Pharmacotherapy Handbook, Eighth Edition / Barbara Wells, Joseph DiPiro, Terry Schwinghammer, Cecily DiPiro

Essential drug data in a concise, carry-anywhere reference

Pharmacotherapy Handbook, 8e provides practitioners and students with the critical information necessary to support drug therapy decision making for more than 140 diseases and disorders. Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, this handy guide utilizes tables, texts, figures, and treatment algorithms to make the information readily accessible and easily understood.

The consistent chapter organization includes:

• Disease state definition
• Review of relevant pathophysiology
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnosis
• Desired outcome
• Treatment
• Monitoring

The Treatment section usually includes nonpharmacologic therapy, drug selection guidelines, dosing recommendations, adverse effects, pharmacokinetic considerations, and important drug interactions.