The Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care contains the most authoritative information on nonprescription drug pharmacotherapy, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary and alternative therapies. The 16th edition shows students and practitioners how to assess and triage a patient’s health complaint. And it provides FDA-approved dosing information and evidence-based research on efficacy and safety considerations of nonprescription, herbal, and homeopathic medications. Key Features:
• More than 70 academics and practitioners from multiple health care fields with expertise in nonprescription medications and devices and other self-care options. More than 100 knowledgable peer reviewers weighed in on the book’s contents.
• Updated information and references, and new, improved anatomical drawings throughout.
• Enhanced complementary and alternative medicine section, with three substantially revised and reorganized chapters to provide the reader with a broad overview of different healing practices that a patient may be using.
• Disease-oriented chapters contain new and revised case studies, treatment algorithms, comparisons of self-treatments, patient education boxes, product selection guidelines, and tables that list interactions as well as dosage and administration guidelines.
• Key Points section at end of chapters highlight important concepts.
• 1Thoroughly revised Prevention of Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections chapter, including new information on the emergency contraceptive Plan B.
• Free eBook download with purchase of the book.
• Separate Web site devoted to the book (www.OTCHandbook.com) with robust classroom Resources.