Pharmacotherapy is therapy using pharmaceutical drugs, as distinguished from therapy using surgery (surgical therapy), radiation (radiation therapy), movement (physical therapy), or other modes. As pharmacotherapy specialists andpharmacists have responsibility for direct patient care, often functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and actingas the primary source of drug-related information for other healthcare professionals. It is a landmark text on how to achieveoptimal patient outcomes through evidence-based medication therapy. It is written to help readers advance the quality ofpatient care through evidence-based medication therapy derived from sound pharmacotherapeutic principles.The scope ofthis book is beyond drug indications and dosages to include the initial selection, proper administration, and monitoring ofdrugs. This edition reflects the latest in evidence-based information and recommendations. It is enriched with key concepts, clinical presentation tables that summarize disease signs and symptoms, illustrations, figures and complicated issues facedby students and clinicians in providing drug therapy. This text is an essential learning tool for students, patient-focusedpharmacists, and other health care providers. Readers will find everything in this book they need to provide safe, effectivedrug therapy across the full range of therapeutic categories.
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