4th Edition

Pharmacy What It Is and How It Works

By William N. Kelly Copyright 2018
420 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

417 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

417 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Now fully updated for its fourth edition, Pharmacy: What It Is and How It Works continues to provide a comprehensive review of all aspects of pharmacy, from the various roles, pathways and settings of pharmacists to information about how pharmacy works within the broader health care system. Beginning with a brief historical perspective on the field, the book discusses the many facets of... Read more

Chapter 1 What Is Pharmacy?

Chapter 2 The Pharmacist

Chapter 3 Pharmacists and the Health Care System

Chapter 4 The Drug Use Process

Chapter 5 Pharmacy Supportive Personnel

Chapter 6 Pharmacy Informatics

Chapter 7 Pharmaceutical Care

Chapter 8 Ambulatory(Community)Pharmacy

Chapter 9 Health System Pharmacy

Chapter 10 Managed Care Pharmacy

Chapter 11 Home Health and Hospice Care Pharmacy

Chapter 12 Long-Term Care Pharmacy

Chapter 13 Government Pharmacy

Chapter 14 Drug Information and Poison Control

Chapter 16 Pharmacy Organizations

Chapter 17 How Drugs Are Discovered, Tested, and Approved

Chapter 18 The Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry

Chapter 19 Other Opportunities for Pharmacists

Chapter 20 Career Development

Biography

William N. Kelly has 50 years of experience in healthcare as a pharmacy executive, researcher, professor, and clinician. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 12 book chapters, and has presented his work both nationally and internationally. He is also a full professor, and special assistant to the Dean for innovative practice at the College of Pharmacy of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Kelly is also president of William N. Kelly Consulting & Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to advancing medication safety and the practice of pharmacy, senior vice president of scientific affairs for Visante, and vice president of Vivace Health Solutions.

Dr. Kelly is the author of The Good Pharmacist: Characteristics, Virtues, and Habits, published in 2011; Prescribed Medication and the Public Health: Laying the Foundation for Risk Reduction, published in 2006; and, co-author of Leadership and Management in Pharmacy Practice (2nd ed.), published in 2015.

He lives with his wife, Trudy, in Clearwater, Florida, and enjoys reading, swimming, golf, spending time with his children and grandchildren, stamp collecting, and serving as a medical missionary in Central America.