Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider

Edmunds Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition, is a comprehensive pharmacotherapeutics textbook designed for Nurse Practitioners, other Advanced Practice Nursing prescribers, and Physician Assistants. It focuses on the drugs most commonly used in primary care settings and includes a new chapter format and body-system approach, standardized clinical guidelines, and updated drug content. The book emphasizes health promotion strategies, pharmacogenetics, drugs for ADHD, nutritional supplements, and more. It provides comprehensive pharmacotherapeutics content, with a focus on key drugs, patient teaching, health promotion, complementary and alternative therapies, and macro- and chapter-level organization based on body systems. It includes practical learning aids such as Black Box Warning boxes, Clinical Guidelines: Bookmark This features, Medication Dosages tables, Practice Pearls boxes, and Prescribing Considerations unit. It also covers pain management and the opioid crisis.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 864 pages
Publication date: 01 July 2022
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Edmunds Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider,5th Edition is a comprehensive pharmacotherapeutics textbook designed for Nurse Practitioners, other Advanced Practice Nursing prescribers, and Physician Assistants. Unlike other pharmacotherapeutics textbooks, it focuses on the drugs most commonly used in primary care settings, making it easier for students to learn and apply the information. The new chapter format and body-system approach provide a clear and organized structure for learning, while standardized clinical guidelines ensure best practices in pharmacotherapeutics. The updated and impeccably accurate drug content includes the latest drug classes, specific drugs, and therapeutic uses in primary care. The emphasis on health promotion strategies includes new chapters on pharmacogenetics, drugs for ADHD, nutritional supplements, and more. Comprehensive pharmacotherapeutics content is written specifically for Nurse Practitioners, other Advanced Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants, with a focus on key drugs that highlight the most commonly prescribed and representative drugs of each major drug class. Emphasis on patient teaching helps students communicate with patients and family caregivers to promote adherence to the drug regimen. Emphasis on health promotion describes how to help patients stay well and improve their health, including coverage of vitamins, weight management, immunizations and biologicals, and smoking cessation. Complementary and Alternative Therapies tables highlight significant dietary and herbal interactions with FDA-approved drugs. NEW! Thoroughly updated content reflects the latest drug information and current thinking on pharmacologic management. NEW macro- and chapter-level organization is based on the latest evidence-based guidelines and recommendations.

Weight: 1840g
Dimension: 276 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323661171
Edition number: 5 ed