Main description:

FASTtrack Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy focuses on what you really need to know in order to pass exams. Concise, bulleted information and all-important self-assessment questions including MCQs and case studies. Addressing common ailments and organised alphabetically by system, FASTtrack Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy provides all the essential information needed for managing symptoms presented in the pharmacy. This new edition has been revised and updated and now includes learning objectives for each chapter, new self-assessment questions and new chapters on benign prostatic hyperplasia and erectile dysfunction.Are your exams coming up? Are you drowning in textbooks and lecture notes and wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route to successful study for your examinations. FASTtrack provides the ultimate lecture notes and is a must-have for all pharmacy students wanting to study and test themselves for forthcoming exams.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions
3. Motion sickness
4. Pain
5. Ear problems
6. Eye conditions
7. Athlete's foot
8. Foot (podiatric) problems
9. Fungal nail infection (onychomycosis)
10. Verrucas (plantar warts) and warts (common warts)
11. Constipation
12. Diarrhoea
13. Haemorrhoids (piles)
14. Irritable bowel syndrome
15. Indigestion
16. Mouth ulcers (minor aphthous ulcers)
17. Head lice
18. Scabies
19. Threadworm
20. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
21. Erectile dysfunction
22. Musculoskeletal conditions
23. Common cold and influenza
24. Cough
25. Hay fever
26. Nicotine replacement therapy
27. Acne
28. Cold sores (oral herpes simplex)
29. Eczema/dermatitis
30. Fungal skin infections
31. Scalp conditions
32. Cystitis
33. Menstrual disorders - dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia
34. Emergency hormonal contraception
35. Premenstrual syndrome
36. Vaginal thrush