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Intended for clinicians with experience in basic pharmacokinetic principles to help initiate dosing of the drugs and for monitoring the outcome of patients who have been given these drugs. This book also helps to teach these skills to students.
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In the complex field of pharmacokinetics, one reference guide has an identity all its own: Clinical Pharmacokinetics.Now the fully updated 5th edition brings to experienced practitioners and students alike the fresh information they need most:· Content organized for fast reference to specific drugs· The latest on dosing in obese and overweight patients· Dosing considerations for neonatal, pediatric and geriatric patients· A look at protein binding and its implications· Population values for a variety of drugs to initiate dosing· Drug dosing in renal disease and creatinine clearance estimationA Distinctively Straightforward Guide is Now Even BetterThe 5th Edition of Clinical Pharmacokinetics is completely revised and updated, making a handy clinical guide even easier to use than ever. · Reorganized content features two sections: Basic Concepts and Special Populations and Specific Drugs and Drug Classes· Sections on special populations, including Dosing in Overweight and Obese Patients, have been conveniently grouped together· Comprehensive introduction covers means, measurements and monitoring· Also conveniently placed up front” a glossary of pharmacokinetics basics and commonly used equations
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