Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs

"This textbook remains the most comprehensive review of self-care disorders and nonprescription medications available to pharmacists and students."

— From a review of the 16th edition
Ashley Branham, PharmD, Community Pharmacy Resident and Stephen M. Caiola, MS, Chair, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, September 2009

"Essentially a treatise on self-care, it should be required reading not only for pharmacists, but for any health professional."

—N. Kupferberg, Ohio State University
CHOICE, October 2009; 47 (2)

Thoroughly updated and revised, the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care provides accessible information on nonprescription drug pharmacotherapy, nutritional supplements, medical foods, nondrug and preventive measures, and complementary and alternative therapies. The 17th edition helps students and practitioners develop the problem-solving skills needed to assess and triage a pharmacy patient’s medical complaints. It provides Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved dosing information and evidence-based research on the efficacy and safety of over-the-counter (OTC) and herbal medications.

Key Features
• 52 peer-reviewed chapters provide updated product tables and references and updated content on OTC medications and complementary therapies, prescription-to-OTC conversions, FDA revised or final rules, FDA safety and label warnings, therapeutic issues and controversies, treatment or prevention guidelines, and OTC drug withdrawals from the market.
• Disease-oriented chapters contain new and revised case studies, treatment algorithms, comparisons of self-treatments, patient education boxes, product selection guidelines, and dosage and administration guidelines.
• A new chapter, “Self-Care Components of Selected Chronic Diseases,” covers asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and heart failure, dyslipidemia, and osteopenia and osteoporosis.
• Key Points section at the end of chapters highlights important concepts.
• Robust classroom resources available online through subscription to PharmacyLibrary (PharmacyLibrary.com), including monthly chapter updates, chapter presentations through template PowerPoint slides, links to credible websites, and supplemental QuEST/SCHOLAR case studies.

Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Editors
• Contributors
• How to Use the New Case Problem-Solving Model
• Section I. The Practitioner’s Role in Self-Care Pharmacy
– Self-Care and Nonprescription Pharmacotherapy
– Patient Assessment and Consultation
– Multicultural Aspects of Self-Care
– Legal and Regulatory Issues in Self-Care Pharmacy Practice
• Section II. Pain and Fever Disorders
– Headache
– Fever
– Musculoskeletal Injuries and Disorders
• Section III. Reproductive and Genital Disorders
– Vaginal and Vulvovaginal Disorders
– Disorders Related to Menstruation
– Prevention of Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Section IV. Respiratory Disorders
– Disorders Related to Colds and Allergy
– Cough
• Section V. Gastrointestinal Disorders
– Heartburn and Dyspepsia
– Intestinal Gas
– Constipation
– Anorectal Disorders
– Pinworm Infection
– Nausea and Vomiting
– Poisoning
– Ostomy Care and Supplies
• Section VI. Nutrition and Nutritional Supplementation
– Essential and Conditionally Essential Nutrients
– Functional and Meal Replacement Foods
– Sports Nutrition and Performance-Enhancing Nutrients
– Infant Nutrition and Special Nutritional Needs of Children
– Overweight and Obesity
• Section VII. Ophthalmic, Otic, and Oral Disorders
– Ophthalmic Disorders
– Prevention of Contact Lens–Related Disorders
– Otic Disorders
– Prevention of Hygiene-Related Oral Disorders
– Oral Pain and Discomfort
• Section VIII. Dermatalogic Disorders
– Atopic Dermatitis and Dry Skin
– Scaly Dermatoses
– Contact Dermatitis
– Diaper Dermatitis and Prickly Heat
– Insect Bites and Stings and Pediculosis
– Acne
– Prevention of Sun-Induced Skin Disorders
– Skin Hyperpigmentation and Photoaging
– Fungal Skin Infections
– Warts
– Minor Foot Disorders
– Hair Loss
• Section IX. Other Medical Disorders
– Self-Care Components of Selected Chronic Diseases
– Insomnia, Drowsiness, and Fatigue
– Smoking Cessation
• Section X. Home Medical Equipment
– Home Testing and Monitoring Devices
– Adult Urinary Incontinence and Supplies
• Section XI. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
– Introduction to Dietary Supplements
– Natural Products
– Common Complementary and Alternative Medicine Health Systems
• Index
• Color Plates