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Do You Really Need That Pill?

How to Avoid Side Effects, Interactions, and Other Dangers of Overmedication

by Jennifer Jacobs ...

“Offers an essential antidote to our drug-addicted culture, with evidence-based examples for common conditions and safe alternatives.” —Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH, author of The Holistic PediatricianA silent epidemic in the U.S. is imperiling our health: overmedication. Today, one-third of all adults take two or more prescription drugs and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book—the ... Read more

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“Offers an essential antidote to our drug-addicted culture, with evidence-based examples for common conditions and safe alternatives.” —Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH, author of The Holistic PediatricianA silent epidemic in the U.S. is imperiling our health: overmedication. Today, one-third of all adults take two or more prescription drugs and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book—the
... Read more
Motivational Interviewing for Healthcare Professionals

A Sensible Approach

by Bruce A. Berger, PhD, William A. Villaume, MDiv, MA, PhD ...

This second edition features two all-new chapters, including THE HUMAN BRAIN AND SOCIAL THREAT: IMPACT ON PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS and HOW DO I KNOW WHAT SKILL TO USE? Both chapters result from what the authors have learned from their interactions over the past six years with their students and health care professionals. The authors have applied motivational interviewing to the ... Read more

$19.43 USD

This second edition features two all-new chapters, including THE HUMAN BRAIN AND SOCIAL THREAT: IMPACT ON PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS and HOW DO I KNOW WHAT SKILL TO USE? Both chapters result from what the authors have learned from their interactions over the past six years with their students and health care professionals. The authors have applied motivational interviewing to the
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Exploring R&D Alliances

Part I of Biopharma R&D Partnerships 2nd Edition

by Robert Thong ...

Series Book 1 - Biopharma R&D Partnerships 2nd Edition
This book is about “David & Goliath” R&D partnerships in pharmaceuticals—bilateral arrangements in which one partner is a smaller bioscience or academic organisation (David) and the other a large multinational corporation (Goliath). The past decade has seen a paradigm shift to a new distributed model of pharmaceutical R&D that seamlessly blends external partnerships with in-house efforts to ... Read more

$11.19 USD

This book is about “David & Goliath” R&D partnerships in pharmaceuticals—bilateral arrangements in which one partner is a smaller bioscience or academic organisation (David) and the other a large multinational corporation (Goliath). The past decade has seen a paradigm shift to a new distributed model of pharmaceutical R&D that seamlessly blends external partnerships with in-house efforts to
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Rational Phytotherapy

A Physicians’ Guide to Herbal Medicine

Translated by T.C. Telger ...

by Rudolf Hänsel, Varro E. Tyler, Volker Schulz ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
to the Fourth German Edition Rational Phytotherapy continues to add a truly significant dimen sion to the practice of evidence-based herbal medicine. Prepara tion of a new edition, so short a time after publication of the pre vious English version, was necessitated by the rapid increase in the number of scientific and clinical studies attesting to the safe ty and utility of phytomedicines. The ... Read more

$72.08 USD

to the Fourth German Edition Rational Phytotherapy continues to add a truly significant dimen sion to the practice of evidence-based herbal medicine. Prepara tion of a new edition, so short a time after publication of the pre vious English version, was necessitated by the rapid increase in the number of scientific and clinical studies attesting to the safe ty and utility of phytomedicines. The
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The 24-Hour Pharmacist

Advice, Options, and Amazing Cures from America's Most Trusted Pharmacist

by Suzy Cohen ...

As a pharmacist for almost two decades, Suzy Cohen knows that medication can often be invaluable. But she has also learned to "think outside the pill" and recommend natural options that are often just as good or better at promoting health without the risk of dangerous, drug-induced side effects. In this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource, she answers such questions as:How can I stop my husband ... Read more

$8.99 USD

As a pharmacist for almost two decades, Suzy Cohen knows that medication can often be invaluable. But she has also learned to "think outside the pill" and recommend natural options that are often just as good or better at promoting health without the risk of dangerous, drug-induced side effects. In this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource, she answers such questions as:How can I stop my husband
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Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology

by Karen Whalen ...

