Drugs in Use: Clinical Case Studies for Pharmacists - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853692335 ISBN 13: 9780853692331

Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press, 1991

Synopsis

The case studies in this book cover a wide variety of topics, including both commonly encountered and problematic diseases, and major advances in recent years. Each case study is in question and answer form, and shows how the appropriate therapy can be selected and monitored.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Pharmacists, in both hospital and community settings, are increasingly being asked to contribute to drug therapy decisions and to comment of the suitability of prescribed drugs. The choice of drug therapy for individual patients can be influenced by many factors, including concurrent drug treatments and medical history. Drugs in Use discusses the thinking behind these choices for a variety of diseases, using real-life examples. Drugs in Use has been completely revised and expanded. It presents a series of 32 clinical case studies designed to illustrate how pharmacists can optimise drug therapy in response to the needs of individual patients. In each case, patient information is interspersed with questions (and answers) suitable for self-study or group discussion. A pharmaceutical care plan for the patient under discussion is included at the end of each chapter. New chapters are included on stroke, dementia, osteoporosis, medication errors and medicines management. Drugs in Use will help both pharmacists and pharmacy students to develop the ability to make drug-related decisions which use their specialist knowledge and skills to the best effect. Linda J Dodds is Specialist Pharmaceutical Advisor for Ashford PCT, Ashford, Kent, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0853692335
• ISBN 13: 9780853692331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Dodds Linda J.