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Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs An Interactive Approach to SelfCare Author:Daniel L. Krinsky Written and peer reviewed by experts in practice and academia, the 19th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care is an authoritative resource for students and for health care providers who counsel and care for patients undertaking self-treatment?nonprescription drugs, nutritional supplements, medical... more » foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary therapies. Its goal is to develop the knowledge and problem-solving skills needed to assess a patient?s health status and current practice of self-treatment, to determine whether self-care is necessary or appropriate, and, if appropriate, to recommend safe and effective self-care measures. KEY FEATURES Updated information and references throughout One new chapter (?Prebiotics and Probiotics?), a rewritten chapter (?Pharmacist?s Patient Care Process in Self-care?) to make the content more practical in the self-care/nonprescription product environment, and many new and updated drug product and drug interaction tables throughout Quick-reference tools such as treatment algorithms (including exclusions for self-treatment), drug product tables, patient education sidebars, and product administration illustrations Two new comprehensive patient cases for each disorder-related chapter Concise Key Points section at the end of each disorder-related chapter, summarizing critical information Color plate section with more than 300 illustrations Available online through subscription to PharmacyLibrary with robust classroom resources, including monthly chapter updates, supplemental QuEST/SCHOLAR case studies, chapter presentations through template PowerPoint slides, and links to credible Web sites that correspond to chapter topics« less