Pharmacy
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Pharmacy

What It Is and How It Works

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Pharmacy

What It Is and How It Works

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About This Book

Now fully updated for its fourth edition, Pharmacy: What It Is and How It Works continues to provide a comprehensive review of all aspects of pharmacy, from the various roles, pathways and settings of pharmacists to information about how pharmacy works within the broader health care system.

Beginning with a brief historical perspective on the field, the book discusses the many facets of the pharmacy profession. It describes the role of pharmacists in different settings and provides information ranging from licensing requirements to working conditions, highlighting the critical role of pharmacists within the health care system. The author examines the drug use process with sections on distribution, prescribing, dispensing, and pricing. He also discusses the role of pharmacy support personnel. A chapter on informatics explores how pharmacy has evolved through information technology and automation. Additional chapters cover poison control, pharmaceutical care, pharmacy organizations, the drug approval process, and career development.

Designed for classroom and professional use, the book contains numerous tools to facilitate comprehension, including:



  • Learning objectives to help readers focus on the goals of each chapter



  • Informative tables and figures summarizing data



  • Summary paragraphs tying in salient points



  • Discussion questions and exercises to test assimilation



  • "Challenges" which place the material in broader context



  • Websites and references to encourage further study

This valuable text provides a look into the profession that is both broad and deep, supplying a one-stop introduction to a promising career in pharmacy.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9781351652155
Edition
4
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Pharmacology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. About the Author
  10. Chapter 1 What Is Pharmacy?
  11. Chapter 2 The Pharmacist
  12. Chapter 3 Pharmacists and the Healthcare System
  13. Chapter 4 The Drug Use Process
  14. Chapter 5 Pharmacy Supportive Personnel
  15. Chapter 6 Pharmacy Informatics and Automation
  16. Chapter 7 Pharmaceutical Care
  17. Chapter 8 Ambulatory (Community) Pharmacy
  18. Chapter 9 Health System Pharmacy
  19. Chapter 10 Managed Care Pharmacy
  20. Chapter 11 Home Health and Hospice Care Pharmacy
  21. Chapter 12 Long-Term Care Pharmacy
  22. Chapter 13 Government Pharmacy
  23. Chapter 14 Drug Information and Poison Control
  24. Chapter 15 Pharmacy Academia
  25. Chapter 16 Pharmacy Organizations
  26. Chapter 17 How Drugs Are Discovered, Tested, and Approved
  27. Chapter 18 The Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry
  28. Chapter 19 Other Opportunities for Pharmacists
  29. Chapter 20 Career Development
  30. Index