Series series Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Series
Students’ favorite review resource for studying the essentials of medical pharmacology, Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 8th Edition, presents up-to-date drug information in an accessible format ideal for effective review. Part of the popular Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews series, this concise resource features clear writing and hundreds of illustrations that break down complex ... Read more

$66.41 USD

Students’ favorite review resource for studying the essentials of medical pharmacology, Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 8th Edition, presents up-to-date drug information in an accessible format ideal for effective review. Part of the popular Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews series, this concise resource features clear writing and hundreds of illustrations that break down complex
... Read more
Communication Skills for Pharmacists: Building Relationships, Improving Patient Care, 3e

Building Relationships, Improving Patient Care

by Bruce A. Berger, PhD ...

Communication Skills for Pharmacists: Building Relationships, Improving Patient Care, 3rd edition, includes new material that will help student pharmacists and practicing pharmacists develop the communication skills they need for providing high-quality care. Key Features: • A new chapter tells how to communicate about sensitive topics that patients may find difficult to discuss because of ... Read more

$28.88 USD

Communication Skills for Pharmacists: Building Relationships, Improving Patient Care, 3rd edition, includes new material that will help student pharmacists and practicing pharmacists develop the communication skills they need for providing high-quality care. Key Features: • A new chapter tells how to communicate about sensitive topics that patients may find difficult to discuss because of
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Medication Management for 50+

How to Prevent Drug Interactions and Undesirable Side Effects

by Trang Nguyen ...

Do you take more than five medications, vitamins, and supplements? Does your pharmacist review your medicines every time you buy a new prescription, get a sample, receive a mail-order prescriptions, or buy over-the-counter products? Do you know everything you need to know about your medications to minimize risks of drug interactions and undesired side effects?Dr. Trang Nguyen shows you the ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Do you take more than five medications, vitamins, and supplements? Does your pharmacist review your medicines every time you buy a new prescription, get a sample, receive a mail-order prescriptions, or buy over-the-counter products? Do you know everything you need to know about your medications to minimize risks of drug interactions and undesired side effects?Dr. Trang Nguyen shows you the
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Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher

by Gwen Olsen ...

Winner of the IPPY Award gold medal for Most Progressive Health BookOn December 2, 2004, Gwen Olsens niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fireand ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. Olsens poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the ... Read more

$5.66 USD

Winner of the IPPY Award gold medal for Most Progressive Health BookOn December 2, 2004, Gwen Olsens niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fireand ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. Olsens poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the
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The APhA Complete Review for the FPGEE, 2nd Edition (Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination)

by Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, FNAP, MCCM, BCPS ...

The FPGEE (Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination®) is the tallest hurdle for graduates of foreign pharmacy schools who wish to practice in the United States. With a pass rate that is under 60%, the FPGEE is a daunting 5½ hour, 250-question exam that tests a wide range of knowledge in four major areas of pharmacy education: Basic biomedical sciences (21%); Pharmaceutical sciences 29% ... Read more

$129.59 USD

The FPGEE (Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination®) is the tallest hurdle for graduates of foreign pharmacy schools who wish to practice in the United States. With a pass rate that is under 60%, the FPGEE is a daunting 5½ hour, 250-question exam that tests a wide range of knowledge in four major areas of pharmacy education: Basic biomedical sciences (21%); Pharmaceutical sciences 29%
... Read more
How to Conduct a Comprehensive Medication Review: A Guidebook for Pharmacists

A Guidebook for Pharmacists

by Lauren B. Angelo, Jennifer Cerulli ...

The medication therapy management (MTM) process gives pharmacists an opportunity to work directly with patients to optimize their medication use. A key component of MTM is the comprehensive medication review (CMR). This guidebook provides pharmacists with a detailed description of each step in the process. Following the steps outlined in this guidebook will ensure a standardized and comprehensive ... Read more

$10.43 USD

The medication therapy management (MTM) process gives pharmacists an opportunity to work directly with patients to optimize their medication use. A key component of MTM is the comprehensive medication review (CMR). This guidebook provides pharmacists with a detailed description of each step in the process. Following the steps outlined in this guidebook will ensure a standardized and comprehensive
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Pharmacotherapy Handbook, Eighth Edition

by Barbara G. Wells, Joseph T. DiPiro, Terry L. Schwinghammer, Cecily V. DiPiro ...

Essential drug data in a concise, carry-anywhere referencePharmacotherapy 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 ... Read more

$46.16 USD

Essential drug data in a concise, carry-anywhere referencePharmacotherapy 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
... Read more
Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick-Study Guide, 4e

by Kristin W. Weitzel, PharmD, CDE, William A. Hopkins Jr., PharmD ...

Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick-Study Guide, 4th edition, has been completely revised, reorganized, and updated to reflect the revised PTCE blueprint. This revised edition covers every subject area on the exam and provides more than 200 multiple choice practice test questions presented in the same format as the PTCE questions. Also included are nearly 250 pharmacy calculations questions ... Read more

$21.41 USD

Pharmacy Technician Certification Quick-Study Guide, 4th edition, has been completely revised, reorganized, and updated to reflect the revised PTCE blueprint. This revised edition covers every subject area on the exam and provides more than 200 multiple choice practice test questions presented in the same format as the PTCE questions. Also included are nearly 250 pharmacy calculations questions
... Read more
The Manufacture of Sterile Pharmaceuticals and Liquid Medical Devices Using Blow-Fill-Seal Technology

Points to Consider

by K. Downey, M. Haerer, S. Marguillier, P. Åkerman ...

This key document, produced by the BFS IOA, outlines important aspects on operation of BFS technology to ensure both compliance with cGMP regulations and the production of drug products of the appropriate quality, safety and efficacy. The Points to Consider document provides recommendations specific to the operation of Blow-Fill-Seal technology for the manufacture of sterile pharmaceuticals and ... Read more

$21.99 USD

This key document, produced by the BFS IOA, outlines important aspects on operation of BFS technology to ensure both compliance with cGMP regulations and the production of drug products of the appropriate quality, safety and efficacy. The Points to Consider document provides recommendations specific to the operation of Blow-Fill-Seal technology for the manufacture of sterile pharmaceuticals and
... Read more
A Prescription for Retail Pharmacy

A Guide to Retail Pharmacy for Patients, Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Pharmacy Technicians

by Jean-Marc Bovee Pharm.D. ...

Have you ever wondered what your friendly neighborhood pharmacist is really thinking behind that pharmacy counter? If so, look no further. A Prescription for Retail Pharmacy offers an honest, politically incorrect, no-holds-barred look at the inner workings of the world of retail pharmacy. Pharmacist Jean-Marc Bovee answers all of your pharmacy-related questions and discusses real-life situations, ... Read more

$7.82 USD

Have you ever wondered what your friendly neighborhood pharmacist is really thinking behind that pharmacy counter? If so, look no further. A Prescription for Retail Pharmacy offers an honest, politically incorrect, no-holds-barred look at the inner workings of the world of retail pharmacy. Pharmacist Jean-Marc Bovee answers all of your pharmacy-related questions and discusses real-life situations,
... Read more
Getting Started as a Pharmacy Manager

by Lynette R. Bradley-Baker ...

Getting Started as a Pharmacy Manager is designed to provide an easy and concise resource of relevant information for the new pharmacist graduate or newly promoted pharmacy manager. The information in the book is applicable to real-life situations, regardless of practice setting, because it provides insights into issues that most pharmacy managers will face, such as human resources, financial ... Read more

$20.42 USD

Getting Started as a Pharmacy Manager is designed to provide an easy and concise resource of relevant information for the new pharmacist graduate or newly promoted pharmacy manager. The information in the book is applicable to real-life situations, regardless of practice setting, because it provides insights into issues that most pharmacy managers will face, such as human resources, financial
... Read more
Essential Introduction To Cardiac Electrophysiology, An

by Kenneth T Macleod ...

This book provides undergraduate and postgraduate students with an accessible and comprehensive overview of the fascinating area of cardiac electrophysiology. Using plain language and well-designed illustrations, it attempts to overcome the preconceptions of the subject as difficult to approach, given the complexity of intricate electrical cellular processes within the human heart. Based on ... Read more

$24.83 USD

This book provides undergraduate and postgraduate students with an accessible and comprehensive overview of the fascinating area of cardiac electrophysiology. Using plain language and well-designed illustrations, it attempts to overcome the preconceptions of the subject as difficult to approach, given the complexity of intricate electrical cellular processes within the human heart. Based on
... Read more
The Pharmacy Technician's Pocket Drug Reference, 10e

by Theresa A. Echaiz, PharmD, BCPS, Joyce A. Generali, RPh, MS, FASHP ...

The completely revised 10th edition of The Pharmacy Technician’s Pocket Drug Reference contains the five main pieces of drug information that a pharmacy technician seeks. For each of the most commonly prescribed drugs—including 139 new to the market since the ninth edition—the book provides generic names (with pronunciation), trade names, therapeutic classes, general FDA approved therapeutic uses, ... Read more

$19.43 USD

The completely revised 10th edition of The Pharmacy Technician’s Pocket Drug Reference contains the five main pieces of drug information that a pharmacy technician seeks. For each of the most commonly prescribed drugs—including 139 new to the market since the ninth edition—the book provides generic names (with pronunciation), trade names, therapeutic classes, general FDA approved therapeutic uses,
... Read more
Biopharma R&D Partnerships

From David & Goliath to Networked R&D

by Robert Thong ...

