Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy

by Wiffen, Philip; Mitchell, Marc; Snelling, Melanie; Stoner, Nicola

• ISBN13: 9780198567103
• ISBN10: 0198567103
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780191629853
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

The overall goal of clinical pharmacy is to promote the correct and appropriate use of prescription and non-prescription medicinal products and devices and to minimize adverse effects. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy is the definitive quick-reference guide for all practising andstudent pharmacists. Organized alphabetically by topic, it covers the main body systems and provides a wealth of practical information required by pharmacists on a day-to-day basis. Information on controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions, interactions, communication skills and confidentiality is included andinformation complements the British National Formulary giving prescribing points and linked concepts of relevance to clinical pharmacists. Other chapters include adherence, anaphylaxis, clinical trials, herbal medicine, patient management and patient specific issues, pharmaceutical calculations,pharmaceutical care, research, and policy and therapy related issues. The contents are evidence-based wherever possible and contain a wealth of guidance and information gleaned by the authors who have many years of clinical pharmacy experience.

Author Biography

Mel Snelling is Lead HIV and Infectious Diseases Pharmacist for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust a post she has held since 1993. Mel studied Pharmacy at Chelsea College, London University then completed her pre-registration training at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. She then worked at Odstock Hospital in Salisbury before spending three years as Assistant Region Drug Information Pharmacist for Oxford Region Health Authority, during which time she completed an MPhil thesis on Risk Factors for Adverse Drug Reactions. During 2000 and 2001, Mel worked at Bugando Medical Centre, a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania, introducing a basic Clinical Pharmacy service to the hospital. She has continued her African connections by training on HIV treatment and care in Uganda and South Africa. Nicola Stoner is Lead Cancer Pharmacist for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, where she leads a team of specialist pharmacists and technicians providing the clinical pharmacy service to the Cancer Directorate and Cancer Research UK. Nicola undertook a PhD in Antiemetics in Cancer Chemotherapy from 1990 to 1993. She commenced her clinical pharmacy career specialising in cancer pharmacy in a post part-funded by Cancer Research UK in 1990, and was one of the first specialist clinical pharmacists in the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust. After completing her pre-registration training in Birmingham City Hospital, she completed her post-graduate diploma in clinical pharmacy part-time while working in the Oxford Hospitals. She is editor of the Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice and is currently undertaking her practice certificate in supplementary prescribing.

Table of Contents

Contributor	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Detailed contents	p. xv
Symbols and abbreviations	p. xxv
Adherence	p. 1
Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions	p. 13
Anaphylaxis	p. 29
Clinical pharmacy skills	p. 35
Clinical trials	p. 115
Controlled drugs	p. 127
Evidence-based medicine	p. 131
Herbal medicines	p. 161
Medical gases	p. 185
Patient management issues	p. 191
Patient-specific issues	p. 217
Pharmaceutical calculations	p. 249
Pharmaceutical care	p. 257
Medicines management	p. 271
Research	p. 315
Therapy-related issues	p. 329
Appendix	p. 591
Index	p. 615
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