Am.Soc./Health-Sys.Pharmacists
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — June 2007
Pharmaceutical care with dietary supplements; concepts and common sense.
Ed. by Cydney E. McQueen.
Am.Soc./Health-Sys.Pharmacists, ©2007 166 p. $49.00 RM235
978-1-58528-143-5
Because of concern with a therapy's safety before its efficacy, McQueen (U. of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy Drug Information Center) acknowledges that the book's focus is on the negative side of dietary supplements. In seven contributed chapters, pharmacists examine key aspects of dietary supplement use: regulatory, legal, information sources, quality, therapeutic issues, adverse reactions, supplement-drug interactions, and patient education. They include case studies with questions to guide practice; 'reality checks'; practical tips; thoughts on aspects of supplements including their advertising and use with cancer patients, and the role of pharmacists; and a glossary. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
