbook of Drug Interactions

Author: Ashraf Mozayani

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-10-15

Total Pages: 662

ISBN-13: 1592596541

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A concise compilation of the known interactions of the most commonly prescribed drugs, as well as their interaction with nonprescription compounds. The agents covered include CNS drugs, cardiovascular drugs, antibiotics, and NSAIDs. For each class of drugs the authors review the pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, chemistry, metabolism, epidemiological occurrences, adverse reactions, and significant interactions. Environmental and social pharmacological issues are also addressed in chapters on food and alcohol drug interactions, nicotine and tobacco, and anabolic doping agents. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Handbook of Drug Interactions: A Clinical and Forensic Guide provides physicians with all the information needed to avoid prescribing drugs with undesirable interactions, and toxicologists with all the data necessary to interpret possible interactions between drugs found simultaneously in patient samples.

Non-prescription Medicines
Non-prescription Medicines

Author: Alan Nathan

Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0853698864

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This new edition of Non-prescription Medicines has been revised and updated to reflect amendments in legal category status of several products from prescription-only (POM) to pharmacy sale (P) status. Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines currently available in the UK are reviewed in alphabetically arranged chapters on the conditions that they are licensed to treat. 44 common conditions are covered and new chapters on Chlamydia, Obesity and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia have been added. Each chapter includes:* an introduction to the condition* detailed description of the available products, including mode of action, side-effects, cautions and contraindications, interactions and dosage* product selection points* product recommendations. Non-prescription Medicines is the only publication in the UK that deals with available OTC medicines comprehensively and in depth. This vital resource will enable pharmacists, GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals to make well-informed recommendations and to give sound advice to their patients. Updates are available online in January and June at (INSERT WEB ADDRESS)Alan Nathan is a freelance pharmacy writer and Consultant, London, UK.

Nonprescription Product Therapeutics
Nonprescription Product Therapeutics

Author: W. Steven Pray

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 974

ISBN-13: 9780781734981

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When it comes to helping customers make wiser and safer choices in their use of over-the-counter treatments, the pharmacist's best source of information is Nonprescription Product Therapeutics. This text emphasizes the pharmacist's role in triage--assessing the best nonprescription products for a client and knowing when medical conditions warrant a referral to another health professional. Organized by condition rather than by drug, the text is easy to consult, and complements a disease-based approach to therapeutics. Pharmacists will find useful information on ingredients, interactions, contraindications, and other essentials for helping customers choose appropriate nonprescription products. The Second Edition contains additional charts, drawings, illustrations, and tables. The book includes decision-making algorithms, case studies, patient counseling tips, and warnings on dangerous or life-threatening ingredients, actions, or situations. Another unique feature of this text is A Pharmacist's Journal--real-life reports from the front lines by an award-winning professor and researcher with over twenty years of experience in retail community pharmacy.

Handbook of Food-Drug Interactions
Handbook of Food-Drug Interactions

Author: Beverly McCabe-Sellers

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2003-04-29

Total Pages: 908

ISBN-13: 1135504571

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With contributions from the fields of pharmacy, dietetics, and medicine, Handbook of Food-Drug Interactions serves as an interdisciplinary guide to the prevention and correction of negative food-drug interactions. Rather than simply list potential food-drug interactions, this book provides explanations and gives specific recommendations based on th