Completely revised to reflect current progress in pharmacy education and practice, the Sixth Edition of Comprehensive Pharmacy Review is indispensable for all pharmacy students, from the first year of professional courses to preparation for the NAPLEX® examination.

Chapters by over 55 specialists provide comprehensive outlines and practice questions for all topics covered in the pharmacy curriculum, including:

• chemistry
• pharmaceutics
• pharmacology
• pharmacy practice
• drug therapy

Comprehensive Pharmacy Review, 6th edition is reorganized to reflect current changes in the pharmacy curriculum. Brand-new chapters cover medication errors and bowel disorders. The revised chapter on drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions reflects the greater use of nutraceuticals.

Contents

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Part I: Pharmaceutical Sciences

1. Drug Product Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
2. Pharmaceutical Calculations and Statistics
3. Pharmaceutical Principles and Drug Dosage Forms
4. Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems
5. Extemporaneous Prescription Compounding
6. Basic Pharmacokinetics
7. Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
8. Functional Group Chemistry and Biochemistry
9. Microbiology
10. Immunology
11. Biotechnology Drug Products
12. Principles of Pharmacodynamics and Medicinal Chemistry
13. Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
14. Autocoids and Their Antagonists, Nonnarcotic Analgesic—Antipyretics, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
15. Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Cardiovascular and Diuretic Drugs
16. Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Endocrinology and Related Drugs
17. Drug Metabolism, Prodrugs and Pharmacogenetics
18. Drug-Drug and Drug-Nutrient Interactions
19. Nuclear Pharmacy

Part II: Pharmacy Practice

20. Pharmaceutical Care and Disease State Management
21. Drug Information Resources
22. Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
23. Medication Errors
24. Clinical Toxicology
25. Federal Pharmacy Law
26. Reviewing and Dispensing Prescription and Medication Orders
27. Sterile Products
28. Parapharmaceuticals, Home Diagnostics, and Medical Devices
29. OTC Otic, Dental and Ophthalmic Agents
30. OTC Dermatological Agents
31. OTC Weight Control, Sleep Aids, and Smoking-Cessation Aids
32. OTC Agents for Fever, Pain, Cough, Cold and Allergic Rhinitis
33. OTC Agents for Constipation, Diarrhea, Hemorrhoids and Heartburn
34. OTC Menstrual, Vaginal and Contraceptive Agents
35. Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements
36. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
37. Drug Use in Special Patient Populations: Pediatric, Pregnant, and Geriatric
38. Clinical Laboratory Tests
39. Coronary Artery Disease
40. Cardiac Arrhythmias
41. Hypertension
42. Heart Failure
43. Thromboembolic Disease
44. Infectious Diseases
45. Seizure Disorders
46. Parkinson's Disease
47. Schizophrenia
48. Mood Disorders
49. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
50. Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
51. Hyperuricemia and Gout
52. Peptic Ulcer Disease and Related Acid-Associated Disorders
53. Diseases of the Bowel: Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
54. Diabetes Mellitus
55. Thyroid Disease
56. Renal Failure
57. Cancer Chemotherapy
58. Pain Management
59. Nutrition and the Hospitalized Patient
60. Immunosuppressive Agents in Organ Transplantation
61. Outcomes Research and Pharmacoeconomics

Appendices
Index

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