Pharmacy, drugs, and medical care /

Smith, Mickey C.

Pharmacy, drugs, and medical care / Mickey C. Smith - Fifth edition. - Baltimore, Maryland : Williams & Wilkins, c1992 - vii, 303 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction and overview -- 2. The ill person -- 3. Drug use -- 4. Drug abuse -- 5. Pharmacy as a profession -- 6. Pharmacy settings and types of practice -- 7. Pharmacists -- 8. Pharmaceutical education -- 9. Control of the practice of pharmacy -- 10. Pharmacy organization and periodicals -- 11. Toward Optimal pharmacy services.

A basic textbook designed for introductory courses in pharmacy for first year students. It provides coverage of the ill person and illness behaviour, current trends in drug therapy, drug abuse, the pharmacy profession, pharmaceutical education, legal aspects, and directions for the future.

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PHARMACY -- PRACTICE -- UNITED STATES

RS 67.U6 .S65 1992