Awards
- Commended for BMA Medical Book Competition: Pharmacology Category 2011
- Commended for BMA Medical Book Competition: Pharmacology Category 2011.
Overview
While palliative care has adopted a holistic approach to treatment, medication driven symptom management ostensibly forms the critical aspect of care. Pharmacological therapy can be extremely complex because these patients often have co-existing medical conditions in addition to symptoms caused by their terminal disease. The resulting polypharmacy can be daunting for professionals and can negatively impact on effectiveness of care. The practitioner requires a simple, easy to navigate reference source that provides succinct and pertinent drug information. This detailed yet concise handbook will appeal to a variety of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information. It begins with an overview of pharmacology and prescribing advice then contains over 100 entries of palliative care drugs, in an easy to use A-Z format.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrew Dickman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 10.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 18.50cm
Weight: 0.276kg
ISBN: 9780199563975
ISBN 10: 0199563977
Pages: 520
Publication Date: 25 March 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780199660391
Format: Part-work (fascículo)
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Overall,this book represents a lot of useful information in an accessible format. There is some overlap with existing resources, such as the British National Formulary and the Palliative Care Formulary, but this book is more concise, making information easier to access. Its focus on palliative care makes it most suitable for specialists in that field; however, the symptom management guides can also be useful for generalists.
Author Information
Andrew Dickman is a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Marie Curie Hospice in Liverpool. He is also a project lead at the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, University of Liverpool. Andrew is the co-author several books, including the Syringe Driver, the Palliative Care Formulary (PCF2) and Chronic Pain, part of the Oxford Pain Management Library. He has also contributed chapters to several books, including the Care of the Dying, Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain and the new textbook, Palliative Medicine. His job involves clinical work, research and education and he is currently undertaking a Doctorate in Pharmacy Practice.
