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The second Edition of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapeutics is a New Book which covers many general and important topics. The color style has increased the clarity of presentation and total information content. This edition emphasizes several new themes which includes General Topics, Drugs used in Different Life Stages, Case Studies of Different Disorders, Problems related to Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics. Major features that make this Book particularly useful in integrated curricula include sections that specifically address the clinical choice and uses of drugs in patients and monitoring of their effects is an integral part of this text. This sequence of new chapters builds new information on a foundation of information already assimilated. However, these new chapters can be used equally well in courses and curricula that present these topics in a different sequence. Within each chapter, emphasis is placed on discussion of drug groups and prototypes rather than offering repetitive detail about individual drugs. Significance of this book includes: Different Case Studies pertaining to wide variety of diseases are discussed; explicit answers and discussions are provided in the text of Part IV. Many important new chapters were added. New illustrations with full color were provided with significant information which would help and clarify important concepts. Expanded coverage of new topics in Part I, II & III were highlighted Contents: PART – I GENERAL 1. Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy 2. Communication Skills for Clinical Pharmacists 3. Medication History Interview 4. Evidence-Based Medicine 5. Pharmaceutical Care Plan 6. Rational Drug Use 7. Polypharmacy and Medication Errors 8. Drug Interactions 9. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) 10. The Role of the Pharmacist in Disease Management 11. Case Presentation 12. Patient Counseling 13. Parenteral Nutrition 14. Pharmacovigilance 15. Essential Drugs 16. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring PART – II LIFE STAGES 17. Posology 18. Neonates and Paediatrics 19. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients 20. Dose and Dosage Schedule of Digoxin 21. Drug Dosing Adjustments in Patients with Renal Failure PART – III PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS GASTRO INTESTINAL DISORDERS 22. Peptic Ulcer Disease 23. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 24. Diarrhea 25. Constipation 26. Nausea and Vomiting 27. Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disorder 28. Ascites 29. Dysphagia HEPATIC DISORDERS 30. Liver Disease 31. Alcoholic Hepatitis 32. Hepatitis 33. Drug Induced Hepatotoxicity 34. Pancreatitis RENAL DISORDERS 35. Acute Renal Failure 36. Chronic Kidney Disease 37. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 38. Diabetic Nephropathy 39. Urinary Stone Disease CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS 40. Hypertension 41. Heart Failure 42. Arrhythmia 43. Dyslipidemia 44. Coronary Artery Disease 45. Ischaemic Heart Disease 46. Atrial Flutter 47. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy RESPIRATORY DISORDERS 48. Asthma 49. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 50. Pulmonary Hypertension 51. Cystic Fibrosis 52. Hemoptysis NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS 53. Insomnia and Anxiety 54. Schizophrenia 55. Epilepsy 56. Parkinson’s Disease 57. Pain 58. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) 59. Anxiety Disorders 60. Major Depressive Disease 61. Headache 62. Stroke 63. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder INFECTIONS 64. Respiratory Tract Infections 65. Infective Meningitis 66. Infective Meningitis 67. Tuberculosis 68. HIV Infection 69. GI Infection 70. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 71. Sepsis and Septic Shock PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS 72. Malaria 73. Filaria ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 74. Thyroid Disorders 75. Parathyroid Disorders 76. Diabetes Mellitus 77. Cushing’s Syndrome 78. Addisons Disease 79. Pheochromocytoma OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS 80. Menstrual Cycle Disorders 81. Menopause 82. Drug Therapy in Pregnancy 83. Drug Therapy in Lactation MALIGNANT DISORDERS 84. Leukemia 85. Lymphoma 86. Breast Cancer 87. Prostate Cancer 88. Colorectal Cancer RHEUMATIC DISORDERS 89. Rheumatoid Arthritis 90. Osteoarthritis 91. Gout and Hyperuricemia EYE DISORDERS 92. Glaucoma 93. Diabetic Retinopathy SKIN DISORDERS 94. Psoriasis 95. Skin Disorders and Cutaneous Drug Reactions 96. Acne Vulgaris MISCELLANEOUS 97. Male Sexual Dysfunction 98. Drug Dependence and Drug Abuse 99. Nutraceuticals 100. Pharmacoeconomics 101. Pharmacogenomics PART – IV CASE STUDIES 102. Cardiovascular Case Studies 103. Respiratory Case Studies 104. Central Nervous System Case Studies 105. Gastro Intestinal Case Studies 106. Infection Case Studies 107. Endocrine Case Studies 108. Malignant Case Studies 109. Skin Case Studies 110. Liver Case Studies 111. Miscellaneous Case Studies PART – V PROBLEMS 112. Problems based on Paediatric Dose Calculations 113. Problems based on Clearance 114. Problems based on Absorption Half Life 115. Problems based on Elimination Half life 116. Problems based on Area Under Curve (AUC) 117. Problems based on Wagner Nelson Method 118. Problems based on One Compartment Oral Absorption 119. Problems based on Two Compartment Model IV Bolus 120. Problems based on Non Compartmental Analysis. About the Author: K. Ravishankar Positioned today Professor & Principal in Aditya College of Pharmacy (Aditya Group of Institutions), Surampalem, East Godavari district. He is active in the field of pharmacy and was enriched with 26 Years Teaching & Professional Experience. JNTU, Kakinada have conferred up on him prestigious recognition with “ Best Teacher Award 2014.” He has published 65 Research Papers in various Reputed journals and acts as reviewer for many journals, 3 Ph.D Candidates and 32 M.Pharmacy students have benefitted from his guidance. He is author of other text books like “Pharmacology: A Comprehensive Approach” and “Pharmacology: A Companion Handbook with illustrations”. G. V. N. Kiranmayi is a Post graduate teacher with M.Pharmacy Pharmacology specialization from Andhra University. She is presently working as Associate Professor in Aditya College of Pharmacy. She holds many important positions in College and is very active member in all activities. Her efforts in Research has led to the publications of 20 Research Papers in various reputed journals. She is Nominated by AP Akademi of Sciences for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Sates for Young Scientist Award in 2014. She was Awarded Young Scientist Award during AUFAU International Awards 2016 ceremony in recognition of her significant contribution in Pharmacy. She is a co-author of other text books like “Pharmacology: A Comprehensive Approach” and “Pharmacology: A Companion Handbook with illustrations”.