* Provides helpful guidance to pharmacists who need to respond to symptoms and recommend over-the-counter medicines. * Systematically deals with common complaints, detailing what the pharmacist needs to know in order to assess a condition, when to refer the patient, and which management options are available.
Describes the mathematics of drug dosage and principles of pharmacology. This book offers information on each drug, such as generic and trade names, indications, common adverse effects, and typical adult and pediatric dosages.
A concise textbook providing a clear description of drug absorption, distribution, action, metabolism and adverse effects, this title provides the information needed in a straightforward way to ensure informed, safe and cost-effective prescribing.
Covering general (internal) medicine, this title intends to promote self-directed learning with motivation coming from self-identification of strengths and weaknesses leading to an assessment of needs.
Completely rewritten, this textbook on pharmaceutical practice describes the role of the pharmacist in providing care to the patient and covers all aspects of dispensing medicines and drugs.
A handbook of clinical pharmacy that covers the role of the pharmacist in hospital and community and key areas of practice such as OTC (over-the-counter) prescribing and therapeutic drug level monitoring. This book also addresses the role of the pharmacist in the community, issues surrounding compliance, and management and communication skills.
An evaluation of the experiences of nurse prescribing in practice, and the lessons, learned from the pilot sites. Starting with a history of the initiative, it moves through the key issues that govern its progress.
A guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms commonly seen by community pharmacists. Organised by body system, it includes chapters that begin with a system overview and a brief guide to history-taking.
Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in pharmaceutical science. In brief, it is concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms for medicines. This book provides pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students with the information on the various aspects of pharmaceutics.
An illustrated guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms commonly seen by community pharmacists. It examines the symptoms or conditions according to background; prevalence; and, aetiology, arriving at a differential diagnosis, questions to ask the patient, and conditions to eliminate.
Serves as a guide to the role of the clinical pharmacist, including basic skills and the choice and management of treatment in specific therapeutic problems. This title covers the basics of pharmaceutical care, and outlines the tools and techniques required to make the maximum contribution to patient care. Each chapter ends with 10-20 MCQs.
A learning tool to aid preparation for undergraduate pharmacology examinations. It focuses on reinforcing core concepts, improving technique and developing confidence in answering the style of questions used in the examination.
Focus on Nursing Pharmacology , 8th Edition is what you need when don't want to remediate material you've already learned in basic science classes. This book reviews and integrates previously learned knowledge into chapters focused on helping students conceptualize what is important to know about each group of drugs.
All UK nurses are required to be proficient in medicines management before registration. This evidence-based resource provides quick access to the knowledge needed to make clinical decisions and to safely deliver medication in partnership with patients. It is compiled to be shared with patients when explaining the nature of medications.
Providing nursing students with words of wisdom and advice from real-life student nurses, Calculation Skills for Nurses enables you to calculate drug dosages with ease, boosting your confidence and competence in this core area of nursing practice.
Filled with practical help and guidance from a team of experienced pharmacists, Successful Learning in Pharmacy is an easy-to-read guide to all the skills you need to be an effective pharmacy student, setting you up for success in your future career.
Written by leading academics with a wealth of experience in pharmacy education, Maths Skills for Pharmacy combines a unique integrated approach to pharmaceutical and scientific calculations, with innovative learning features designed to encourage self-directed learning.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry provides a wide-ranging overview of organic chemistry as applied to the study and practice of pharmacy. Drugs are simply chemicals, so to fully understand their manufacture, formulation, and the way they work in our bodies, a knowledge of organic compounds and their reactions is essential.
Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards, this book covers the key components of medicines management and optimisation that pre-reg nurses need to know, using a scenario-based approach to illustrate how each topic - from injections to ethics - relates to nursing practice.
Antibiotics add, on average, twenty years to our lives. For over seventy years, since the manufacture of penicillin in 1943, we have survived extraordinary operations and life-threatening infections. We are so familiar with these wonder drugs that we take them for granted. This book deals with this topic.
Suitable for nurses studying a prescribing qualification and preparing for exams, this book offers over 450 questions including full answers and explanations. It includes: true or false questions; multiple choice questions; fill in the blanks questions; and full glossary of terms.
This Third Edition provides up-to-date coverage of psychopharmacology, including research demonstrating an increase in the number of disorders responsive to drug treatment. The scope of this book includes the use of drugs and other chemical agents as tools to investigate how the brain functions.
Half of all prescribed medicines are used in a sub-optimal manner and clinicians struggle to find ways of improving the situation. This book offers real life case studies to demonstrate the way the patient-centered model, combined with other behavioural models, can result in a logical approach to prescribing for difficult clients.
This new edition is fully revised to provide concise, practical, and expert advice for the non-medical prescriber. Intended for all levels, it covers basic pharmacology, legal parameters, safe and effective prescribing and common conditions. Written by experienced nurse prescribers, it contains a wealth of guidance and information.
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.
Suitable for pre-registration nursing students looking for an accessible guide to drug groups that goes beyond the essentials, this title is simple and accessible and examines the next logical set of drug groups that nurses need to know.
Shows you how science concepts relate to nursing and health care. This book includes coverage of Microbiology and Anatomy and Physiology; and, application to nursing and health. It includes practice points which relate the concepts to clinical practice. It also includes self test questions that test your learning.