Prescribing at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations. Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering the whole medical curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond. Everything you need to know about Prescribing...at a Glance! The principles of drug therapies are fundamental to medical practitioners in all branches; but are often difficult to get to grips with. Prescribing at a Glance addresses the most common uses of prescription drugs, and follows progress from dose calculation and administration to monitoring the effects in the treatments of major presenting problems. With a focus on prescribing, this user-friendly guide helps practitioners to develop crucial knowledge and skills, including establishing accurate drug histories, planning appropriate therapies, writing safe and legal prescriptions, critically appraising the prescribing of others, patient support, accessing reliable information about medicines, and detecting adverse drug reactions. Prescribing at a Glance: Features detailed and high-quality colour illustrations throughout Includes examples of common prescribing errors, practice prescriptions and calculations Follows the structure of the WHO Good Prescribing Guide, and corresponds to the core curriculum of the British Pharmacological Society Is the perfect guide to help you prepare for the Prescribing Skills Assessment (PSA) From the series that brought you Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, and designed to help those in the later stages of their medical training become adept at the skills required for a vital yet often confusing subject, Prescribing at a Glance will help you fill in any knowledge gaps with simple step-by-step instructions, and clear, easy- to-remember guidelines. All content reviewed by students for students Wiley-Blackwell Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All our books are developed in collaboration with students, which means our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.

Prescribing at a GlanceThe market-leading at a Glance series is used world-wide by medical students, residents, junior doctors and health professionals for its concise and clear approach and superb illustrations.Each topic is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.Covering the whole medical curriculum, these introductory texts are ideal for teaching, learning and exam preparation, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.Everything you need to know about Prescribing...at a Glance!The principles of drug therapies are fundamental to medical practitioners in all branches; but are often difficult to get to grips with. Prescribing at a Glance addresses the most common uses of prescription drugs, and follows progress from dose calculation and administration to monitoring the effects in the treatments of major presenting problems.With a focus on prescribing, this user-friendly guide helps practitioners to develop crucial knowledge and skills, including establishing accurate drug histories, planning appropriate therapies, writing safe and legal prescriptions, critically appraising the prescribing of others, patient support, accessing reliable information about medicines, and detecting adverse drug reactions.Prescribing at a Glance:* Features detailed and high-quality colour illustrations throughout* Includes examples of common prescribing errors, practice prescriptions and calculations* Follows the structure of the WHO Good Prescribing Guide, and corresponds to the core curriculum of the British Pharmacological Society* Is the perfect guide to help you prepare for the Prescribing Skills Assessment (PSA)From the series that brought you Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, and designed to help those in the later stages of their medical training become adept at the skills required for a vital yet often confusing subject, Prescribing at a Glance will help you fill in any knowledge gaps with simple step-by-step instructions, and clear, easy- to-remember guidelines.All content reviewed by students for studentsWiley-Blackwell Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All our books are developed in collaboration with students, which means our books are always published with you, the student, in mind.

Preface vHow to Use Your Textbook viAbout the Companion Website ixPart 1 Basic Principles of Prescribing 11 Introduction: principles of good prescribing 22 Revision: pharmacokinetics 43 Using the British National Formulary 64 Taking a medication history 85 Reviewing current medicines 10Part 2 Drug Selection 136 How to choose a drug 147 How to choose frequency 158 How to choose a dose 169 How to choose route of administration and formulation 1810 How to choose duration of treatment, defi ne treatment objectives and measure outcomes 2011 Assessing suitability of treatment regimens for patients 2112 Worked example 1: Chapters 6-11 2213 Worked example 2: Chapters 6-11 23Part 3 Prescribing for Special Groups 2514 Prescribing in liver disease 2615 Prescribing in renal disease 2816 Prescribing in children 3017 Prescribing in the elderly 3218 Prescribing in pregnancy and breast feeding 34Part 4 Logistics of Prescribing 3719 How to write a drug prescription 3820 Communicating with patients about medicines 4021 Therapeutic drug monitoring 4222 Dealing with adverse drug reactions 4423 Avoiding drug interactions (drugs, food and alternative medicines) 4624 Avoiding prescribing errors 48Part 5 Specific Drug Groups 5125 Using drugs for the gastrointestinal system 5226 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system I 5427 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system II 5628 Using drugs for the cardiovascular system III 5829 Using drugs for the respiratory system 6030 Using drugs for the neurological system I 6231 Using drugs for the neurological system II 6432 Using drugs for infection 6633 Using drugs for the endocrine system I 6834 Using drugs for the endocrine system II 7035 How to use drugs for the musculoskeletal system 7236 Using drugs in haematology and oncology 7437 Using drugs in anaesthesia 7638 An approach to common prescribing requests I 7839 An approach to common prescribing requests II 80Appendix Cross references to Prescribing Scenarios at a Glance 81Index 82