Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 2e
by Marilyn Winterton Edmunds, Maren Stewart Mayhew

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Summary of Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 2e

• Comprehensive coverage is provided of all drugs commonly prescribed and used in the primary care setting.
• Prototype drugs are presented first in each drug class, with expanded coverage of these agents.
• Clear explanations describe how each drug in a class differs from its prototype.
• Detailed information shows how to provide effective patient teaching, as well as how to gain patient compliance.
• Chapters focus on the practitioner's role in patient teaching, drug action, and drug therapy.
• Online Resources are provided at the end of each chapter.

• The Top 200 Drugs are described according to the number of U.S. prescriptions dispensed.
• Five new units improve the organization of material: Renal/Genitourinary Agents (Unit 8); Psychotropic Agents (Unit 11); Endocrine Agents (Unit 12); Female Reproductive Agents (Unit 13); and Health Promotion (Unit 15).
• New chapters examine over-the-counter medications, compliance and the therapeutic experiment, overview of the nervous system, substance abuse, treatment of common infections, weight management, and complementary and alternative treatments.
• Reorganized and redesigned format and headings are more consistent and easy to follow.
• Content has been expanded in the geriatric and pediatric "special populations" chapters (Ch. 6 and 7).
• More concise coverage of disease processes features clearer ties to the Mechanism of Action sections.
• 25 new figures have been added to the pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Action sections.
• A Table of Common Interactions is included on the inside of the back cover.

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