Main description:

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.'

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.

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 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

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: 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