Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

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: TherapeuticsGastrointestinal 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

Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling, multi-disciplinary textbook continues to draw on the skills of pharmacists, clinicians and nurses to present optimal drug regimens. The authors integrate an understanding of the disease processes with an appreciation of the pathophysiological processes, clinical pharmacy and the evidence base. Each chapter is co-written by a pharmacist and a clinician, and each chapter begins with key points and ends with cases to test understanding. The sixth edition is now on StudentConsult for the first time, giving online access to the full text.

From reviews of the previous edition:

'This new edition of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics was really very helpful when I was doing an MSc course in Advancing Pharmacy Practice and it was really very helpful in all the clinical diseases I have to read for my PBL. I also used it as one of my most reliable reference books for the in-course simulation ward rounds and other clinical case studies. It is a great book to have as a practising clinical or hospital pharmacist or even community pharmacist. It will also be of great use to anyone doing a course in pharmacotherapy. This book will always be of use to you throughout your studentship or when practising after graduation. It is also more portable than most other pharmacotherapy textbooks with the same amount of information.'

Key Features

• Key points boxes at the beginning of each chapter
• Case-study boxes throughout the chapters
• Each chapter co-written by a pharmacist and a clinician
• In-depth treatment of therapeutics to support pharmaceutical prescribing
• Logical order and format: key points, epidemiology, aetiology, disease, clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment, drugs used in treatment.
• Dosage reference sources given where appropriate, along with useful websites and further reading for each chapter.

New to this Edition

• New co-editor, Karen Hodson
• Over 10 new authors
• Now in 4-colour
• On StudentConsult for the first time
• New chapter on Dementia
• Many new and revised illustrations
• Chapters revised to include advances in therapeutics and changes to dose regimens and licensed indications
• Updated case studies

Author Information
Edited by Cate Whittlesea, BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton-on-Tees and Karen Hodson, PhD, MSc, BSc (Pharm), FFRPS MRPharmS , Programme Director Clinical Pharmacy & Non-Medical Prescribing, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK