Drugs in Palliative Care

Name: Drugs in Palliative Care
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ISBN: 9780199660391

ISBN-10: 0199660395

ISBN-13: 9780199660391

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Andrew Dickman

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While palliative care has adopted a holistic approach to treatment, medication driven symptom management ostensibly forms the critical aspect of care. Pharmacological therapy can be extremely complex because these patients often have coexisting medical conditions in addition to symptoms causedby their terminal disease. The resulting polypharmacy can be daunting for professionals and can negatively impact on effectiveness of care.Fully revised and updated, the second edition of Drugs in Palliative Care is a detailed yet concise handbook that will appeal to a variety of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information. Divided into three sections…

Book details

List price: $43.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 12/7/2022
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 600
Size: 7.00" wide x 4.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



List of Abbreviations



Clinical pharmacology overview


Introduction


Pharmacokinetics


Pharmacodynamics


Pharmacogenetics


Drug interactions



Prescribing guidance


Unlicensed use of medicines


Legal categories of medicines


Independent prescribing - palliative care issues


Travelling abroad with medicines


Drugs and driving


Management of pain


Selection of a NSAIDManaging nausea and vomiting


Managing constipation


Discontinuing and/or switching antidepressants


Continuous subcutaneous infusions


Use of drugs in end-of-life care



Drug monographs A-Z


Index