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Top 100 Drugs, The: Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing 3rd edition

Paperback by Hitchings, Andrew W. (Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, St George's, University of London, Honorary Consultant in Neurointensive Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK); Lonsdale, Dagan (Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George's, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George's University...

Top 100 Drugs, The: Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing

£18.99

ISBN:
9780323834452
Publication Date:
1 Nov 2022
Edition/language:
3rd edition / English
Publisher:
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Pages:
351 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 17 Sep 2025
Top 100 Drugs, The: Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing

Description

Now in its third edition, this small and accessible guide contains essential information for the safe prescribing of the most commonly used drugs in the NHS. The Top 100 Drugs combines the best elements of a students' textbook with those of a prescribers' manual. It gives equal weight to essential information on the science of pharmacology as well as the real-world practicalities of prescribing, all in an accessible and clear format. Written by leaders in the field of clinical pharmacology, this popular book has been fully revised and updated to include the drugs used today, including monoclonal antibodies and antiviral drugs for COVID-19. With common indications, mechanism of action, adverse effects, important interactions and a clinical tip for each drug as well as questions to test knowledge, this book is key to helping students understand everything they need to know about the drugs they are likely to use in practice. Compact and easy to follow - can be carried around on the wards Logically ordered - offers multiple ways to find the drug you are looking for A Clinical Tip for each drug, drawn from the authors' experience 100 self-assessment questions to encourage integration and revision of knowledge and understanding Fully updated to include the most commonly prescribed drugs today, based on original research led by the authors of over 1 billion community prescriptions and approximately 1 million hospital prescriptions All drug monographs extensively reviewed and updated Dedicated section emergency drugs Updated self-assessment material, now including calculation and prescription-writing questions, in addition to single-best-answer questions

Contents

Drugs listed by specialty area Drugs listed by indication The top 100 drugs Emergency drugs Fluids Self assessment and knowledge integration Answers and explanations

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