Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

Written and peer-reviewed by experts in practice and academia, the 19th editionof the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care is anauthoritative resource for students and for health care providers who counsel andcare for patients undertaking self-treatment-nonprescrip [...]
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Written and peer-reviewed by experts in practice and academia, the 19th editionof the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care is anauthoritative resource for students and for health care providers who counsel andcare for patients undertaking self-treatment-nonprescription drugs, nutritionalsupplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementarytherapies. Its goal is to develop the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed toassess a patient's health status and current practice of self-treatment, to determinewhether self-care is necessary or appropriate, and, if appropriate, to recommend safeand effective self-care measures.KEY FEATURES:* Updated information and references throughout* One new chapter ("Prebiotics and Probiotics"), a rewritten chapter ("Pharmacist'sPatient Care Process in Self-care") to make the content more practical in theself-care/nonprescription product environment, and many new and updated drugproduct and drug interaction tables throughout* Quick-reference tools such as treatment algorithms (including exclusions forself-treatment), drug product tables, patient education sidebars, and productadministration illustrations* Two new comprehensive patient cases for each disorder-related chapter* Concise Key Points section at the end of each disorder-related chapter, summarizingcritical information* Color plate section with more than 30 illustrations