Handbook of Institutional Pharmacy Practice, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781585281145 ISBN-10: 158528114X Copyright: 2006 Edition: 4th Author: Brown, Thomas R. Doody's Expert Review    Score: 80 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Patrick McDonnell,  PharmD  (Temple University School of Pharmacy) Description This handbook provides an overview of areas of hospital pharmacy practice, primarily with summaries of system policies and best practice recommendations. A historical viewpoint of several areas of institutional practice is also highlighted here. Purpose The purpose is to provide readers with an understanding of, and preparation for, the practice of pharmacy primarily in the hospital setting. Audience This is written primarily for students, providing as it does a historical context of hospital pharmacy practice and a summary of different areas in day-to-day operations in institutional pharmacy. Although it appears the authors have geared this book to pharmacy students, some practitioners may also enjoy the read. Features The book gives an overview of healthcare systems in a historical content. Topics include areas of institutional practice from purely inpatient, to outpatient clinic, to long term care settings. The book also highlights hospice and home care, with an introduction to the pharmaceutical industry. Where practitioners may find the book more interesting are in the areas of policy and procedures, including medication safety, informatics, compounding, controlled substances management, and automation in practice, to name just a few of the many topics covered in this comprehensive book. Assessment Many books cover in detail topics in the individual chapters of this book, but this handbook does provide an all inclusive resource to get a glimpse of many topics. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 8 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 8 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 8 ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.