The Pharmacotherapy of Common Functional Syndromes: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Primary Care Practice

*gift able-covers are bright and shiny pages are unmarked book appears to been unused red cover not quite perfect but an excellent shape – just from being aroundHaworth Four major functional disorders--chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, & premenstrual syndrome--plague a sizable portion of humanity. In the past-been ignored, misdiagnosed- treated with folk remedies (less-than-optimum results), or inappropriate or ineffective medications. - Evidence-Based Guidelines for Primary Care Practice delivers a critical presentation of drug therapies for each of these disorders. This volume evaluates all of the best available research in this field to determine effective therapeutic approaches for these conditions. This thorough and lucid review discusses these four major functional disorders: chronic fatigue syndrome- fibromyalgia- irritable bowel syndrome- premenstrual syndrome- Examine diagnostic criteria and treatment regimes that reveal what medicines & treatments had positive and negative responses for patients & the known risks – benefits of the drugs used in each case. Book gives medical professionals & their patients a concise – current source that contains the latest research on these topics. -will give you insight into each of these syndromes to help you decide what course of action to take with your patients and what medications are right for them -Contents Introduction SECTION I: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Chapter 1. Definition and Methodological Issues Chapter 2. Controversial Treatments Immunoglobulin Infusions Hydrocortisone Fish and Plant Oils Chapter 3. Ineffective Therapies Fluoxetine Chapter 4. Unreplicated Trials Phenelzine Selegiline Poly (1)-Poly (C12U) Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Magnesium Acyclovir Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract (Transfer Factor) Alpha Interferon Cyanocobalamin and Folic Acid Terfenadine Fludrocortisone Chapter 5. Evidence-Based Therapy of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome SECTION II: FIBROMYALGIA Chapter 6. Definition and Methodological Issues Chapter 7. Effective Therapy Tricyclic Antidepressants Chapter 8. Controversial Therapies Cyclobenzaprine Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors S-Adenosylmethionine Chapter 9. Ineffective Drugs Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents Benzodiazepines Nonbenzodiazepine Hypnotics Chapter 10. Unreplicated Trials Ondansetron Ritanserin Prednisone Chlormezanone Growth Hormone Calcitonin Malic Acid and Magnesium Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Therapy of Fibromyalgia SECTION III: IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME Chapter 12. Definition and Methodological Issues Chapter 13. Effective Therapies Tricyclic Antidepressants Chapter 14. Controversial Therapies Bulking Agents Smooth Muscle Relaxants Calcium Channel Blocking Agents Cisapride Chapter 15. Ineffective Therapies Dietary Fiber Lactase Ondansetron Chapter 16. Unreplicated Trials Streptococcus Faecium (ital) Fedotozine Chinese Herbal Medicine Indian Herbal Medicine Chapter 17. Evidence-Based Therapy of Irritable Bowel Syndrome SECTION IV: PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME Chapter 18. Definition and Methodological Issues Chapter 19. Effective Therapy Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Chapter 20. Controversial Therapies Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists Alprazolam Bromocriptine Danazol Chapter 21. Ineffective Therapies Progesterone and Progestogens Estrogens Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents Spironolactone Pyridoxine Evening Primrose Oil Magnesium Chapter 22. Unreplicated Trials Calcium Carbonate Alpha-Tocopherol L-Tryptophan Chapter 23. Evidence-Based Therapy of Premenstrual Syndrome Conclusions References Index- The Pharmacotherapy of Common Functional Syndromes: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Primary Care Practice - Peter Manu - ISBN 0789005883, 9780789005885 Length 320 pages Subjects Medical / Pharmacology Technology & Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical/chemotherapy drug guides- physical medicine & rehabilitation –.CRC Haworth Press;-