The past decade has seen a massive paradigm shift in how new drugs and other therapies are discovered, developed and commercialized. This new distributed model of networked R&D seamlessly blends external partnerships with in-house efforts to generate innovations and create value. Smaller companies and academia have been both beneficiaries and targets of this shift in focus. Partnering with giant ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The past decade has seen a massive paradigm shift in how new drugs and other therapies are discovered, developed and commercialized. This new distributed model of networked R&D seamlessly blends external partnerships with in-house efforts to generate innovations and create value. Smaller companies and academia have been both beneficiaries and targets of this shift in focus. Partnering with giant
... Read more
Pharmacy Technician Certified Board Comprehensive Pharmacy Math

by Anne Yen Nguyen ...

The Ultimate Pharmacy Math Book is primarily designed to assist students to reinforce and strengthen their skills in pharmacy math in order to pass the nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician Board exam, but this may also serve as an excellent refresher guide for new or experience pharmacists. Comprised of sixteen, short chapters, covering all different areas of pharmacy math, this textbook ... Read more

$3.59 USD

The Ultimate Pharmacy Math Book is primarily designed to assist students to reinforce and strengthen their skills in pharmacy math in order to pass the nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician Board exam, but this may also serve as an excellent refresher guide for new or experience pharmacists. Comprised of sixteen, short chapters, covering all different areas of pharmacy math, this textbook
... Read more
Drugs and Justice

Seeking a Consistent, Coherent, Comprehensive View

by Margaret P. Battin, Erik Luna, Arthur G. Lipman, Douglas E. Rollins, Jeanette C. Roberts, Troy L. Booher, Paul M. Gahlinger ...

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and ... Read more

$24.83 USD

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual structure for thinking about drugs. Drugs generally fall into one of seven categories: prescription, over the counter, alternative medicine, common-use drugs like alcohol, tobacco and caffeine; religious-use, sports enhancement; and of course illegal street drugs like cocaine and
... Read more
The Art and Science of Dermal Formulation Development

by Marc B. Brown, Adrian C. Williams ...

Series series Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Art and Science of Dermal Formulation Development is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of transdermal and topical formulation development, covering preclinical studies, evaluation, and regulatory approval. It enables the reader to understand the opportunities and challenges in developing products and how risks can be mitigated. Over the last 25 years, expertise in this area has ... Read more

$63.89 USD

The Art and Science of Dermal Formulation Development is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of transdermal and topical formulation development, covering preclinical studies, evaluation, and regulatory approval. It enables the reader to understand the opportunities and challenges in developing products and how risks can be mitigated. Over the last 25 years, expertise in this area has
... Read more
A Spotlight on the History of Ancient Egyptian Medicine

by Ibrahim M. Eltorai ...

Series series Global Science Education
This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture. It reviews the ancient Egyptian understanding of human health and disease, medical and herbal treatments for various conditions based on primary sources found in ancient papyri. The reader will also gain an insight into the influence of ancient Egyptian medical knowledge on later ... Read more

$30.59 USD

This unique volume provides the reader with an outline of ancient Egyptian civilization, history and culture. It reviews the ancient Egyptian understanding of human health and disease, medical and herbal treatments for various conditions based on primary sources found in ancient papyri. The reader will also gain an insight into the influence of ancient Egyptian medical knowledge on later
... Read more
Pharmacogenomics: Foundations, Competencies, and the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process

by David F. Kisor, BS, PharmD, FCP, RPh ...

Pharmacogenomics: Foundations, Competencies, and the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process provides a basic and clinical foundation for the application of drug-gene interactions in clinical therapeutics. As the field of PGx advances, there is a need for a pharmacy-based, directed resource that can be a reference for practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists. Specific information is presented ... Read more

$45.35 USD

Pharmacogenomics: Foundations, Competencies, and the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process provides a basic and clinical foundation for the application of drug-gene interactions in clinical therapeutics. As the field of PGx advances, there is a need for a pharmacy-based, directed resource that can be a reference for practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists. Specific information is presented
... Read more

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