Providing an overview of pharmacology and prescribing advice, this second edition contains over 160 drug monographs, presented in an A-Z format. Fully revised and updated, this detailed yet concise handbook will appeal to all healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information.
Providing an overview of pharmacology and prescribing advice, this second edition contains over 160 drug monographs, presented in an A-Z format. Fully revised and updated, this detailed yet concise handbook will appeal to all healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ; CHAPTER 1 - CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY OVERVIEW ; Introduction ; Pharmacokinetics ; Pharmacodynamics ; Pharmacogenetics ; Drug interactions ; CHAPTER 2 - PRESCRIBING GUIDANCE ; Unlicensed use of medicines ; Legal categories of medicines ; Independent prescribing - palliative care issues ; Travelling abroad with medicines ; Drugs and driving ; Management of pain: selection of a NSAID ; Management of pain: opiod substitution ; Management of pain: breakthrough pain ; Management of pain: neuropathic pain ; Management of pain: poorly controlled pain ; Management nausea and vomiting ; Management of constipation ; Discontinuing and/or switching antidepressants ; Continuous subcutaneous infusions ; Use of drugs in end-of-life care ; CHAPTER 3 - DRUG MONOGRAPHS A-Z ; INDEX