The Pharmacist’s Guide to Lipid Management, Wiggins BS, Saseen JJ, Spinler
SA, eds., is now available from ACCP Publications.
Unique in the arena of lipid management publications, this book focuses on the role
of the pharmacist in managing patients with lipid disorders. The guide provides
pharmacists a quick reference for lipid management therapy through the use of flow
charts, bullets, and tables that summarize risk factors, goals of therapy, impact
of various lipid-lowering agents on lipid parameters, and drug interaction outlines.
Coronary artery disease is the number one killer of both men and women. Pharmacists
can make a significant contribution in the fight against coronary artery disease
if they understand all the risk factors, know how to risk stratify patients, and
know how to optimize treatment while minimizing adverse effects. Managing cost issues
while working with patients with lipid disorders is another area in which pharmacists
can make a difference. Pharmacists also contribute by identifying patients for primary
prevention, based on risk factors and lipid profiles, and by recommending the initiation
of therapy early on.
Through the use of this guide, pharmacists can feel more comfortable assessing the
management of varying levels of risk in their patients. Designed to provide clinical
pharmacists with the tools they need to manage patients with lipid disorders, it
provides an overview of the pathophysiology, the role of lipids, a review of the
medications and the clinical data supporting their use, and, finally, information
on how to put this knowledge into practice using risk and lipid profile results
based on cases.
In addition, visit the ACCP Online Bookstore (www.accp.com/bookstore) and check
out the other titles added this month:
- Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, Ninth Edition
- CURRENT Critical Care Diagnosis and Treatment, Third Edition
- CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, 2009
- How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
- Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life, Second Edition
- Pediatric Dosage Handbook, 15th Edition