DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy Handbook 12th edition (twelfth edition)

About this book

DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy Handbook 12th edition by Terry L. Schwinghammer, Joseph T. DiPiro, Vicki L. Ellingrod, and Cecily V. DiPiro provides concise guidance for selecting, monitoring, and evaluating drug therapy across a wide range of clinical conditions. Designed for students and practitioners, the handbook connects disease pathophysiology and clinical presentation with diagnosis, treatment choices, and assessment of therapeutic outcomes.

The 12th edition covers more than 140 diseases and disorders across bone and joint, cardiovascular, dermatologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, gynecologic and obstetric, hematologic, infectious, neurologic, oncologic, ophthalmic, psychiatric, renal, respiratory, and urologic medicine. Additional material addresses pediatric pharmacotherapy, geriatric assessment, critical care pharmacotherapy, drug allergy, nutrition support, and drug induced hematologic, hepatic, pulmonary, renal, and ophthalmic disorders.

This handbook is particularly relevant for pharmacy students, PharmD students, pharmacy residents, pharmacists, and clinical pharmacy trainees who need a concise reference for pharmacotherapy coursework, patient case analysis, clinical rotations, and medication related decision making. Its consistent disease based format makes it useful for comparing treatment options, reviewing monitoring parameters, and linking drug therapy with patient specific clinical findings.

PharmD students, pharmacy residents, pharmacists, and other clinicians involved in medication management can use this edition to review therapeutic options, treatment algorithms, adverse effects, monitoring strategies, and expected clinical outcomes. The 2023 12th edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access for pharmacotherapy study, clinical reference, board review, and professional practice.