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This book provides succinct reviews of 500 of the most commonly prescribed drugs. Each entry covers key prescribing information and provides information on safety issues, warnings, drug errors, and adverse effects. The book supplies practical guidance on drug selection and includes prescribing protocols and guidelines, information for complicated prescriptions, and concise management summaries for the common medical emergencies. It includes the new European Resuscitation Council algorithms and clinically useful reminders of basic pharmacology. This
concise, up-to-date prescribing guide contains all the "must-have" information that junior doctors, nurse prescribers, and medical students need at their fingertips.
List of contents
Common/Useful Drugs. Drug Selection. Antibiotics. Hypertension Management. Asthma. Analgesia.
Palliative Care and Subcutaneous Pumps. Antiemetics. Alcohol Withdrawal. Antidepressants. How To Prescribe. Insulin. Anticoagulants. Thrombolysis. Controlled Drugs. Miscellaneous. Intravenous Fluids. Steroids. Sedation/Sleeping Tablets. Benzodiazepines. Combined Hormonal Contraception. Side Effect Profiles. Cytochrome P450. Medical Emergencies. Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). Acute LVF. Accelerated Hypertension. Atrial Fibrillation. Acute Asthma. COPD Exacerbation. Pulmonary Embolism. Acute Upper GI Haemorrhage. Sepsis (Severe or Septic Shock). Epilepsy. DKA. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State (HHS). ↓Glucose. Thyrotoxic Crisis. Myxoedema Coma. Addisonian Crisis. Electrolyte Disturbances. Overdoses. Reference Information. Coma. Cognitive Impairment. Useful Formulae. Common Laboratory Reference Values.
About the author
Edited by Timothy R.J. Nicholson , MBBS, BSc, MSc, PhD, MRCP, MRCPsych, Academic Clinical Lecturer, Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK Donald R.J. Singer , BmedBiol, MD, FRCP, FBPharmacolS, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, London, UK
Summary
Prescriber 2015 is a concise, up to date prescribing guide. It contains all the ‘must have’ information that junior doctors, nurse prescribers and medical students need at their fingertips.
Key features:
- A–Z list of the 500 most commonly prescribed drugs with each entry containing the key prescribing information
- Focuses on safety issues, warnings, drug errors and adverse effects
- Practical guidance on drug selection, plus protocols and guidelines
- Advice and reference information for complicated prescriptions
- Concise management summaries for the common medical emergencies
- Includes the European Resuscitation Council algorithms
- Clinically useful reminders of basic pharmacology (e.g. receptor profiles)
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"A pocket book that is truly pocketable, every medical student and junior doctor should carry this book…If you’re unsure about prescribing a drug, a quick glance at the relevant page in this book will tell you everything you need to know…I really cannot recommend Pocket Prescriber highly enough."—Oxford Medical School Gazette"The simple precaution of checking facts in any unfamiliar prescribing situation is likely to prevent mistakes and exemplifies current emphasis on safe practice and clinical risk management."—Professor C.M. Black, Past President of the Royal College of Physicians"Do not rely on your memory when prescribing drugs – it is fallible. This neat vade mecum puts the information you need at your fingertips."—Professor R.M. Kirk, ex-member of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Council
