Comprehensive Pharmacy Review Book

	Contributors
	Preface
	Taking a Test
	Introduction to the NAPEX
1	Drug Product Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry	1
2	Pharmaceutical Calculations and Statistics	9
3	Pharmaceutical Principles and Drug Dosage Forms	28
4	Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems	79
5	Extemporaneous Prescription Compounding	93
6	Basic Pharmacokinetics	113
7	Bioavailability and Bioequivalence	134
8	Functional Group Chemistry and Biochemistry	144
9	Microbiology	161
10	Immunology	174
11	Biotechnological Products	208
12	Principles of Pharmacodynamics and Medicinal Chemistry	224
13	Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Drugs Affecting the Nervous System	254
14	Autocoids and Their Antagonists, Nonnarcotic Analgesic - Antipyretics, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs	293
15	Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Cardiovascular and Diuretic Drugs	312
16	Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology: Endocrinology and Related Drugs	338
17	Drug Metabolism, Prodrugs, and Pharmacogenetics	362
18	Drug-Drug and Drug-Nutrient Interactions	384
19	Nuclear Pharmacy	393
20	Pharmaceutical Care and Disease State Management	418
21	Drug Information Resources	432
22	Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting	442
23	Clinical Toxicology	450
24	Federal Pharmacy Law	468
25	Reviewing and Dispensing Prescription and Medication Orders	498
26	Sterile Products	506
27	Parapharmaceuticals, Home Diagnostics, and Medical Devices	524
28	OTC Otic, Dental, and Ophthalmic Agents	535
29	OTC Dermatological Agents	554
30	OTC Weight Control, Sleep Aids, and Smoking-Cessation Aids	575
31	OTC Agents for Fever, Pain, Cough, Cold, and Allergic Rhinitis	587
32	OTC Agents for Constipation, Diarrhea, Hemorrhoids, and Heartburn	607
33	OTC Menstrual, Vaginal, and Contraceptive Agents	630
34	Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements	642
35	Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	660
36	Drug Use in Special Patient Populations: Pediatric, Pregnant, and Geriatric	673
37	Clinical Laboratory Tests	692
38	Coronary Artery Disease	711
39	Cardiac Arrhythmias	737
40	Hypertension	762
41	Heart Failure	785
42	Thromboembolic Disease	805
43	Infectious Diseases	820
44	Seizure Disorders	882
45	Parkinson's Disease	907
46	Schizophrenia	927
47	Mood Disorders	937
48	Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	956
49	Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis	989
50	Hyperuricemia and Gout	1000
51	Peptic Ulcer Disease	1011
52	Diabetes Mellitus	1033
53	Thyroid Disease	1059
54	Renal Failure	1080
55	Cancer Chemotherapy	1096
56	Pain Management	1116
57	Nutrition and the Hospitalized Patient	1129
58	Immunosuppressive Agents in Organ Transplantation	1146
59	Outcomes Research and Pharmacoeconomics	1154
App. A	Prescription Dispensing Information and Metrology
App. B	Common Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Products
App. C	Reference Charts for Patient Counseling
App. D	National and State Boards of Pharmacy Contact Information
App. E	Budgeting for Drug Information Resources
	Index