Physician Assistant's Drug Handbook

ISBN: 1582550786

Author: Springhouse

Condition: Used

The revised second edition of the Physician Assistant's Drug Handbook presents accurate, updated, comprehensive information on more than 1,000 commonly used prescription and OTC drugs. Organized logically in a monograph format, the book covers every category of information the PA needs to prescribe drugs with skill and confidence. New features of this edition include: dozens of new drug entries and indications; new monograph head titled "Monitoring parameters"; Herb Alerts, identified by a logo, to highlight herbs that could interact dangerously with the drug in question; two new appendices: Antibiotic selection chart, with guidelines to help reader choose appropriate drug based on microorganism susceptibility, and "Top 20 Herbs" chart; a revised "Pharmacologic classes" chapter includes comparisons of pharmacokinetics, indications, dosages, and adverse effects for drugs within each class; and drug updates/drug news available via eDrugInfo.com.