Preface

xi

Contributors

xv

Reviewers

xvii

PART ONE

INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY PRACTICE

1

1

Introduction to Pharmacy   Michele F. Shepherd

3

2

Pharmacy Law   Diane L. Darvey

23

3

Community and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice   David R. Karls

39

4

Hospital Pharmacy Practice   Steven Lundquist

53

5

Home Care Pharmacy Practice   Karen E. Bertch

77

6

Specialty Pharmacy Practice   Kara D. Weatherman

107

7

Drug Information Resources   Bonnie S. Bachenheimer

127

PART TWO

FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

147

8

Communication and Teamwork   Miriam A. Mobley Smith

149

9

The Human Body: Structure and Function   Alice J. A. Gardner Bertram A. Nicholas Jr

167

10

Drug Classifications and Pharmacologic Actions   Sheri Stensland

199

11

Basic Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics   Thomas C. Dowling

265

12

Medication Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration   Michele F. Shepherd

281

PART THREE

PRACTICE BASICS

305

13

Processing Medication Orders and Prescriptions   Christopher M. Kutza

307

14

Pharmacy Calculations   Susan P. Bruce

333

15

Nonsterile Compounding and Repackaging   John F. Falkenholm Jane E. Krause

359

16

Aseptic Technique, Sterile Compounding, and IV Admixture Programs   Scott M. Mark Thomas E. Kirschling

383

17

Medication Errors   Jacqueline Z. Kessler

425

PART FOUR

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

459

18

Durable and Nondurable Medical Equipment, Devices, and Supplies   Daphne E. Smith-Marsh

461

19

Purchasing and Inventory Control   Jerrod Milton

479

20

Billing and Reimbursement   Sandra F. Durley Margaret Byun Joann Stubbings

505

APPENDIXES

527

A

Medical Terminology and Abbreviations

529

B

Confused Drug Names

551

C

Glossary

561

Index

575