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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
PHARMACY
Patient Care Management: A LabWorkbook for Prescription
Practice
Third Edition
Richard Finkel, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy,
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
February 2012 / Spiralbound / 8.375 x 10.875
Approx. 534 pp. / Approx. 871 Illus. / Approx. 371 Tables
978-1-4511-1346-4
DESCRIPTION
TheThird Edition of Patient Care Management
: A Lab
Workbook for Prescription Practice develops and
fine-tunes skills in reading, evaluating, and filling
prescriptions. Students learn to decipher handwritten
prescriptions, examine prescriptions for inaccuracies,
evaluate a drug in relation to their patient’s drug and
social history, and fill prescriptions accurately. Each
chapter corresponds to a particular disease state,
summarizing the key characteristics and concerns
with the associated drugs.
FEATURES
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NEW! Medication Therapy Management
Questions and Comments helps students prepare
to assist their patients in understanding their
prescriptions, the effects on their health, and how
the medications may affect their lifestyle.
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All of the prescriptions in the text have been
reviewed for currency and revised with the latest
information.
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Chapter Objectives sets forth a list of
competencies that students will gain upon
successful completion of the chapter.
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Drug List highlights the drugs discussed and
included with patient cases in the chapter.
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Drug Hot Points highlights key characteristics and
concerns associated with the drugs covered in the
chapter.
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Question to be Answered in Preparation
for Chapter Lab ensures that your student’s
knowledge of the drugs and diseases covered in
the chapter is sufficient to advance to the patient
cases.
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Supplemental Prescriptions Appendix provides
additional prescriptions so students can further
hone their skills.
1. Cardiovascular, Part 1
2. Cardiovascular, Part 2
3. Geriatrics
4. Pain and Controlled Drugs
5. Drugs for Neoplastic Disorders and
Immunosupressants
6. Gastroenterology
7. Genitourinary
8. Antimicrobials
9. Mental Health, Part 1
10. Mental Health, Part 2
11. Muscle Relaxants and Nonsteroidal Anti-
Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) and Asthma
13. Ophthalmics
14. Diabetes
15. Miscellaneous Products
Appendix A Supplemental Prescriptions
Appendix B Puzzles and Problems
Abbreviations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Puzzles and Problems appendix asks students
to evaluate 36 prescriptions that are difficult to
decipher or, if filled as written, could be harmful.