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Palliative Care Formulary by Robert G. Twycross,Andrew Wilcock,Paul Howard Pdf
The Palliative Care Formulary provides unrivalled and independent drug information for health professionals when caring for adult patients facing progressive life-limiting diseases. Going beyond standard drug reference works, PCF empowers health professionals to select the right drugs and treatment regimens at the point of care to help improve quality of life.
Palliative Care Formulary by Sarah Charlesworth Pdf
The seventh edition of the Palliative Care Formulary (PCF), a Pharmaceutical Press product from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is an essential resource for healthcare professionals who care for patients with progressive end-stage disease. Although written primarily with cancer patients in mind, PCF7 contains specific material relating to several other life-limiting diseases e.g. COPD, congestive heart failure, renal and hepatic failure, and Parkinson's disease. PCF7 also includes several Quick Clinical Guides covering key topics in palliative care and designed for everyday use. Grounded in clinical practice, this comprehensive title includes independent information about drugs used in palliative care, highlighting off-label indications or routes, and dealing with the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion. Features: - Two new monographs to reflect increasing use in practice, Denosumab and Parecoxib - Hepatic chapter fully revised by a multidisciplinary working group - Cannabinoids monograph fully updated and including the 2019 NICE guidance - Anticoagulants monograph fully updated to include a brand new table with prescribing guidance for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) - Opioid antagonists outside the CNS fully reviewed to reflect the latest products and evidence for use - Urinary antimuscarinics, a new combined monograph to reflect the increasing use of other drugs in this category From the reviews of previous editions 'PCF [is] a core text for the speciality and has no serious rivals.' Palliative Medicine 'The information is up to date and prepared with extreme care. This handbook should be available to staff involved with inpatient consultation, inpatient units of care and home visits.' Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 'First class. Highly recommended.' International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Palliative Care Formulary by Robert G. Twycross Pdf
Designed for palliative care specialists, pharmacists and oncologists, this is a comprehensive compendium of essential therapeutic information. This expanded edition incorporates numerous updates and more data, bringing together important information about drugs commonly used in palliative care and about drugs for use in special circumstances by, or in conjunction with, a specialist in palliative care. It highlights drugs given for unlicensed indications or by unlicensed routes and deals comprehensively with the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion.
Paediatric Palliative Medicine by Richard Hain,Satbir Singh Jassal,Satbir Jassal Pdf
A concise and practical guide to caring for children with life-limiting conditions, 'Paediatric Palliative Medicine' covers the common symptoms and challenging issues healthcare professionals are likely to encounter, and includes a detailed drug formulary for quick reference.
Palliative Care Formulary by Robert G. Twycross,Andrew Wilcock Pdf
Covering all aspects of palliative care for the pharmacist, this guide includes advice on using licensed drugs for unlicensed purposes, specific drugs and their names and specialist prescribing for particular disorders, analgesics and infections.
Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care by Max Watson,Caroline Lucas,Andrew Hoy,Jo Wells Pdf
This practical guide briefly covers the historical and epidemiological background of palliative care and the growth of palliative medicine as a specialty, before dealing with major physical, psychological, spiritual, and symptom management issues from diagnosis to bereavement care.
The Palliative Care Formulary is established as the comprehensive compendium of essential therapeutic information for palliative care specialists, pharmacists and oncologists. This expanded new edition incorporates numerous important updates and new data, bringing together a wealth of important information about drugs commonly used in palliative care and about drugs for use in special circumstances by, or in conjunction with, a specialist in palliative care. It highlights drugs given for unlicensed indications or by unlicensed routes and deals comprehensively with the administration of multipl.
This is thirty-fifth edition of Martindale, which provides reliable, and evaluated information on drugs and medicines used throughout the world. It contains encyclopaedic facts about drugs and medicines, with: 5,500 drug monographs; 128,000 preparations; 40,700 reference citations; 10,900 manufacturers. There are synopses of disease treatments which enables identification of medicines, the local equivalent and the manufacturer. It also Includes herbals, diagnostic agents, radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical excipients, toxins, and poisons as well as drugs and medicines. Based on published information and extensively referenced
Stockley's Drug Interactions, now fully revised and revalidated, remains the world's most comprehensive and authoritative reference book on drug interactions and provides the busy healthcare professional with quick and easy access to clinically relevant, evaluated and evidence-based information on drug interactions. Contains detailed yet concise monographs: covers interactions between therapeutic drugs, proprietary medicines, herbal medicines, foods, drinks, pesticides and drugs of abuse; based on published sources and fully referenced; provides comprehensive details of the clinical evidence for the interactions under discussion, an assessment of their clinical importance and gives clear guidance on how to manage the interaction in practice; contains over 3,400 monographs; New drugs launched in the last two years added - including drugs such as fesoterodine, several monoclonal antibodies, new antidiabetics (e.g. sitagliptin) new antineoplastics (e.g. dasatinib) and new immunosuppressants (e.g. temsirolimus); updated information on seasonal flu vaccines and antivirals, including all available information on possible interactions with concurrent medication; increased commentary on the involvement of newer mechanisms in drug interactions, such as drug transporter proteins, and other genetic factors that affect the ability of individuals to metabolise medicines.
Handbook of Drug Administration via Enteral Feeding Tubes, 3rd edition by Rebecca White,Vicky Bradnam Pdf
With over 400 drug monographs, this book covers the technical, practical and legal aspects that you should consider before prescribing or administering drugs via enteral feeding tubes.
Palliative Medicine by Susan MacDonald,Leonie Herx,Anne Boyle Pdf
"Advance care planning (ACP) conversations and goals of care (GOC) discussions prepare patients and their substitute decision makers for medical decision making. When rooted in a patient's values and person-centred in approach, ACP and GOC discussions can optimize the likelihood a person receives care that is concordant with their goals. This chapter explores the definitions and clinical processes for ACP and GOC discussions and describes how a patient's values and goals can directly inform medical decision making. Differences in ACP among healthy individuals and seriously ill, common communication challenges and the pitfalls of a treatment-centered approach are described. We underscore the importance of illness understanding and provide tips on addressing prognosis. Finally, health care system impacts of ACP and GOC are considered"--
Hospice and Palliative Care Formulary USA by Robert G. Twycross,Andrew Wilcock Pdf
HPCFUSA is a comprehensive compendium which brings together a wealth of essential therapeutic information about drugs commonly used in hospice and palliative care, and about drugs for use in special circumstances by (or in conjunction with) specialists in hospice and palliative care.
