Books published by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Offering a complete review of the basic mathematics concepts and skills, this new edition provides students with the pharmacy basics necessary for correctly interpreting prescriptions and drug orders, and for performing dosing calculations that technicians face every day.

In the changing world of pharmacy practice, the need for effective preceptors to help prepare both students and residents has never been greater. The Preceptor's Handbook for Pharmacists remains the go-to, authoritative resource for both new and experienced pharmacy preceptors.

The only book to cover all the latest major accreditation standards. Highlights include revised survey processes and streamlined standards; new chapters for the fourth accreditation organization CIHQ; standards and requirements effective from July 2019; up-to-date medication management standards.

Addresses the changes that have occurred in ambulatory care practice in recent years. The book gives pharmacists both the information they need to make effective plans in the contemporary environment and the tools needed to implement them.

Enhance your learning with the new edition of the Workbook for the Manual for Pharmacy Technicians. This companion workbook contains additional exercises and assessment activities for every chapter for the Manual for Pharmacy Technicians, 5th Edition.

The trusted training resource for pharmacy technicians at all levels. The role of pharmacy technicians is rapidly expanding, and demand for well-trained technicians has never been higher. This fifth edition presents the practical skills and foundational knowledge all technicians need to be successful.

Provides a comprehensive resource for all aspects of opioid use disorders, starting with a discussion of the neuroscience of substance use disorders. Readers will benefit from the insights and lessons described in each chapter, as well as the clinical pearls gleaned from the writers' medical, nursing, and pharmacy clinical practices.

ASHP's sixth edition of Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs covers all aspects of determining stability, including the changing elastomeric landscape and the ongoing variability in stability data. With its expanded coverage, many updates, and new information, this new edition provides even more support, making it a ""must have"" for any practice.

While most practicing pharmacists are familiar with the term and the general concept of evidence-based medicine (EBM), few are adequately trained in the clinical application of these skills. Developed to give clinical pharmacists an edge, this book provides a practical approach for applying sound EBM principles to your clinical decision making process.

Understanding the science of pharmacokinetics is a challenge for many pharmacy students and practitioners. Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics, now in its 7th edition, has been updated and expanded to include the latest information and insights on concepts through extensive use of correlates, figures, and review questions.

A drug-induced disease is the unintended effect of a drug, which results in mortality or morbidity with symptoms sufficient to prompt a patient to seek medical attention. This book examines these unintended effects and creates a knowledge base of potentially causal drugs that must be considered in medication monitoring activities.

Although highly effective in preventing thromboembolic events, the safe management of anticoagulant therapy continues to be a major challenge, requiring constant monitoring and coordinated models of patient-centered care. This volume helps take the guesswork out of managing these therapies and provides essential recommendations.

A valuable supplement to any pharmacy maths course or textbook, Learning and Mastering Pharmaceutical Calculations makes the process of sharpening critical calculation skills more efficient and effective for students and technicians at all levels of experience, as well as practitioners looking to refresh their skills.

The 340B Drug Program Handbook is the comprehensive guide for pharmacy leaders, hospital administrators, legal counsel, and pharmacy managers. Developed by Andrew L. Wilson, PharmD, FASHP, this practical, clear-cut reference provides the most up-to-date information needed to implement and keep a high-performing program running well.

Treatment of infectious disease involves a good deal of grey area, which means that even the experts need a way to verify their mastery. Now, Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy Self Assessment brings you thorough and relevant cases where questions are delivered with varying degrees of difficulty, allowing you to truly gauge your level of understanding.

Like having a mentor at your fingertips 24/7, this is a source of "real life" advice on all aspects of pharmacy leadership. Written by two of pharmacy's top leadership coaches, Toby Clark and Sara J. White, its guidance is based on their decades of experience mentoring students, residents, and assistant directors, as well as insights gained from many discussions they had with colleagues.

Offers ideas and tools for pharmacists and students to improve their managing and leading skills. This work focuses on areas such as: personal roles, goals, and development; communication; learning and teaching; improving personal and organizational productivity; meetings and agendas; marketing models; and a process for effecting change.

Outcomes research has become the key to developing better ways to monitor and improve the quality of care. This text introduces clinical professionals and students to common statistical methods and study designs used in pharmacoepidemiology and outcomes research, as well as issues related to the measurement, analysis, and interpretation of results of clinical trials and outcomes studies.

As the growing field of pharmacogenomics continues to impact daily practice and offer promising new drug therapies, understanding this complex science is critical for all pharmacists. To meet this need, ASHP's Concepts in Pharmacogenomics has been completely updated for the second edition, covering both the fundamentals of pharmacogenomics and the latest genomic technologies.

Assess and advance your pediatric pharmacotherapy skills, on your own time, at your own pace with ASHP's Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Self Assessment. Based on real-life situations, these cases present challenges in the use of supplements, OTCs, drug formulations, and all other therapies for neonates, children, and adolescents.

Medication safety is the most challenging goal for pharmacy practice and patient safety professionals in all health care facilities. This book serves as an essential reference guide for planning and implementing a medication safety programme. Written by experts, it provides a comprehensive analysis of principles and practices associated with the prevention and identification of medication errors.