Prescribing At a Glance

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Ross , MBChB, FRCP, MD, MSc Clinical Pharmacology, MMed, NHS Grampian/University of Aberdeen, UK Klappentext The principles of drug therapies are fundamental to medical practitioners in all branches; but are often difficult to get to grips with. Prescribing at a Glance addresses the most common uses of prescription drugs, and follows progress from dose calculation, administration to monitoring the effects in the treatments of major presenting problems.With a focus on prescribing, this user-friendly guide helps practitioners to develop crucial knowledge and skills, including establishing accurate drug histories, planning appropriate therapies, writing safe and legal prescriptions, critically appraising the prescribing of others, patient support, accessing reliable information about medicines, and detecting adverse drug reactions.Prescribing at a Glance:* Features detailed and high-quality colour illustrations throughout* Includes examples of common prescribing errors, practice prescriptions and calculations* Follows the structure of the WHO Good Prescribing Guide, and corresponds to the core curriculum of the British Pharmacological Society* Is the perfect guide to help you prepare for the Prescribing Skills Assessment (PSA)* Includes a companion website featuring interactive MCQs and cases, available at www.ataglanceseries.com/prescribingFrom the series that brought you Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, and designed to help those in the later stages of their medical training become adept at the skills required for a vital yet often confusing subject - Prescribing at a Glance will help you fill in any knowledge gaps with simple step-by-step instructions, and clear, easy-to-remember guidelines. Zusammenfassung The principles of drug therapies are fundamental to medical practitioners in all branches; but are often difficult to get to grips with. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface v How to Use Your Textbook vi About the Companion Website ix Part 1 Basic Principles of Prescribing 1 1 Introduction: principles of good prescribing 2 2 Revision: pharmacokinetics 4 3 Using the British National Formulary 6 4 Taking a medication history 8 5 Reviewing current medicines 10 Part 2 Drug Selection 13 6 How to choose a drug 14 7 How to choose frequency 15 8 How to choose a dose 16 9 How to choose route of administration and formulation 18 10 How to choose duration of treatment, defi ne treatment objectives and measure outcomes 20 11 Assessing suitability of treatment regimens for patients 21 12 Worked example 1: Chapters 6-11 22 13 Worked example 2: Chapters 6-11 23 Part 3 Prescribing for Special Groups 25 14 Prescribing in liver disease 26 15 Prescribing in renal disease 28 16 Prescribing in children 30 17 Prescribing in the elderly 32 18 Prescribing in pregnancy and breast feeding 34 Part 4 Logistics of Prescribing 37 19 How to write a drug prescription 38 20 Communicating with patients about medicines 40 21 Therapeutic drug monitoring 42 22 Dealing with adverse drug reactions 44 23 Avoiding drug interactions (drugs, food and alternative medicines) 46 24 Avoiding prescribing errors 48 Part 5 Specific Drug Groups 51 25 Using drugs for the gastrointestinal system 52 26 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system I 54 27 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system II 56 28 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system III 58 29 Using drugs for the respiratory system 60 30 Using drugs for the neurological system I 62 31 Using drugs for the neurological system II 64 32 Using drugs for infection 66 33 Using drugs for the endocrine system I 68 34 Using drugs for ...

List of contents

Preface v
 
How to use your textbook vi
 
About the companion website ix
 
Part 1 Basic principles of prescribing 1
 
1 Introduction: principles of good prescribing 2
 
2 Revision: pharmacokinetics 4
 
3 Using the British National Formulary 6
 
4 Taking a medication history 8
 
5 Reviewing current medicines 10
 
Part 2 Drug selection 13
 
6 How to choose a drug 14
 
7 How to choose frequency 15
 
8 How to choose a dose 16
 
9 How to choose route of administration and formulation 18
 
10 How to choose duration of treatment, define treatment objectives and measure outcomes 20
 
11 Assessing suitability of treatment regimens for patients 21
 
12 Worked example 1: Chapters 6-11 22
 
13 Worked example 2: Chapters 6-11 23
 
Part 3 Prescribing for special groups 25
 
14 Prescribing in liver disease 26
 
15 Prescribing in renal disease 28
 
16 Prescribing in children 30
 
17 Prescribing in the elderly 32
 
18 Prescribing in pregnancy and breast feeding 34
 
Part 4 Logistics of prescribing 37
 
19 How to write a drug prescription 38
 
20 Communicating with patients about medicines 40
 
21 Therapeutic drug monitoring 42
 
22 Dealing with adverse drug reactions 44
 
23 Avoiding drug interactions (drugs, food and alternative medicines) 46
 
24 Avoiding prescribing errors 48
 
Part 5 Specific drug groups 51
 
25 Using drugs for the gastrointestinal system 52
 
26 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system I 54
 
27 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system II 56
 
28 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system III 58
 
29 Using drugs for the respiratory system 60
 
30 Using drugs for the neurological system I 62
 
31 Using drugs for the neurological system II 64
 
32 Using drugs for infection 66
 
33 Using drugs for the endocrine system I 68
 
34 Using drugs for the endocrine system II 70
 
35 How to use drugs for the musculoskeletal system 72
 
36 Using drugs in haematology and oncology 74
 
37 Using drugs in anaesthesia 76
 
38 An approach to common prescribing requests I 78
 
39 An approach to common prescribing requests II 80
 
Appendix Cross references to Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance 81
 
Index 8

Product details

• Authors: S Ross, Sarah Ross, Sarah (Nhs Grampian/university of Aberdeen Ross
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2014
• EAN: 9781118257319
• ISBN: 978-1-118-25731-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: At a Glance; At a Glance
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Medizinstudium, Medizin, Pharmakologie, Medical education, Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Medicine, Pharmakologie u. Pharmazeutische Medizin, Medical Science