Books in the Pharmacy Education Series series

Presents guidelines and standards of care in the pharmacological management of cardiovascular diseases. This work offers coverage of the management of cardiovascular risk factors and pharmacotherapeutics. It also contains dosing information applicable specifically to cardiac patients.

This popular text covers statistical topics most relevant to those in the pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy practice. It focuses on the fundamentals required to understand descriptive and inferential statistics for problem solving. Incorporating new material in virtually every chapter, this third edition now provides information on software a

Presents a discussion of the chemical and molecular pharmacology fundamentals that pharmacy students require to move on to advanced study. This book covers the principles of chemistry and biology necessary to understand drug action at the cellular level. It explains chemical and molecular pharmacology principles with use of model drug structures.

This book is a compilation and commentary of selected laws and regulations pertaining to the general practice of pharmacy in the United States. It is designed to be of assistance to practicing pharmacists, those seeking licensure by reciprocity, and other interested healthcare professionals.

Introduces the conceptual framework for pharmaceutical care. This book shows you how to apply economic, business, and societal models to understand it. It looks at the trends in healthcare that drive it. It also presents you the insights of selected pharmacists.

The accurate calculation of medication dosages is a critical element in pharmaceutical care. Tailored specifically for pharmacy technicians and beginning pharmacy students, this text helps readers understand and perform accurate calculations. Filled with solved examples and practice problems, it also offers real-life problem scenarios.

A practical guide to the professional and legal requirements for patient counseling. It provides readers with the skills they need to be in compliance. It explores how a patient's attitude and behavior effect compliance, the pharmacist-patient relationship, and liability implications. It focuses on the communication skills required to counsel.

Suitable for pharmacy and health science students, this title emphasizes the connection and relevance of physiology to pharmacy practice. This title includes chapters that offer medical terminology, including definitions, associated terms, and pronunciations, as well as relevant drugs used to treat the disorders discussed.

Now in its second edition, this book provides an updated orientation to the prefixes, suffixes, and roots used to determine most medical terms encountered in practice. The book covers the basics of medical terminology and therapeutic terminology, thoroughly explains medical terms, and contains a complete index for quick reference, a table of common abbreviations for each therapeutic chapter, and expanded tables that put the information at readers fingertips. An invaluable reference for pharmacists, technicians, health care providers, pharmacy students, and anyone who requires a working knowledge of medical terminology, this edition is even more complete for today's practitioner.

This book introduces students to leadership and management principles commonly used in pharmacy practice. It examines the foundations of leadership and the management challenges leaders and practitioners face, and provides practical examples on how to solve some of these challenges. This second edition takes a stronger approach to leadership, making it part and parcel to every topic discussed throughout the text. The organization of the text follows a learner-centered approach using more examples and focusing on problem solving and critical thinking versus just conveying of information.

Focuses on topics in pathophysiology that are pertinent to students pursuing degrees in pharmacy. This work provides students with a rationale for the use of a specific drug in selected disease states. It presents a concise synopsis of selected drugs associated with the particular disease state, including generic and class names.

Suitable for pharmacy students and practitioners, this title emphasizes contemporary pharmacy practices. It explains calculations involving various dosage forms such as oral liquids, solids, semi-solids, and topical medications. It includes coverage on discussion of prescription and medication orders and the calculations of suppositories.