Rev. ed. of: Pharmacotherapeutics for nurse practitioner prescribers / Anita Lee Wynne, Teri Moser Woo, Ali J. Olyaei.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The role of the nurse practitioner as prescriber -- Review of basic principles of pharmacology -- Rational drug selection -- Legal and professional issues in prescribing -- Adverse drug reactions -- Factors that foster positive outcomes -- Cultural and ethnic influences in pharmacotherapeutics -- Pharmacogenomics -- Nutrition and nutraceuticals -- Herbal and complementary therapies -- Information technology and pharmacotherapeutics -- Pharmacoeconomics -- Over-the-counter medications -- Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system -- Drugs affecting the central nervous system -- Drugs affecting the cardiovascular and renal systems -- Drugs affecting the respiratory system -- Drugs affecting the hematopoietic system -- Drugs affecting the immune system -- Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system -- Drugs affecting the endocrine system -- Drugs affecting the reproductive system -- Drugs affecting the integumentary system -- Drugs used in treating infectious diseases -- Drugs used in treating inflammatory processes -- Drugs in treating eye and ear disorders -- Anemia -- Chronic stable angina and low-risk unstable angina -- Anxiety and depression -- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Contraception -- Dermatological conditions -- Diabetes Mellitus -- Gastroesophagael reflux and peptic ulcer disease -- Headaches -- Heart failure -- Human immunodeficiency virus disease and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Hormone replacement therapy and osteoporosis -- Hyperlipidemia -- Hypertension -- Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism -- Pneumonia -- Smoking cessation -- Sexually transmitted infections and vaginitis -- Tuberculosis -- Upper respiratory infections, otitis media and otitis externa -- Urinary tract infections -- Women as patients -- Men as patients -- Pediatric patients -- Geriatric patients -- Chronic illness and long-term care -- Pain management: acute and chronic pain --