The Top 100 Drugs

Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Av Andrew W. Hitchings, Dagan Lonsdale, Daniel Burrage, Emma Baker, UK) Hitchings, Andrew W., BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FFICM, FHEA, FBPhS (Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, St George's, University of London, Honorary Consultant in Neurointensive Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) Lonsdale, Dagan (Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) Burrage, Daniel (NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, St George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Stroke Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.) Baker, Emma (Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, St George's University of London; Honorary Consultant Physician, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London

279 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Now in its third edition, this small and accessible guide contains essential information for the safe prescribing of the most commonly used drugs in the NHS.

The Top 100 Drugs combines the best elements of a students' textbook with those of a prescribers' manual. It gives equal weight to essential information on the science of pharmacology as well as the real-world practicalities of prescribing, all in an accessible and clear format.

Written by leaders in the field of clinical pharmacology, this popular book has been fully revised and updated to include the drugs used today, including monoclonal antibodies and antiviral drugs for COVID-19. With common indications, mechanism of action, adverse effects, important interactions and a clinical tip for each drug as well as questions to test knowledge, this book is key to helping students understand everything they need to know about the drugs they are likely to use in practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-11-01
Mått124 x 186 x 18 mm
Vikt377 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor351
Upplaga3
FörlagElsevier Health Sciences
ISBN9780323834452

Tillhör följande kategorier

Klinisk medicin och internmedicin inom Medicin
Farmakologi inom Medicin

Dagan Lonsdale, BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCP FHEA, Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Daniel Burrage, BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc (Med Ed) MRCP FHEA , NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, St George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Stroke Medicine, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Professor Emma Baker (PhD FRCP) is a clinical academic with roles in research, teaching and clinical medicine. At St George's, University of London she is the head of the Clinical Pharmacology Unit, lead for prescribing education and assessment and chair of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee. Current external roles include respiratory specialty group lead, (London South Comprehensive Local Research Network) and executive editor of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.In research, she gained her PhD from Manchester University in 1996. She subsequently moved to St George's and developed a research programme in epithelial transport and respiratory infection, with external funding from bodies including the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council. Her research has developed from early work in molecular biology to development and implementation of investigator-led clinical trials.In teaching, she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2003 and has received a St George's undergraduate teaching prize in eight different years. She has co-authored a respiratory text book (Case-based respiratory medicine) and is currently leading her clinical pharmacology trainees in writing two new prescribing textbooks for publication in 2014.In clinical practice, she has a specialist interest in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and runs an outpatient service for patients with airways disease. She shares the inpatient care of respiratory patients with four colleagues and is on the on call rota for acute medical intaking.