Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment (5th Edition)

Description

Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for all non-medical prescribers but especially for undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy trainees.

Key Features

• Extended information on conditions to eliminate
• New products covered
• Clearly structured by basic anatomy, history-taking and body system
• Fully illustrated throughout
• Boxes throughout: trigger points indicative of referral; hints and tips
• Tables throughout: differential diagnosis (key questions for each condition); evidence-based OTC medication; practical prescribing; product selection
• Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanations
• Expanded case studies at the end of each chapter

Table of Contents

1. Making a diagnosis
2. Respiratory system
3. Ophthalmology
4. Ear conditions
5. Central nervous system
6. Women’s health
7. Gastroenterology
8. Dermatology
9. Musculoskeletal conditions
10. Paediatrics
11. Specific product requests
12. Abbreviations
13. Glossary of terms

Author Biography

Paul Rutter, PhD, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK