Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Professor Cate Whittlesea is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at UCL School of Pharmacy. Cate has been on the book since the fourth edition. Cate's research has focused on medication safety and evaluation of the community pharmacists' role in public health. As part of her teaching she is leading the 5 year integrated MPharm course as well as supporting the Foundation School on their development of postgraduate courses to meet the emerging roles for pharmacists. Cate has extensive experience in curriculum design having developed the Independent Prescribing Course at King's College London and the clinical skills theme integrated into all fur years of the MPharm at Durham University. She has supported the accreditation of the Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing course at UCL. Cate has contributed to the development of competency frameworks for prescribers in the UK. Dr Karen Hodson is a Senior Lecturer and Director MSc in Clinical Pharmacy and Director for Non-medical Prescribing at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University. Karen is the Director for the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy which is a programme to develop pharmacists for their role as a hospital pharmacist. Part of her role involves ensuring the strategic direction of the programme is in line with changes within the National Health Service. Karen is also the director for a sister course in the same topic for the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies. Karen was also a co-author on the 6th edition.

• Section 1: General Clinical pharmacy processPrescribingPractical pharmacokineticsDrug interactionsAdverse drug reactionsLaboratory dataParenteral nutritionPharmacoeconomicsSection 2: Life stages NeonatesPaediatricsGeriatricsSection 3: TherapeuticsGastrointestinal disordersPeptic ulcer diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseConstipation and diarrhoeaAdverse effects of drugs on the liverLiver disease.Acute kidney injuryChronic kidney disease and end-stage renal diseaseHypertensionCoronary heart diseaseChronic heart failureArrhythmiasThrombosisDyslipidaemiaAsthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseInsomniaAnxiety disordersAffective disordersSchizophreniaEpilepsyParkinson's diseaseDementiaPainNausea and vomitingRespiratory infectionsUrinary tract infectionsGastrointestinal infectionsInfective meningitisSurgical site infection and antimicrobial prophylaxisTuberculosisHIV infection.Fungal infectionsThyroid and parathyroid disordersDiabetes mellitusMenstrual cycle disordersMenopauseDrugs in pregnancy and lactationProstate disease.Anaemia.LeukaemiaLymphomasSolid tumours.Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritisGout and hyperuricaemiaGlaucomaDrug-induced skin disordersEczema and psoriasisWounds. Section 4: Appendices. Medical abbreviationsGlossaryIndex

From reviews of the previous edition:'Brill book for any undergraduate pharmacy student; covers the major therapeutic areas with nice little case studies with answers at the end of each chapter to get you thinking. Additionally, the first few chapters cover generic topics such as biochemical tests with plenty of detail and references. Highly recommend.''A highly informative essential for any pharmacy student. Through my four years of pharmacy education, this book was second only to the BNF in sheer frequency of use.''An excellent book for the pharmacist undertaking a clinical diploma. Clear and very informative.''Excellent book to gain an overall well rounded knowledge of the subject. As much as you need to know as a pharmacy student and pharmacist, if not more. Excellent revision tool for making notes.''If you are about to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing then this is probably the only book you'll need to buy.''Very good book with a good depth of knowledge which is useful for clinical pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare professionals.''This new edition was really very helpful when I was doing an MSc course in Advanced Pharmacy Practice and it was really very helpful in all the clinical diseases I have to read for my PBL. I also used it as one of my most reliable reference books for the in-course simulation ward rounds and other clinical case studies.' 'It is a great book to have as a practising Clinical or Hospital pharmacist or even Community Pharmacist. It will also be of great use to anyone doing a course in pharmacotherapy. This book will always be of use to you throughout your studentship or when practising after graduation.It is also more portable than most other pharmacotherapy textbooks with the same amount of information.'