Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics provides an accessible, complete and authoritative account of all major aspects of therapeutics and rational drug use. Written by a distinguished multi-author team of pharmacists and physicians, it is organized primarily by body systems and disorders, with the same logical order followed for each chapter. For this major new edition, the presentation of the book has been enhanced by a new, larger page size and the addition of a second colour to make the text more readable and attractive. Colour photographs of clinical relevance have been added on eczema, psoriasis, pressure sores and leg ulcers. The text is referenced throughout, and each chapter includes an up-to-date bibliography.
- A logical organization and format for each chapter provides consistent features including key points, epidemiology, aetiology, disease, clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment, drugs used in treatment.
- Convenient tables and boxes highlight supplementary information in the text such as risk factors and dietary guidelines.
- All chapters close with an "evidence-based practice" box and case studies that solidify applications of chapter content.
More up to date information on the following: - 'rational' antibiotic prescribing and the institution of policies, - advances in therapy for chronic renal failure and transplants
- changes in asthma treatment
- new drugs for epilepsy and Parkinson's diseaseexpansion of neurology section to include a new chapter on multiple sclerosis, dementia and Alzheimer's disease and treatmentmore on infertility treatment and the menopausenew - larger - page size for this editionsecond colour added to make text much more readable and attractive