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Contributors xiii Preface xvi Acknowledgements xviii Prefixes and suffixes xix Abbreviations xxxiii Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology 1 Chapter 2 How to Use Pharmaceutical and Prescribing Reference Guides 13 Chapter 3 Legal and Ethical Issues 27 Chapter 4 Medicines Management and the Role of the Healthcare Provider 41 Chapter 5 Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics 56 Chapter 6 Drug Formulations 75 Chapter 7 Adverse Drug Reaction 91 Chapter 8 Analgesics and Anaesthetics 105 Chapter 9 Antibacterials 128 Chapter 10 Medications Used in the Cardiovascular System 156 Chapter 11 Medications and the Renal System 180 Chapter 12 Medications and Diabetes Mellitus 226 Chapter 13 Medications and the Respiratory System 244 Chapter 14 Medications and the Gastrointestinal System 290 Chapter 15 Medications Used in Cancer 305 Chapter 16 Medications and the Nervous System 327 Chapter 17 Medications Used in Mental Health 346 Chapter 18 Immunisations 369 Chapter 19 Medications Used at End of Life: The Dying Patient 390 Answers to Multiple Choice Questions 000 Index 000 |
Ian Peate, OBE, FRCN, is Visiting Professor at Northumbria University and Buckinghamshire New University, and Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice and the International Journal for Advancing Practice.
Barry Hill is a Professor of Nursing and Critical Care Practice, and Associate Head of School for Healthcare and Nursing Sciences at Northumbria University. Barry is the Commissioning Editor for the British Journal of Nursing and Consultant Editor for the International Journal of Advancing Practice.