The sixth edition of PharmacyPractice brings the contents completely up to date, reflecting emerging new roles for pharmacists both within the traditional employment areas of hospital and community pharmacy, as well as other developing roles supporting the public health agenda, governance, risk management, prescribing and pharmaco-economics.
New editor on the team, Louise Cogan.
Many new contributors, comprising practising pharmacists, teachers of pharmacy, and pharmacists with joint appointments between hospital/community pharmacy and universities.
Now with companion e-book included on StudentConsult
New chapters on
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. viii 7. Contributors - p. ix 8. About this book - p. xi 9. Section 1. The patient - p. xii 10. Chapter 1. Socio-behavioural aspects of health and illness - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Socio-behavioural aspects of treatment with medicines - p. 16 12. Chapter 3. Communication skills for pharmacists and their team - p. 26 13. Chapter 4. Consent - p. 34 14. Chapter 5. History taking/gathering information - p. 38 15. Chapter 6. Concordance - p. 43 16. Chapter 7. Advice giving and the pharmacist as a Health Trainer - p. 53 17. Section 2. The medicine - p. 58 18. Chapter 8. Control of medicines - p. 59 19. Chapter 9. The prescribing process and evidence-based medicine - p. 65 20. Chapter 10. Drug evaluation and pharmacoeconomics - p. 72 21. Chapter 11. Formularies in pharmacy practice - p. 85 22. Chapter 12. Complementary and alternative medicines - p. 98 23. Chapter 13. Using calculations in pharmacy practice - p. 109 24. Chapter 14. Veterinary pharmacy - p. 116 25. Section 3. The medicine formulation - p. 120 26. Chapter 15. Dispensing techniques (compounding and good practice) - p. 121 27. Chapter 16. Oral unit dosage forms - p. 127 28. Chapter 17. Packaging - p. 132 29. Chapter 18. Solutions - p. 139 30. Chapter 19. Suspensions - p. 148 31. Chapter 20. Emulsions - p. 153 32. Chapter 21. External preparations - p. 160 33. Chapter 22. Suppositories and pessaries - p. 170 34. Chapter 23. Powders and granules - p. 177 35. Section 4. The specialized pharmacy product - p. 181 36. Chapter 24. Production of sterile products - p. 182 37. Chapter 25. Parenteral products - p. 195 38. Chapter 26. Ophthalmic products - p. 204 39. Chapter 27. Inhaled route - p. 219 40. Chapter 28. Parenteral nutrition and dialysis - p. 229 41. Chapter 29. Radiopharmacy - p. 242 42. Chapter 30. Specialized services - p. 251 43. Chapter 31. Appliances - p. 259 44. Section 5. The pharmacy safety process - p. 263 45. Chapter 32. Clinical governance - p. 264 46. Chapter 33. Risk management - p. 270 47. Chapter 34. Standard operating procedures - p. 276 48. Chapter 35. Audit - p. 280 49. Chapter 36. Information retrieval in pharmacy practice - p. 287 50. Chapter 37. Control of health professionals and their staff - p. 304 51. Chapter 38. Continuing professional development and revalidation - p. 309 52. Section 6. The role of pharmacy in health care - p. 313 53. Chapter 39. The role of pharmacy in health care - p. 314 54. Chapter 40. Ethics – the theory - p. 327 55. Chapter 41. Ethics in practice and ethical dilemmas - p. 337 56. Chapter 42. Public health - p. 342 57. Chapter 43. Structure and organization of pharmacy - p. 350 58. Chapter 44. Inter- and intra-professional working with the healthcare team - p. 356 59. Section 7. The patient, their medicine and beyond - p. 361 60. Chapter 45. The prescription - p. 362 61. Chapter 46. Patient charges for medicines and their impact on access - p. 370 62. Chapter 47. Routes of administration and dosage forms - p. 377 63. Chapter 48. Labelling of dispensed medicines - p. 384 64. Chapter 49. Monitoring the patient - p. 389 65. Chapter 50. The role of the pharmacist in medicines optimization - p. 396 66. Chapter 51. Public health and pharmacy interventions - p. 401 67. Chapter 52. Substance use and misuse - p. 406 68. Appendices - p. 417 69. Appendix 1. Abbreviations and terms used in this book - p. 418 70. Appendix 2. Medical abbreviations - p. 419 71. Appendix 3. Latin terms and abbreviations - p. 429 72. Appendix 4. Key references and further reading - p. 432 73. Index - p. 433
The sixth edition of PharmacyPractice brings the contents completely up to date, reflecting emerging new roles for pharmacists both within the traditional employment areas of hospital and community pharmacy, as well as other developing roles supporting the public health agenda, governance, risk management, prescribing and pharmaco-economics.
