Clinical Pharmacy & Therapeutics

Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics provides an accessible, complete and authoritative account of all major aspects of therapeutics and rational drug use. Written by a distinguished multi-author team of pharmacists and physicians, it is organized primarily by body systems and disorders, with the same logical order followed for each chapter.<br><br>For this major new edition, the presentation of the book has been enhanced by a new, larger page size and the addition of a second colour to make the text more readable and attractive. Colour photographs of clinical relevance have been added on eczema, psoriasis, pressure sores and leg ulcers. The text is referenced throughout, and each chapter includes an up-to-date bibliography.<p></p><li>Logical order and format followed for each chapter: Key points, epidemiology, aetiology, disease, clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment, drugs used in treatment</li><li>Effective use of tables and boxes for supplementary information such as risk factors and dietary guidelines</li><li>Evidence-based practice used throughout with case studies at the end of each chapter to aid learning</li><p></p><li>More up to date information on the following:</li><li> - 'rational' antibiotic prescribing and the institution of policies, </li> - advances in therapy for chronic renal failure and transplants<br> - changes in asthma treatment<br> - new drugs for epilepsy and Parkinson's disease<br><li>expansion of neurology section to include a new chapter on multiple sclerosis, dementia and Alzheimer's disease and treatment</li><li>more on infertility treatment and the menopause</li><li>new - larger - page size for this edition</li><li>second colour added to make text much more readable and attractive</li>
ISBN: 978-0-443-07137-9

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