Pharmacy and the U.S. health care system

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Pharmacy and the U.S. health care system

Michael Ira Smith, Albert I. Wertheimer, Jack E. Fincham, editors

Pharmaceutical Products Press, c2005

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Health and health care in the United States / David M. Scott
  • Financing health care in the United States / Lon N. Larson
  • Managed care and pharmacy services / Kenneth W. Schafermeyer
  • The health professions / Albert I. Wertheimer
  • Pharmacists in the U.S. health care system / Craig A. Pedersen
  • Pharmacy organizations / Joseph Thomas III
  • Emerging roles / Richard J. Bertin
  • Political realities of pharmacy / Robert I. Field
  • Hospital and health care institutions / Charles E. Daniels
  • Pharmacist involvement in long-term care for seniors / Tanya C. Knight-Klimas, Richard G. Stefanacci
  • The research manufacturing pharmaceutical industry / Patrick McKercher
  • Drug distribution / Sheryl L. Szeinbach, Earlene E. Lipowski
  • The consumers of health care / Somnath Pal, Damary Castanheira, Maria Sulli
  • The drug use process / Jack E. Fincham
  • Provisions of care to subpopulations: a cultural perspective / Eucharia E. Nnad
  • Unresolved issues in pharmacy / William A. Zellmer
  • New technologies: understanding the basics of biotechnology / Nicholas Bartone ... [et al.]
  • Pharmacy looks to the future / Jon C. Schommer ... [et al.]

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The healthcare field is rapidly evolving, compelled by technological strides, pressure to increase efficiency, and demand to contain costs. Pharmacy and the U.S. Health Care System, Third Edition is the classic text used to prepare pharmacists for independent practice in today's unpredictable environment since the first edition was published in 1991. This new edition is now streamlined and tailored for a one-semester course, completely updated with the most recent data, statistics, and emerging issues relevant to today's pharmacy professional, with new chapters devoted to the political realities of the industry and the future of pharmacy.

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