Overview

This is the first book to incorporate evidence-based medicine and medication use in the treatment and prevention of disease. The succinct, easy-to-read format offers clinicians a roadmap to applying the best studies in the clinical literature to the care of their patients. Readers will find a CD-ROM with exercises and resources as well as web-based tutorials.

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Author:   Elaine Chiquette ,  L. Michael Posey
Publisher:   American Pharmacists Association
Imprint:   American Pharmacists Association
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.20cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781582120683

ISBN 10:   1582120684
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   16 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction to Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy Finding a Needle in a Haystack Understanding the Hierarchy of Evidence Transforming Evidence into Action Making a Pharmacotherapy Decision Using a Decision-Analytic Framework Demystifying Statistics Applying Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy to Formulary Decisions Keeping Up to Date

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Elaine Chiquette, PharmD, Amylin Pharmaceuticals,San Antonio, TX L. Michael Posey, RPh, is president of Pharmacy Editorial & News Services (PENS) in Athens, Georgia, and an editor for the APhA periodicals Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Pharmacy Today, and APhA DrugInfoLine. He also assists with drug information content for APhAs cutting-edge Web site, www.pharmacist.com. During a career spanning two decades as a pharmacy communicator, Posey has served as editor of The Consultant Pharmacist and the American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, and is an editor of the textbook Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach.

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