This September, our book, eBook and journal of the month celebrate National Pharmacists Day (25 September) and recognise the vital role pharmacists play in delivering safe, effective and patient-centred care.
Hospital Pharmacy
Martin Stephens and Raliat Onatade
Hospital Pharmacy covers all aspects of pharmacy practice within a hospital setting. Hospital pharmacy has seen considerable change in recent years-both in practice and the context within which that practice is delivered.
Now in its third edition, this successful book has undergone a complete revision to reflect this new environment including 5 new chapters on antimicrobial stewardship, medicines advice, medication safety, pharmacogenomics and leadership.
Contents includes: * Hospital pharmacy within the National Health Service * Clinical Pharmacy * Mental health, learning disabilities and community health services * Antimicrobial stewardship * Pharmacist prescribing * Medicines advice & Medicines supply * Controlled drugs * Medication safety * Technical services * Quality assurance * Pharmacogenomics * Information technology * Environmental sustainability * Research * Workforce development * Consultant pharmacists * Leadership
It will be of interest to those considering entering hospital pharmacy in the UK such as pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and undergraduate pharmacy trainees, as well as current practitioners.
Borrow this book Contact us for helpOur Journal of The Month: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences is a peer-reviewed, open-access quarterly journal dedicated to disseminating high-quality research and fostering scholarly discussion in the fields of pharmaceutical and medical sciences. The journal is published by the Medical University of Lublin (Poland) and actively promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between basic, clinical, and applied research areas.
Access this journal Contact us for helpThe ebook we’re highlighting this month is: Rang and Dale’s pharmacology
by James M. Ritter, Rod Flower, Graeme Henderson, Yoon Kong Loke, David MacEwan, Emma Robinson, James Fullerton
Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology is internationally acknowledged as the core textbook for students of pharmacology, and has provided accessible, up-to-date information on drugs and their mechanism of action for more than 30 years.
Now in its tenth edition, it has been updated to include important new drugs such as gene therapies, personalised medicines and the new wave of RNA drugs. However it has not lost any of the elements that have contributed to its popularity, such as color coding and illustrations, making it reader-friendly while comprehensively covering the depth of detail required.
This essential book is recommended as the first-choice undergraduate text for science and medical students and junior doctors and will also be useful for students in other professional disciplines such as pharmacy, veterinary medicine and nursing.
- Comprehensive information on drug mechanisms, basic physiology and biochemistry, and underlying pathophysiology of disease – suitable for students from many disciplines
- Clear figures to aid understanding, including data figures as well as mechanistic diagrams,
- Key points box summaries, clinical boxes and colour-coded chapters help to master difficult concepts
- Emphasis on therapeutic drugs to help apply theory to practice
- Over 150 questions and 12 clinical cases to test your knowledge
An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
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