Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
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Abstract

Johnson TJ. Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning; 2013, 420 pp, $77.95 (softcover), ISBN 1449604781

Matthew A. Wanat and Joshua T. Swan

Critical Care Pharmacotherapeutics is an introductory textbook that is primarily intended for pharmacy learners and critical care pharmacists and provides an introduction to the critical care specialty and basic concepts of pharmacotherapy for critically ill patients. The first edition of this paperback textbook was published in 2012 by Dr. Thomas Johnson, who is a Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist, Postgraduate year 2 Critical Care Residency Director, and Director of Pharmacy at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Johnson served as the main editor of chapters that were written by pharmacists, physicians, and nurses.