Comprehensive Pharmacy Review NAPLEX Preparation CD-ROM

Preface
Contributors
Contents
Taking a Test
Introduction to the NAPLEX®
NAPLEX® Blueprint

Part I:: PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Drug Product Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Calculations and Statistics
Pharmaceutical Principles and Drug Dosage Forms
Biopharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems
Extemporaneous Prescription Compounding
Basic Pharmacokinetics
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
Functional Group Chemistry and Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Biotechnology Drug Products
Principles of Pharmacodynamics and Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology:: Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
Autocoids and Their Antagonists, Nonnarcotic Analgesic—Antipyretics, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology:: Cardiovascular and Diuretic Drugs
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology:: Endocrinology and Related Drugs
Drug Metabolism, Prodrugs, and Pharmacogenetics
Drug-Drug and Drug-Nutrient Interactions
Nuclear Pharmacy

Part II:: PHARMACY PRACTICE
Pharmaceutical Care and Disease State Management
Drug Information Resources
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
Medication Errors
Clinical Toxicology
Federal Pharmacy Law
Reviewing and Dispensing Prescription and Medication Orders
Sterile Products
Parapharmaceuticals, Home Diagnostics, and Medical Devices
OTC Otic, Dental, and Ophthalmic Agents
OTC Dermatologic Agents
OTC Weight Control, Sleep Aids, and Smoking-Cessation Aids
OTC Agents for Fever, Pain, Cough, Cold, and Allergic Rhinitis
OTC Agents for Constipation, Diarrhea, Hemorrhoids, and Heartburn
OTC Menstrual, Vaginal, and Contraceptive Agents
Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Drug Use in Special Patient Populations:: Pediatric, Pregnant, and Geriatric
Clinical Laboratory Tests
Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Hypertension
Heart Failure
Thromboembolic Disease
Infectious Diseases
Seizure Disorders
Parkinsons Disease
Schizophrenia
Mood Disorders
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hyperuricemia and Gout
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Bowel Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Thyroid Disease
Renal Failure
Cancer Chemotherapy
Pain Management
Nutrition and the Hospitalized Patient
Immunosuppressive Agents in Organ Transplantation
Outcomes Research and Pharmacoeconomics

APPENDICES
Appendix A:: Prescription Dispensing Information and Metrology
Appendix B:: Common Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter Products
Appendix C:: Reference Charts for Patient Counseling
Appendix D:: National and State Boards of Pharmacy Contact Information
Appendix E:: Budgeting for Drug Information Resources

Index