New editor on the team, Louise Cogan.
Many new contributors, comprising practising pharmacists, teachers of pharmacy, and pharmacists with joint appointments between hospital/community pharmacy and universities.
Now with companion e-book included on StudentConsult
New chapters on
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgements - p. viii 7. Contributors - p. ix 8. About this book - p. xi 9. Section 1. The patient - p. xii 10. Chapter 1. Socio-behavioural aspects of health and illness - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Socio-behavioural aspects of treatment with medicines - p. 16 12. Chapter 3. Communication skills for pharmacists and their team - p. 26 13. Chapter 4. Consent - p. 34 14. Chapter 5. History taking/gathering information - p. 38 15. Chapter 6. Concordance - p. 43 16. Chapter 7. Advice giving and the pharmacist as a Health Trainer - p. 53 17. Section 2. The medicine - p. 58 18. Chapter 8. Control of medicines - p. 59 19. Chapter 9. The prescribing process and evidence-based medicine - p. 65 20. Chapter 10. Drug evaluation and pharmacoeconomics - p. 72 21. Chapter 11. Formularies in pharmacy practice - p. 85 22. Chapter 12. Complementary and alternative medicines - p. 98 23. Chapter 13. Using calculations in pharmacy practice - p. 109 24. Chapter 14. Veterinary pharmacy - p. 116 25. Section 3. The medicine formulation - p. 120 26. Chapter 15. Dispensing techniques (compounding and good practice) - p. 121 27. Chapter 16. Oral unit dosage forms - p. 127 28. Chapter 17. Packaging - p. 132 29. Chapter 18. Solutions - p. 139 30. Chapter 19. Suspensions - p. 148 31. Chapter 20. Emulsions - p. 153 32. Chapter 21. External preparations - p. 160 33. Chapter 22. Suppositories and pessaries - p. 170 34. Chapter 23. Powders and granules - p. 177 35. Section 4. The specialized pharmacy product - p. 181 36. Chapter 24. Production of sterile products - p. 182 37. Chapter 25. Parenteral products - p. 195 38. Chapter 26. Ophthalmic products - p. 204 39. Chapter 27. Inhaled route - p. 219 40. Chapter 28. Parenteral nutrition and dialysis - p. 229 41. Chapter 29. Radiopharmacy - p. 242 42. Chapter 30. Specialized services - p. 251 43. Chapter 31. Appliances - p. 259 44. Section 5. The pharmacy safety process - p. 263 45. Chapter 32. Clinical governance - p. 264 46. Chapter 33. Risk management - p. 270 47. Chapter 34. Standard operating procedures - p. 276 48. Chapter 35. Audit - p. 280 49. Chapter 36. Information retrieval in pharmacy practice - p. 287 50. Chapter 37. Control of health professionals and their staff - p. 304 51. Chapter 38. Continuing professional development and revalidation - p. 309 52. Section 6. The role of pharmacy in health care - p. 313 53. Chapter 39. The role of pharmacy in health care - p. 314 54. Chapter 40. Ethics – the theory - p. 327 55. Chapter 41. Ethics in practice and ethical dilemmas - p. 337 56. Chapter 42. Public health - p. 342 57. Chapter 43. Structure and organization of pharmacy - p. 350 58. Chapter 44. Inter- and intra-professional working with the healthcare team - p. 356 59. Section 7. The patient, their medicine and beyond - p. 361 60. Chapter 45. The prescription - p. 362 61. Chapter 46. Patient charges for medicines and their impact on access - p. 370 62. Chapter 47. Routes of administration and dosage forms - p. 377 63. Chapter 48. Labelling of dispensed medicines - p. 384 64. Chapter 49. Monitoring the patient - p. 389 65. Chapter 50. The role of the pharmacist in medicines optimization - p. 396 66. Chapter 51. Public health and pharmacy interventions - p. 401 67. Chapter 52. Substance use and misuse - p. 406 68. Appendices - p. 417 69. Appendix 1. Abbreviations and terms used in this book - p. 418 70. Appendix 2. Medical abbreviations - p. 419 71. Appendix 3. Latin terms and abbreviations - p. 429 72. Appendix 4. Key references and further reading - p. 432 73. Index - p. 433
