Oxford American handbook of clinical pharmacy / / edited by Michelle W. McCarthy, Denise R. Kockler ; with Philip Wiffen [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (837 pages)
• Disciplina: 615/.1
• Soggetto topico: Hospital pharmacies; Pharmacy; Clinical pharmacology
• Altri autori: McCarthyMichelle W. <1970-> KocklerDenise R. <1968-> WiffenPhil
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""1 Adherence""; ""Introduction""; ""Adherence measures""; ""Strategies to improve adherence""; ""Adherence counseling""; ""2 Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions""; ""Introduction""; ""Classification of ADRs""; ""Adverse reactions: drug or disease?""; ""Helping patients understand the risk of ADRs""; ""Reporting ADRs""; ""Drug interactions""; ""Managing drug interactions""; ""3 Anaphylaxis""; ""Symptoms and signs of anaphylaxis""; ""Treatment of anaphylaxis""; ""Prevention of anaphylaxis""; ""4 Clinical pharmacy skills""; ""Clinical pharmacy definition"" ; ""Prescription screening and monitoring""; ""Pharmacist documentation in patient medical records (PMR)""; ""Understanding medical records""; ""Medication review""; ""Medication reconciliation""; ""Intervention monitoring""; ""Obtaining patient medication histories""; ""Medication-use evaluation (MUE)""; ""Medication errors""; ""Financial reports and budget statements""; ""Hospital budget statements""; ""Patient assistance programs""; ""Drug and medication information services""; ""5 Tips for professional conduct""; ""Communication skills""; ""Oral presentation skills"" ; ""Written communication skills""; ""Assertiveness""; ""Leading meetings""; ""Prioritizing""; ""Project planning""; ""Time management""; ""Ethical dilemmas""; ""Working with medical staff""; ""Patient etiquette""; ""Working with distressed patients""; ""Working with dying patients""; ""6 Pharmacy automation""; ""Pharmacy automation and technology""; ""Computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support (CDS)""; ""Automated storage and distribution systems""; ""Bar-coded medication administration""; ""Computerized infusion pumps (""smart pumps"")""; ""7 Clinical trials"" ; ""Critical appraisal of systematic reviews""; ""Critical assessment of papers""; ""Useful references for pharmacists""; ""The number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH)""; ""Confidence intervals""; ""Validity""; ""9 Herbal medications""; ""Overview of herbal medications""; ""Legislation of herbal medications""; ""Herbal medications of current interest""; ""Safety and adverse effects""; ""Drug interactions""; ""Special considerations""; ""10 Patient management issues""; ""Introduction to liver disease""; ""Drug use in liver disease""; ""Drug dosing in liver disease""; ""Hepatorenal syndrome""
• Sommario/riassunto: The Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy provides an accessible and easily navigable quick-reference guide for practicing and student pharmacists. It offers complete, portable coverage of the pharmacy profession, from high-value scientific and clinical information, such as adverse drug reactions, interactions, and pharmaceutical calculations to professional issues such as ethics, practice management, evidence-based medicine, and research. It covers the main body systems and provides a wealth of practical information required by pharmacists on a day-to-day basis, including many topics not traditionally found in handbooks.
• Titolo autorizzato: Oxford American handbook of clinical pharmacy
• ISBN: 1-282-54394-6; 9786612543944; 0-19-970522-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819200903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford American handbooks.