CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS

• Other Authors: Whittlesea, Cate (Editor), Hodson, Karen (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom ELSEVIER 2019
• Edition: sixth edition
• Subjects: Drug Therapy; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pharmacological Phenomena
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Now fully revised and updated in its sixth edition, Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics combines the skills of an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, pharmacists and nurses to present an integrated understanding of disease processes, evidence-based clinical pharmacology and optimal drug regimes. Re...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1: General - Clinical pharmacy process - Prescribing - Practical pharmacokinetics - Drug interactions - Adverse drug reactions - Laboratory data - Parenteral nutrition - Pharmacoeconomics - Section 2: Life stages - Neonates - Paediatrics - Geriatrics - Section 3: Therapeutics - Gastrointestinal disorders - Peptic ulcer disease - Inflammatory bowel disease - Constipation and diarrhoea - Adverse effects of drugs on the liver - Liver disease - Acute kidney injury - Chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease - Hypertension - Coronary heart disease - Chronic heart failure - Arrhythmias - Thrombosis - Dyslipidaemia - Asthma - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Insomnia - Anxiety disorders - Affective disorders - Schizophrenia - Epilepsy - Parkinson's disease - Dementia - Pain - Nausea and vomiting - Respiratory infections - Urinary tract infections - Gastrointestinal infections Infective meningitis - Surgical site infection and antimicrobial prophylaxis - Tuberculosis - HIV infection - Fungal infections - Thyroid and parathyroid disorders - Diabetes mellitus - Menstrual cycle disorders - Menopause - Drugs in pregnancy and lactation - Prostate disease - Anaemia - Leukaemia - Lymphomas - Solid tumours. - Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis - Gout and hyperuricaemia - Glaucoma - Drug-induced skin disorders - Eczema and psoriasis - Wounds - Section 4: Appendices - Medical abbreviations - Glossary - Index