Main description:

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. The new edition will specifically address, among other things, the changing role of the pharmacist in the community, issues surrounding compliance, and management and communication skills.

Contents:

1. Philosophy of Clinical Pharmacy Policy 2. Prescribing in Primary Care: Strategic Approach 3. Clinical Directorates and the Role of the Pharmacist 4. Licensing and Safety 5. Evidence-Based Practice 6. Pharmacoeconomics Choice 7. The Pharmacist as Prescriber 8. Pain 9. Anti-Infectives 10. Smoking Cessation Monitoring and Management 11. Medication Error 12. Prescription Monitoring 13. Primary Care Prescribing: Practical Approaches 14. Improving Adherence to Medication 15. Informing Patients about the Risks of their Medicines 16. Substance Misuse 17. Monitoring Patients with Renal Disease 18. Monitoring Patients with Liver Disease 19. Therapeutic Drug Level Monitoring Reference 20. Adverse Drug Reactions 21. Insulins 22. Intravenous Drug Administration 23. Sodium Content of Injectable Drugs 24. Laboratory Tests 25. SI Units for Clinical Chemistry 26. Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Practice 27. Comparative Doses of Corticosteroids 28. Calculating Body Surface Area 29. Abbreviations