For over 100 years, Remington has been the definitive textbook and reference on the science and practice of pharmacy. This Twenty-First Edition keeps pace with recent changes in the pharmacy curriculum and professional pharmacy practice.

More than 95 new contributors and 5 new section editors provide fresh perspectives on the field. New chapters include pharmacogenomics, application of ethical principles to practice dilemmas, technology and automation, professional communication, medication errors, re-engineering pharmacy practice, management of special risk medicines, specialization in pharmacy practice, disease state management, emergency patient care, and wound care.

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Contents

I. Orientation

1. Scope of Pharmacy
2. Evolution of Pharmacy
3. Ethics and Professionalism
4. The Practice of Community Pharmacy
5. Pharmacists in Industry
6. Pharmacists in Government
7. Pharmacists and Public Health
8. Information Resources in Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Sciences
9. Clinical Drug Literature
10. Research

II. Pharmaceutics

11. Metrology and Pharmaceutical Calculations
12. Statistics
13. Molecular Structure, Properties, and States of Matter
14. Complex Formation
15. Thermodynamics
16. Solutions and Phase Equilibria
17. Ionic Solutions and Electrolytic Equilibria
18. Tonicity, Osmoticity, Osmolality, and Osmolarity
19. Chemical Kinetics
20. Interfacial Phenomena
21. Colloidal Dispersions
22. Coarse Dispersions
23. Rheology

III. Pharmaceutical Chemistry

24. Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
25. Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
26. Natural Products
27. Drug Nomenclature—United States Adopted Names
28. Structure-Activity Relationship and Drug Design
29. Fundamentals of Medical Radionuclides

IV. Pharmaceutical Testing, Analysis and Control

30. Analysis of Medicinals
31. Biological Testing
32. Clinical Analysis
33. Chromatography
34. Instrumental Methods of Analysis
35. Dissolution

V. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

36. Separation
37. Powders
38. Property-Based Drug Design and Preformulation
39. Solutions, Emulsions, Suspensions and Extracts
40. Sterilization
41. Parenteral Preparations
42. Intravenous Admixtures
43. Ophthalmic Preparations
44. Medicated Topicals
45. Oral Solid Dosage Forms
46. Coating of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
47. Extended-Release and Targeted Drug-Delivery Systems
48. The New Drug Approval Process and Clinical Trial Design
49. Biotechnology and Drugs
50. Aerosols
51. Quality Assurance and Control
52. Stability of Pharmaceutical Products
53. Bioavailability and Bioequivalency Testing
54. Plastic Packaging Materials
55. Pharmaceutical Necessities

VI. Pharmacodynamics

56. Diseases: Manifestations and Pathophysiology
57. Drug Absorption, Action and Disposition
58. Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
59. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
60. Principles of Immunology
61. Adverse Drug Reactions and Clinical Toxicology
62. Pharmacogenomics
63. Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics in Drug Development

VII. Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Agents

64. Diagnostic Drugs and Reagents
65. Topical Drugs
66. Gastrointestinal and Liver Drugs
67. Blood, Fluids, Electrolytes and Hematological Drugs
68. Cardiovascular Drugs
69. Respiratory Drugs
70. Sympathomimetic Drugs
71. Cholinomimetic Drugs
72. Adrenergic Antagonists and Adrenergic Neuron Blocking Drugs
73. Antimuscarinic and Antispasmodic Drugs
74. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
75. Diuretic Drugs
76. Uterine and Antimigraine Drugs
77. Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
78. General Anesthetics
79. Local Anesthetics
80. Antianxiety Agents and Hypnotic Drugs
81. Antiepileptic Drugs
82. Psychopharmacologic Agents
83. Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Anti-inflammatory Drugs
84. Histamine and Antihistaminic Drugs
85. Central Nervous System Stimulants
86. Antineoplastic Drugs
87. Immunoactive Drugs
88. Parasiticides
89. Immunizing Agents and Allergenic Extracts
90. Anti-Infectives
91. Enzymes
92. Nutrients and Associated Substances
93. Pesticides

VIII. Pharmacy Practice

Fundamentals of Pharmacy Administration

94. Applications of Ethical Principles to Practice Dilemmas
95. Technology and Automation
96. The Patient: Behavioral Determinants
97. Patient Communication
98. Patient Compliance
99. Drug Education
100. Professional Communications
101. The Prescription
102. Providing a Framework for Ensuring Medication Use Safety
103. Poison Control
104. Drug Interactions
105. Extemporaneous Prescription Compounding
106. Nuclear Pharmacy Practice
107. Nutrition in Pharmacy Practice
108. Pharmacoepidemiology
109. Surgical Supplies
110. Health Accessories

Social, Behavioral, andEconomic, and Administrative Sciences

111. Laws Governing Pharmacy
112. Re-engineering Pharmacy Practice
113. Pharmacoeconomics
114. Community Pharmacy Economics and Management
115. Product Recalls and Withdrawals
116. Marketing Pharmaceutical Care Services
117. Documenting, Billing, and Reimbursement for Pharmaceutical Care Services
118. Pharmaceutical Risk Management
119. Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems

Patient Care

120. Specialization in Pharmacy Practice
121. Pharmacists and Disease State Management
122. Development of a Pharmacy Care Plan and Patient Problem-Solving
123. Ambulatory Patient Care
124. Self-Care
125. Diagnostic Self-Care
126. Preventive Care
127. Hospital Pharmacy Practice
128. Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Practice
129. Long-Term Care
130. Aseptic Processing for Home Infusion Pharmaceuticals
131. The Pharmacist's Role in Substance Use Disorders
132. Complementary and Alternative Medical Health Care
133. Chronic Wound Care

Index

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