Full Description
Complementing the guidelines in the British National Formulary, the fourth edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy remains the indispensable guide to clinical pharmacy, providing all the information needed for practising and student pharmacists. It presents handy practical guidance in a quick-reference, bullet-point format to give the reader the knowledge and confidence needed to provide a clinical pharmacy service.
Including key information on controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions, interactions, communication skills, and confidentiality, this extensively revised addition to the bestselling Oxford Handbook series is the fundamental pharmacy reference tool. It features chapters on medicines optimisation, adverse drug reactions, allergy and anaphylaxis, clinical pharmacy skills, clinical trials, converting evidence into practice, research, and therapy related issues.
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy includes brand new topics on therapy related issues in renal, clotting disorders, management of the surgical patient, and the role of primary care pharmacy teams.
Contents
1: Adherence 2: Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions 3: Allergy and Anaphylaxis 4: Clinical pharmacy skills 5: Clinical trials 6: Controlled drugs 7: Converting evidence into practice 8: Medical gases 9: Patient management issues 10: Medicines management 11: Research 12: Therapy-related issues: Gastrointestinal 13: Therapy-related issues: Cardiovascular system 14: Therapy-related issues: Respiratory system 15: Therapy-related issues: Central Nervous System 16: Therapy-related issues: Infections 17: Therapy-related issues: Endocrine 18: Therapy-related issues: Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary tract disorders 19: Therapy-related issues: Malignant diseases and immunosuppression 20: Therapy-related issues: Nutrition and blood 21: Therapy-related issues: Musculoskeletal 22: Therapy-related issues: Skin 23: Therapy-related issues: Palliative care 24: Interpreting blood results 25: Therapy-related issues: Renal 26: Therapy related issues: Paediatrics 27: Frailty 28: Management of the surgical patient 29: Medication safety 30: Critical care 31: Ophthalmology principles 32: Clotting disorders 33: Primary care 34: Appendix: Supplementary data
