APhA publishes new edition of popular at-a-glance resource

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has announced publication of the third edition of Peripheral Brain for the Pharmacist, a convenient portable reference for both pharmacy practitioners and student pharmacists.   

A collection of 35 core reference materials, Peripheral Brain for the Pharmacist is printed on hole-punched laminated cards sized to fit in a lab-coat pocket and held together by a metal ring.

Each color-tabbed card features concise information about a frequently encountered clinical subject that student pharmacists and practicing pharmacists find themselves looking up time after time. The collection includes such topics as creatinine clearance; guidelines on hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, asthma and COPD; serum concentrations; aminoglycoside therapy; insulin analogues; immunization schedules; and warfarin interactions. 

Peripheral Brain for the Pharmacist, 3rd edition (ISBN 978-1-58212-178-9) is priced at $15.95 (APhA members pay $12.95) and may be ordered online at www.pharmacist.com/shop, by phone (800-878-0729) or through APhA’s digital subscription product, PharmacyLibrary, www.pharmacylibrary.com.