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Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs (APPLIED THERAPEUTICS (KODA-KIMBLE))

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This book now slightly outdated, has two very valuable features. First it is very thorough. Practically every drug and its therapeutic application is discussed. Second the discussion is not just a factual presentation in the PDR sense but an attempted detailed clinical evaluation. Specific patient scenerio's are portrayed with various choices, considerations and outcomes. The patient Rx question is reviewed as if the particular patient is before you and you are on the phone with the pharmacy consult. I find it very useful to gain a picture of a careful, slow and detailed evaluation of proper patient Rx practices. This is not written as a quick reference guide, it is a course in itself on clinical Rx methods and approaches. It is a wonderful book to add to your library. I have no doubt that it's approach will provide better patient care. What it needs is an on-line update feature.
Kenneth Ellman
email:ke@kennethellman.com

The best book anywhere on the subject of applied therapeutics. The format is easy to follow, a series of logical questions and answer leading to intelligent therapeutic conclusions. Each section is written by a leading expert in their field.

This is a very thorough and clinically-based book on pharmacology. The question and answer format goes directly to the heart of medication problems seen in a medical practice. Sections follow disease processes well and are indexed well. I wish this book had been available in medical school. It is very detailed for all levels, yet presents information is a succinct, readable format. This is not a PDR; it is a clinical text with immediate practical advice. If you read the sections on acne and hypertension you will realize this is not your usual general pharmacology text. The fine details of treatment are all there

Applied Therapeutics is a very detailed, thorough, and informative compilation of assorted health care matters.

The text is easy to read and the numerous sample cases studies in each chapter ensures that the reader fully understands and is able to apply the information presented. It is also an excellent method to reinforce the enormous amount of information health care providers are presented with in daily practice.

The free CD-ROM (which you must request on their website with a coupon code attached in the back of the book) is a very portable version of this hefty textbook.

A word of caution: This is defintely not an "introductory" book. A little working knowledge of biology, pharmacology, and disease states is a must.

Overall, awesome textbook for interning students.

Not just a drug reference, this is a clinical book.... teaches critical thinking and application of drugs, recommended by many PharmD's. You'll use it for ever.

Excellent book! It is as equally as informative as Dipiro's Pharmacotherapy. The difference is that Koda-Kimble is case-based which can be very helpful applying it clinically. Highly recommended for pharmacy students.

This is a wonderful book for clinicians, despite its emphasis on medications and treatments used mainly in an "in-patient" setting. Its references are numerous and credited and presents its integrated information on a plethora of categories in pathological diseases in the forms of vignettes. I LOVE this book! The topics discussed are never overbearing in content, but gives just enough depth within each topic addressed to give the reader a firm hold of an effective visual on the subject matter (i.e. parkinson's disease, HIV pateints and geriatrics). Being a future clnician myself, I highly recommend this book for all present and future practitioners.

My pharmacy class was switched to this book because our Therapeutics course master edited one of the sections. This book is okay, but it isn't DiPiro. I don't enjoy the case studies because they often encompass drugs and conditions that I still haven't learned about. I find myself reaching for DiPiro to fill the gaps.

An essential item for Pharm. School and hospital/community practice. Well written and very nicely arranged material.

I took a class several years ago and used this book. I have used it countless times since, and was happy to order the new edition for personal use. The case study format is extremely effective, and there is a ton of really useful information for educators and/or prescribers alike.