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Elsevier Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics 6th Edition by Whittlesea, Cate
From reviews of the previous edition:'This new edition of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics was really very helpful when I was doing an MSc course in Advancing Pharmacy Practice and it was really very helpful in all the clinical diseases I have to read for my PBL. I also used it as one of my most reliable reference books for the in-course simulation ward rounds and other clinical case studies. It is a great book to have as a practising clinical or hospital pharmacist or even community pharmacist. It will also be of great use to anyone doing a course in pharmacotherapy. This book will always be of use to you throughout your studentship or when practising after graduation. It is also more portable than most other pharmacotherapy textbooks with the same amount of information.'Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling, multi-disciplinary textbook continues to draw on the skills of pharmacists, clinicians and nurses to present optimal drug regimens. The authors integrate an understanding of the disease processes with an appreciation of the pathophysiological processes, clinical pharmacy and the evidence base. Each chapter is co-written by a pharmacist and a clinician, and each chapter begins with key points and ends with cases to test understanding. The sixth edition is now on StudentConsult for the first time, giving online access to the full text.Key points boxes at the beginning of each chapterCase-study boxes throughout the chaptersEach chapter co-written by a pharmacist and a clinicianIn-depth treatment of therapeutics to support pharmaceutical prescribingLogical order and format: key points, epidemiology, aetiology, disease, clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment, drugs used in treatment.Dosage reference sources given where appropriate, along with useful websites and further reading for each chapter.New co-editor, Karen HodsonOver 10 new authorsNow in 4-colourOn StudentConsult for the first timeNew chapter on DementiaMany new and revised illustrations Chapters revised to include advances in therapeutics and changes to dose regimens and licensed indicationsUpdated case studies Section 1: General Clinical pharmacy processPrescribingPractical pharmacokineticsDrug interactionsAdverse drug reactionsLaboratory dataParenteral nutritionPharmacoeconomicsSection 2: Life stages NeonatesPaediatricsGeriatricsSection 3: TherapeuticsGastrointestinal disordersPeptic ulcer diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseConstipation and diarrhoeaAdverse effects of drugs on the liverLiver disease.Acute kidney injuryChronic kidney disease and end-stage renal diseaseHypertensionCoronary heart diseaseChronic heart failureArrhythmiasThrombosisDyslipidaemiaAsthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseInsomniaAnxiety disordersAffective disordersSchizophreniaEpilepsyParkinson's diseaseDementiaPainNausea and vomitingRespiratory infectionsUrinary tract infectionsGastrointestinal infectionsInfective meningitisSurgical site infection and antimicrobial prophylaxisTuberculosisHIV infection.Fungal infectionsThyroid and parathyroid disordersDiabetes mellitusMenstrual cycle disordersMenopauseDrugs in pregnancy and lactationProstate disease.Anaemia.LeukaemiaLymphomasSolid tumours.Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritisGout and hyperuricaemiaGlaucomaDrug-induced skin disordersEczema and psoriasisWounds. Section 4: Appendices. Medical abbreviationsGlossaryIndex