Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy, 2 edition

Book Preface

Now fully updated for a second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy remains the indispensible guide to clinical pharmacy, providing all the information needed for practising and student pharmacists. Presenting handy practical guidance in a quick-reference, bullet-point format, it will supply the knowledge and confidence you need to provide a clinical pharmacy service.

The handbook includes information on controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions, interactions, communication skills, and confidentiality. It also features chapters on adherence, anaphylaxis, clinical trials, herbal medicines, patient management, pharmaceutical calculations, research, policy, and therapy related issues. Palliative care sections have been expanded to include symptom management and end-of-life pathways. Other new sections such as pharmacogenetics, thyroid disorders, and domiciliary oxygen therapy have been included. Complementing the current British National Formulary guidelines, the handbook gives prescribing points and linked concepts of relevance to clinical pharmacists. The content is evidence-based and contains a wealth of information from the authors’ many years of clinical pharmacy experience.

Contents:

1 Adherence 1
2 Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions 13
3 Anaphylaxis 25
4 Clinical pharmacy skills 33
5 Clinical trials 107
6 Controlled drugs 119
7 Evidence-based medicine 125
8 Herbal medicines 149
9 Medical gases 161
10 Patient management issues 177
11 Patient-specifi c issues 205
12 Pharmaceutical calculations 235
13 Pharmaceutical care 243
14 Medicines management 255
15 Research 303
16 Therapy-related issues: gastrointestinal system 313
17 Therapy-related issues: cardiovascular system 337
18 Therapy-related issues: respiratory system 389
19 Therapy-related issues: central nervous system 395
20 Therapy-related issues: infections 411
21 Therapy-related issues: endocrine system 443
22 Therapy-related issues: obstetrics, gynaecology,
and urinary tract disorders 459
23 Therapy-related issues: malignant disease and immunosuppression 46524 Therapy-related issues: nutrition and blood 497
25 Therapy-related issues: musculoskeletal diseases 547
26 Therapy-related issues: skin 559
27 Therapy-related issues: palliative care 577
28 Therapy-related issues: miscellaneous 591
Appendix: Supplementary data 627