Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients
by David E. Zimmerman and Brandon R. Shank
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1585284823 | 222 Pages | PDF | 1.55 MB
As pharmacists see more obese patients and pharmacotherapy becomes increasingly complex, they need a resource that puts all the necessary information in one place and makes it easy to use.

As pharmacists see more obese patients and pharmacotherapy becomes increasingly complex, they need a resource that puts all the necessary information in one place and makes it easy to use.

With Demystifying Drug Dosing in Obese Patients, that resource is here, delivering:

- Fully-referenced dosing recommendations for specific drugs
- Dedicated chapters on antimicrobial dosing, anticoagulants and antiplatelets, antiepileptics, analgesics, antineoplastic medicines, and more
- Guidance on immunosuppression and medication absorption in bariatric surgery
- Tips for adult, pediatric, ambulatory, acute, and critical care
- Pharmacokinetic parameters in obese patients
- Summary tables, examples, and sample calculations put practical information at practitioners' fingertips.

Content by nationally recognized authors - edited by credentialed practitioners who've been there - supports scientifically sound decisions.