Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics

Theeasiestandmosttrustedwaytolearntheclinicalapplicationofpharmacokinetics5STARDOODY'SREVIEW!"Thisisanimportantreferencethatteachesclinicallyrelevantpharmacokineticdosingandtherapeuticdrugmonitoringtools.Thissecondeditionincludesupdatedinformationondosingimmunosuppressants,aswellasdosingconceptsinpediatricandhemodialysispatients.Thebookisintendedasaninstructivetoolinpharmacokineticsforhealthcarepractitionerswhowishtolearntheseconceptsandapplythemintheirclinicalpractice.Thebooksatisfiesitsobjectives,outliningimportantpharmacokineticconceptsinanorganizedandeasytounderstandfashion.Itisalsowrittenbyapharmacistwithextensiveexperienceinpharmacokineticsandincludesclinicallypertinentpearlsforindividualdrugs.Thissecondeditionsucceedsatprovidingupdatedinformationonpharmacokineticconcepts.Thebookpresentsinformationinamannerthatallowsreaderstoteachthemselvesaboutpharmacokineticdosingandtoupdatetheirknowledgeaboutclinicallyrelevantconceptsforthemedications.Theseconceptsarecriticalbecausemedicationsarefartoooftendosedwithoutindividualpatientcharacteristics(weight,age,concomitantmedications)inmind.Itisimportanttoindividualizedosingbasedonpharmacokineticmethods,tomonitorlevels,andtoadjustsubsequentdosingbasedonpeaks,troughs,renal,andhepaticfunction."--Doody'sThemostcurrent,hands-onbookinthefield,AppliedClinicalPharmacokineticsgivesyouclearandusefulcoverageofdrugdosinganddrugmonitoringthatnoothertextcanmatch.Itoffersthelateststandardizedtechniquesandapproachestopatient-specificdosingplusnewinformationonmorerecentpharmacokineticallymonitoreddrugs.Writtenbyanationallyrecognizedauthorityinpharmacokinetics,AppliedClinicalPharmacokineticsprovidesessentialinformationcoveredinpharmaceutics,pharmacokinetics,therapeutics,andclinicalpharmacycourses.Itcanbealsobeusedasaclinicalrefreshertobrushuponkeyconceptsandprocedures.FEATURESNEW!High-yieldsectionsondosingstrategiesinallchaptersNEW!Up-to-date,ready-to-useinformationonmonitoreddrugsValuablecoverageofdrugdosinginspecialpopulations,includingpatientswithrenalandhepaticdisease,obesity,andcongestiveheartfailureandpatientsondialysisAlltheinformationthatyouneedondrugcategoriessuchasantibiotics,cardiovascularagents,anticonvulsants,andimmunosuppressantsToolsthatsimplifylearningthroughout,suchasanintroductorychapteronclinicalpharmacokineticandpharmacodynamicconcepts,examplesofcalculations,andproblemswithanswersandexplanationsattheendofeachchapter(20081105)