Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Discover the medication therapy management solution—with this definitive, up-to-date sourcebook The need to improve the use of medications has major implications for the nation’s healthcare system. Burdened by high costs and an ineffective process of providing medication therapy, the current prescription drug environment poses considerable risks to patient safety. Medication therapy management (MTM) is designed to address these deficiencies—and this essential text gives pharmacists all the right MTM tools to identify and eliminate drug-related problems that can cause potentially severe adverse events. Medication Therapy Management delivers the most relevant insights into MTM—a vital service that is gaining momentum due to the rapid growth of patient-centered care, healthcare information technology, new practice models (e.g., Patient Centered Medical Home), and new payment methods. Cohesively organized, this expert-authored guide begins with an introduction to data sets for MTM, covering essential topics such as establishing quality and performance improvement, the payer perspective, conducting the comprehensive medication review, and reimbursement. The second part of Medication Therapy Management reviews MTM data sets for a wide spectrum of disorders, from asthma and atrial fibrillation to HIV and heart disease. Enhanced by the latest perspectives on therapeutics, including completely up-to-date tables throughout, Medication Therapy Management is a practical, skill-building roadmap for optimizing drug therapy and enhancing patient outcomes. Features • Everything you need to provide successful MTM services and empower patients to take an active role in their medication and overall healthcare • Turnkey disease-based data sets help you apply proven MTM principles to common disorders • Helpful appendices cover therapy management characteristics and answers to key questions; the MTM practice model and training survey; and the Medicare Part D MTM program standardized format

Designed as a starting point for establishing collaborative practice, Collaborative Drug Therapy Management is intended for any pharmacist or administrator seeking to initiate, improve or expand CDTM services in their organization.

The medication therapy management (MTM) process gives pharmacists an opportunity to work directly with patients to optimize their medication use. A key component of MTM is the comprehensive medication review (CMR). This guidebook provides pharmacists with a detailed description of each step in the process. Following the steps outlined in this guidebook will ensure a standardized and comprehensive approach to the delivery of MTM services.

Read this book in order to learn: Why medicines often fail to produce the desired result and how such failures can be avoided How to think about drug product safety and effectiveness How the main participants in a medications use system can improve outcomes and how professional and personal values, attitudes, and ethical reasoning fit into

Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition offers information critical to the development and operation of a managed care pharmacy program. The text also covers the changes that have taken place within the delivery of pharmacy services, as well as the evolving role of pharmacists.

The fundamental guide to the most effective treatments for Parkinson's Disease, from a Mayo Clinic doctor with thirty years of clinical and research experience. In this second edition follow-up to the extremely successful first edition, Dr. Ahlskog draws on thirty years of clinical experience to present the definitive guide to dealing with all aspects of Parkinson's Disease, from treatment options and side effects to the impact of the disease on caregivers and family. Dr. Ahlskog's goal is to educate patients so that they can better team up with their doctors to do battle with the disease, streamlining the decision-making process and enhancing their treatment. To do this, Dr. Ahlskog offers a gold mine of information, distilled from his years of experience treating people with Parkinson's at the Mayo Clinic. In addition to providing a comprehensive account of Parkinson's medications, this book also examines additional aspects of treatment, such as the role of nutrition, exercise, and physical therapy. Although many commendable texts have been written on the subject of Parkinson's Disease, their discussions of treatment have not been in depth. Dr. Ahlskog sifts through aspects of the disease in order to give the reader a comprehensive sense of Parkinson's and the best available treatment options. With a broader understanding of the disease and the available options, patients are able to make more informed choices, and doctors are able to provide more tailored care. This book delivers hopeful, helpful, and extensive information to all parties concerned: patients, caregivers, and doctors. The ultimate guide to symptoms and treatment, this thoroughly updated second edition is the first place patients should turn for reliable, easy-to-grasp information on Parkinson's Disease.

The leading clinical reference work in the field--now significantly revised with 85% new material--this handbook has given thousands of practitioners and students a comprehensive understanding of the causes, consequences, and management of adult and childhood obesity. In concise, extensively referenced chapters from preeminent authorities, the Handbook presents foundational knowledge and reviews the state of the science of evidence-based psychosocial and lifestyle interventions as well as pharmacological and surgical treatments. It provides guidelines for conducting psychosocial and medical assessments and for developing individualized treatment plans. The effects of obesity--and of weight loss--on physical and psychological well-being are reviewed, as are strategies for helping patients maintain their weight loss. New to This Edition *Many new authors and topics; extensively revised and expanded with over 15 years of research and clinical advances, including breakthroughs in understanding the biological regulation of appetite and body weight. *Section on contributors to obesity, with new chapters on food choices, physical activity, sleep, and psychosocial and environmental factors. *Chapters on novel treatments for adults--acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, digitally based interventions, behavioral economics, community-based programs, and nonsurgical devices. *Chapters on novel treatments for children and adolescents--school-based preventive interventions, pharmacological treatment, and bariatric surgery. *Chapters on the gut microbiome, the emerging field of obesity medicine, reimbursement for weight loss therapies, and managing co-occurring eating disorders and obesity.

Editors Desselle and Zgarrick have brought together 33 contributed chapters in their endeavor to prepare pharmacy students for the realities of managing a practice. After a section on why it's important to study management in pharmacy school, coverage includes the various ins-and-outs of managing oneself (understanding stress), operations, people,

The latest edition is the resource for any practicing OB/GYN, family physician, midwife, or pharmacist who prescribes medicinal products to or evaluates environmental or occupational exposures in women who are or may become pregnant. Based on the highly successful seven German editions of this reference, the up-to-date drug listings have been revised into a handy pocket guide color tabbed for quick access to important information. Easy to reference each drug is listed discussing the side effects, general impact on organ systems, potential toxicity, and risks before offering dosage recommendations. It is the only book of its kind to provide conclusive information on treatments for diseases during pregnancy and lactation and actions to be taken after (inadvertant) exposure to drugs suspected to be developmentaly toxic. Unlike other dosage guides, this edition is an affordable, compact compendium of knowledge on the very latest drugs and their effects on pregnant/lactating women. - Provides conclusive information on the prevention of birth defects through the safe use of drugs before pregnancy, as well as during pregnancy and lactation - Essential new information on herbs, vitamins, and nutrition supplements used during pregnancy - Structured according to indication group, rather than alphabetically, providing a more user-friendly guide that makes it easier to compare drugs - Includes a conveniently removable 'quick reference' card of most frequently used drugs and their safety