The Apha Complete Review for the FPGEE

975 Pages·2010·18.546 MB·English

by  Dick R. Gourley

The APhA Complete Review
for the Foreign Pharmacy
Graduate Equivalency
Examination®
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The APhA Complete Review
for the Foreign Pharmacy
Graduate Equivalency
Examination®
Dick R. Gourley, PharmD, FAPhA
Editor-in-Chief
Dean and Professor
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
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The APhA complete review for the FPGEE / Dick R. Gourley, editor-in-chief.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-58212-143-7
1. Pharmacy—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Medical personnel, Foreign—United States—Examinations—Study
guides. I. Gourley, D. R. (Dick R.), 1944- II. American Pharmacists Association.
[DNLM: 1. Pharmacy—Examination Questions. 2. Foreign Professional Personnel—Examination Questions. 3.
Pharmaceutical Preparations—Examination Questions. QW 18.2]
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Contents
Preface
Contributors
Introduction to the FPGEE and Study Tips
SECTION ONE
Basic Biomedical Sciences
EDITOR: Michael C. Storm
Anatomy and Physiology
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Eldridge F. Johnson, PhD
Pathology and Pathophysiology
2
Joseph Presley, PharmD
Microbiology
3
Bradley A. Boucher, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM
Immunology
4
Katherine S. Barker, PhD
Biochemistry
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Michael C. Storm, PhD
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Vicki M. Park, PhD
Biostatistics
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Junling Wang, PhD, MS
SECTION TWO
Pharmaceutical Sciences
EDITOR: Bernd Meibohm
Medicinal Chemistry
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Isaac O. Donkor, PhD
Pharmacology
9
Bernd Meibohm, PhD, FCP
Pharmacognosy: Complementary and Alternative
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Treatments
Emily B. Hak, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Lawrence J. Hak, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Toxicology
11
Peter A. Chyka, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT
Bioanalysis
12
Sarka Beranova-Giorgianni, PhD
Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
13
Himanshu Bhattacharjee, PhD
George C. Wood, PhD
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Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics
14
Charles R. Yates, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacogenetics
15
Terreia S. Jones, PharmD
Extemporaneous Compounding and Parenteral and
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Enteral Products
Hassan Almoazen, PhD
SECTION THREE
Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Pharmacy Sciences
EDITOR: Lawrence M. Brown
Health Care Delivery Systems
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David K. Solomon, PharmD, FASHP
Cary G. Duncan Jr., PharmD
Jodi Leke Taylor, PharmD
Economics and Pharmacoeconomics
18
Lawrence M. Brown, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacoepidemiology
19
Song Hee Hong, PhD
Federal Pharmacy Law
20
Walter L. Fitzgerald Jr., BPharm, MS, JD
Origin and Evolution of Pharmacy as a Separate
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Profession
Greta K. Gourley, PharmD, PhD
L. Michael Posey, BPharm
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Ethics
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Max D. Ray, PharmD, MS, LHD
Professional Communications
23
Jeremy Thomas, PharmD, CDE
Social and Behavioral Aspects of Practice
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Crescent Rowell, PharmD
La’Marcus Wingate, PharmD
SECTION FOUR
Clinical Sciences
EDITOR: Terreia S. Jones
Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacist-Provided Care
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Carli C. Nesheiwat, PharmD, BCOP
Medication Dispensing and Distribution Systems
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Brandon M. Edgerson, PharmD, MS
Practice Guidelines and Clinical Trials
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Joseph M. Swanson, PharmD, BCPS
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
28
Amanda Howard-Thompson, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care
29
Alexander B. Guirguis, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist-Provided Care for Special Populations
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Chasity M. Shelton, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
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Drug Information
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Anne M. Hurley, PharmD
Medication Safety
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Kim Currie Mason, PharmD
Clinical Trial Design
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Trevor McKibbin, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Patient Assessment Laboratory
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Sahar Rashed, PharmD, PhD
Appendixes
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS
Anne M. Hurley, PharmD
Normal Laboratory Values
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Drugs in Renal Failure
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Drugs in Hepatic Failure
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Top 200 Prescription Drugs
D
Top 200 Over-the-Counter Products
E
Drugs Excreted in Breast Milk
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Drugs That May Cause Photosensitivity
G
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