Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics -

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Roger Walker, Cate Whittlesea (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
998 Seiten
2011 | 5th Revised edition
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-7020-4293-5 (ISBN)
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Draws on the skills of pharmacists and clinicians to present optimal drug regimens. This title integrates an understanding of the disease processes with an appreciation of pathophysiological processes, clinical pharmacy and the evidence base. It places emphasis on understanding both the prescribing process and the clinical pharmacy process.
Now in its fifth edition, this best-selling, multidisciplinary textbook continues to draw on the skills of pharmacists and clinicians to present optimal drug regimens. The authors integrate an understanding of the disease processes with an appreciation of pathophysiological processes, clinical pharmacy and the evidence base.

New to this edition:





Stronger emphasis on understanding both the prescribing process and the clinical pharmacy process.
All chapters completely revised and updated.
Thirty-eight leading new authors.


Features:





Key points boxes at the beginning of every chapter
Case study tests at the end of every chapter
Chapters co-authored by pharmacists and clinicians
Organised by body system
Consistent, clearly signposted chapter layout


'...a unique and valuable support for all those involved or interested in drug therapy. This is a textbook that no university or pharmacy department, particularly those with employees studying at any level, and no pharmacist trying to develop their knowledge base should be without."

Dr Chris Green and John Sexton, The Pharmaceutical Journal

Now in its fifth edition, this best-selling, multidisciplinary textbook continues to draw on the skills of pharmacists and clinicians to present optimal drug regimens. The authors integrate an understanding of the disease processes with an appreciation of pathophysiological processes, clinical pharmacy and the evidence base.

New to this edition:





Stronger emphasis on understanding both the prescribing process and the clinical pharmacy process.
All chapters completely revised and updated.
Thirty-eight leading new authors.


Features:





Key points boxes at the beginning of every chapter
Case study tests at the end of every chapter
Chapters co-authored by pharmacists and clinicians
Organised by body system
Consistent, clearly signposted chapter layout


'...a unique and valuable support for all those involved or interested in drug therapy. This is a textbook that no university or pharmacy department, particularly those with employees studying at any level, and no pharmacist trying to develop their knowledge base should be without."

Dr Chris Green and John Sexton, The Pharmaceutical Journal



Stronger emphasis on understanding both the prescribing process and the clinical pharmacy process.
All chapters completely revised and updated.
Thirty-eight leading new authors.

Professor Cate Whittlesea is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at UCL School of Pharmacy. Cate has been on the book since the fourth edition. Cate's research has focused on medication safety and evaluation of the community pharmacists' role in public health. As part of her teaching she is leading the 5 year integrated MPharm course as well as supporting the Foundation School on their development of postgraduate courses to meet the emerging roles for pharmacists. Cate has extensive experience in curriculum design having developed the Independent Prescribing Course at King's College London and the clinical skills theme integrated into all fur years of the MPharm at Durham University. She has supported the accreditation of the Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing course at UCL. Cate has contributed to the development of competency frameworks for prescribers in the UK.

Section 1: General Clinical pharmacy process. Prescribing. Practical pharmacokinetics. Drug interactions. Adverse drug reactions. Laboratory data. Parenteral nutrition. Pharmacoeconomics. Section 2: Life stages Neonates. Paediatrics. Geriatrics. Section 3: TherapeuticsGastrointestinal disorders: Peptic ulcer disease. Inflammatory bowel disease. Constipation and diarrhoea. Hepatic disorders:Adverse effects of drugs on the liver. Liver disease. Renal disorders: Acute kidney injury. Chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure. Chronic kidney disease and end stage renal failure. Cardiovascular disorders: Hypertension. Coronary heart disease. Chronic heart failure. Arrhythmias. Thrombosis. Dyslipidaemia. Respiratory disorders: Asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Neurological and psychological disorders: Insomnia. Anxiety disorders. Affective disorders. Schizophrenia. Epilepsy. Parkinson's disease. Pain. Nausea and vomiting. Infections: Respiratory infections. Urinary tract infections. Gastrointestinal infections. Infective meningitis. Surgical site infection and antimicrobial prophylaxis. Tuberculosis. HIV infection. Fungal infections. Endocrine disorders: Thyroid and parathyroid disorders. Diabetes mellitus. Obstetric and gynaecological disorders: Menstrual cycle disorders. Menopause. Drugs in pregnancy and lactation. Urological disorders: Prostate disease. Haemotopoietic disorders: Anaemia. Malignant disorders: Leukaemia. Lymphomas. Solid tumours. Rheumatic disorders: Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Gout and hyperuricaemia. Eye disorders: Glaucoma. Skin disorders: Drug-induced skin disorders. Eczema and psoriasis. Wounds.

Section 4: Appendices.

Medical abbreviations. Glossary. Index

Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 276 x 219 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
ISBN-10 0-7020-4293-5 / 0702042935
ISBN-13 978-0-7020-4293-5 / 9780702042935
Zustand Neuware
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