New Prescriber (eBook)

Joanne Lymn is an Associate Professor in Pharmacology, University of Nottingham. Dianne Bowskill is a Lecturer in Non Medical Prescribing, University of Nottingham. Fiona Bath-Hextall is an Associate Professor and Reader in Evidence-Based Healthcare, University of Nottingham. Roger Knaggs is an Advanced Pharmacy Practitioner - Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Contributors List.

Preface.

SECTION 1 THE PATIENT.

1 The consultation (Frank Coffey and Dianne
Bowskill).

2 Accountability and prescribing (Nigel Plant and Richard
Pitt).

3 Legal aspects of prescribing (Joy Wingfield).

4 The ethics of prescribing (Richard Cooper).

5 Prescribing in practice (Dianne Bowskill).

6 Record keeping (Fiona Dobson).

7 Public health issues (Michael Watson).

Quiz Answers.

Glossary.

SECTION 2 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE.

8 What is evidence-based practice? (Fiona
Bath-Hextall).

9 How do we find the evidence? (Finola Delamere).

10 What are the different types of study design? (Sarah
Armstrong).

11 Appraising the evidence (Fiona Bath-Hextall and Sarah
Armstrong).

12 How do we interpret the evidence? (Jo
Leonardi-Bee).

13 How do we apply the evidence? (Nick Allcock).

Quiz Answers.

Glossary.

SECTION 3 PHARMACOLOGY.

14 General principles underlying drug action (Joanne
Lymn).

15 Pharmacokinetics 1 - absorption and distribution
(Joanne Lymn).

16 Pharmacokinetics 2 - metabolism and excretion
(Joanne Lymn).

17 Routes of administration (Roger Knaggs and Joanne
Lymn).

18 Variations in drug handling (Margaret Stone).

19 Adverse drug reactions and interactions (Margaret
Stone).

20 Introduction to the autonomic nervous system (Joanne
Lymn).

21 Clinical application of the principles of the autonomic
nervous system (Joanne Lymn).

22 The respiratory system (Michael Schachter).

23 The cardiovascular system (Martyn Kingsbury and Joanne
Lymn).

24 Haemostasis and thrombosis (Joanne Lymn).

25 The renal system (Judith Gregory and Sarah Jones).

26 The gastrointestinal system (Briony Leighton).

27 The endocrine system (Alison Mostyn).

28 Contraception (Alison Mostyn).

29 Introduction to the central nervous system (Dave
Skingsley).

30 Neurodegenerative disorders (Dave Skingsley).

31 Depression and anxiety (Dave Skingsley).

32 Schizophrenia (Dave Skingsley).

33 Epilepsy and aticonvulsant drugs (Michael
Schachter).

34 Pain and analgesia (Roger Knaggs).

35 Antibacterial chemotherapy (Tim Hills).

36 Antibiotic resistance and Clostridium difficile
(Tim Hills).

37 Antifungal and antiviral drugs (Tim Hills).

Quiz Answers.

Glossary.

Index.