"This handy, pocket-sized book is a great practical resource for those new to prescribing." By Pulse, Apr 2015
Key Features
- The top 100 drugs and the five most important intravenous fluids are presented using a clear, consistent layout across double-page spreads.
- Drugs are arranged alphabetically and also listed by organ system and clinical indication, providing multiple pathways into the information.
- Clinical pharmacology is discussed under the headings: common indications; mechanisms of action; important adverse effects; warnings; and important interactions.
- Practical prescribing is discussed under the headings: prescription; administration; communication; monitoring; and cost.
- A clinical tip is presented for every drug.
- Single-best-answer questions are provided for self-assessment and to show how information from several drugs may be integrated.
Author Information
By
Andrew Hitchings, BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCP FHEA, Clinical Research Fellow, St. George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar (ST7) in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK;
Dagan Lonsdale, BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCP FHEA, Academic Clinical Fellow, St. George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar (ST3) in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
;
Daniel Burrage, BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCP FHEA
, Academic Clinical Fellow, St. George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar (ST3) in Clinical Pharmacology and General Medicine, St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK and
Emma Baker, PhD FRCP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London; Consultant Physician in General and Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
