Here’s the in-depth information you need to be a safe and effective prescriber of medications. This exceptional text builds your knowledge of pharmacology by first providing an overview of pharmacologic principles and then teaching you how to apply those principles to clinical practice. Focusing on applying pharmacologic scientific knowledge to clinical practice, it explains diagnostic and treatment reasoning and rational drug selection, while providing useful clinical pearls from experienced practitioners. The use of a Rational Drug Selection process enables you to understand how to prescribe the right drug...for the right patient...at the right time! Updated to reflect the most recent scientific knowledge and clinical practice in the field, the 4th Edition provides everything you need to confidently tackle the ever-changing and increasing volume of pharmacology information.

I. THE FOUNDATION 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology 3. Rational Drug Selection 4. Legal and Professional Issues in Prescribing 5. Adverse Drug Reactions 6. Factors that Foster Positive Outcomes 7. Cultural and Ethnic Influences in Pharmacotherapeutics 8. An Introduction to Pharmacogenomics 9. Nutrition and Nutraceuticals 10. Herbal Therapy and Nutritional Supplements 11. Information Technology and Pharmacotherapeutics 12. Pharmacoeconomics 13. Over-the-Counter Medications II. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS WITH SINGLE DRUGS 14. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System 15. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System 16. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems 17. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System 18. Drugs Affecting the Hematopoietic System 19. Drugs Affecting the Immune System 20. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System 21. Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System 22. Drugs Affecting the Reproductive System 23. Drugs Affecting the Integumentary System 24. Drugs Used in Treating Infectious Diseases 25. Drugs Used in Treating Inflammatory Processes 26. Drugs Used in Treating Eye and Ear Disorders III. PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS WITH MUTLIPLE DRUGS 27. Anemia 28. Chronic Stable Angina and Low-Risk Unstable Angina 29. Anxiety and Depression 30. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31. Contraception 32. Dermatologic Conditions 33. Diabetes Mellitus 34. Gastroesophageal Reflux and Peptic Ulcer Disease 35. Headaches 36. Heart Failure 37. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrome 38. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Osteoporosis 39. Hyperlipidemia 40. Hypertension 41. Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism 42. Pneumonia 43. Smoking Cessation 44. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Vaginitis 45. Tuberculosis 46. Upper Respiratory Infections: Otitis Media and Otitis Externa 47. Urinary Tract Infections IV. SPECIAL DRUG TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS 48. Women as Patients 49. Men as Patients 50. Pediatric Patients 51. Geriatric Patients 52. Pain Management: Acute and Chronic Pain Click here to view the Contributors, Reviewers, and full Table of Contents.