Suitable for use in hospitals and retail settings as a supplementary resource, as a quick reference for the National Certification and as a review for pharmacy technicians, this tool helps beginning students and practicing pharmacy technicians ensure patient safety and accuracy in the pharmacy.

Presents a series of clinical case studies to illustrate how pharmacists can optimise drug therapy in response to the needs of individual patients. This title includes the cases that address situations which are commonly encountered or associated with particular difficulties in treatment individualisation.

A revision guide for students providing bullet points of basic information on pharmaceutics - delivery and targeting.

Covers topics featured in pharmacy undergraduate registration and licensing multiple choice examinations. This book covers common general pharmacy practice interventions and operations and other topics commonly featured in examinations such as simple pharmaceutical calculations, doses, strengths, nomenclature, abbreviations and dosage forms.

Intends to simplify pharmacokinetics and help pharmacy students in clinical settings busy practitioners understand and visualize basic principles. This title provides a basic review of pharmacokinetic principles, with explanations, graphic illustrations, and algorithms.

A guide for students providing bullet points of basic information on dispensing. It provides students with a core reference to accompany the compulsory dispensing courses found in undergraduate pharmacy programmes.

A guide to the differential diagnosis of symptoms commonly seen by community pharmacists. Organised by body system, it includes chapters that begin with a system overview and a brief guide to history-taking.

Covers a wide range of subjects relevant to pharmacy practice, including communication skills, managing a business, quality assurance, dispensing, calculations, packaging, storage and labeling of medicines, prescriptions, hospital-based services, techniques and treatments, adverse drug reactions, pharmacoeconomics, and medicines management.

Offers insight into students hospital preregistration training. This book provides a practical explanation for undergraduates and preregistration trainees on what to expect from a hospital preregistration training programme.

Based on the authors' experiences of working with a wide variety of retail pharmacies, this book is designed to provide pharmacists with a clear understanding of the nature of marketing, and the ways it can contribute to the effective management of their business.

This is a companion self-study aid to Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations for practising calculations similar to those that may be presented in pharmacy examinations and in practice. Each section contains a variety of exercises which give the opportunity to practise calculations using the methods covered in Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations.

Covers the trends and issues in pharmacy management. This book helps community pharmacists and pharmacy owners to adapt to a challenging retail environment by providing them with industry specific tools for change. It also contains pharmacy case studies integrated for specific application to the business environment.

Explains how and why medication errors occur and provides strategies and procedures for both preventing and managing medication incidents. This text focuses on eight essential goals including: becoming aware of the issue; learning the terminology; understanding the scope and frequency of incidents; and identifying common types of errors.

Pharmacy Practice Experiences (PPEs), previously called clerkships or clinical rotations, are a vital part of pharmacy education. But stepping out of the classroom and into the real world of a pharmacy practice experience can be daunting. This work presents a practical resource for student pharmacists about to embark on PPEs.

A pocket-sized introductory guide to performing drug calculations accurately and confidently. Compiled by a pharmacist and a nurse, this book combines the theory of pharmacology with the implications for professional practice. It moves from explanations of the simple through to complex formulae relating to the many drugs used.

Part of the Fast Track series, this book intends to assist student compounders to understand the dosage forms encountered within extemporaneous dispensing.

Presents an overview of the important aspects of pharmacology necessary for a basic understanding of the subject. This title reviews the concepts, clinical applications and side effects of pharmacology, emphasising practical applications of the material.

A guide for practising and student pharmacists, it covers the main body systems and provides information on controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions, interactions, communication skills and confidentiality. It also includes chapters on adherence, anaphylaxis, clinical trials, herbal medicine, patient management and patient specific issues.

Offers information on drugs and medicines used throughout the world. This book reviews more than 5,800 substances. It is suitable for health professionals.

Designed to simplify pharmacokinetics to help busy practitioners understand and visualize basic principles. This text provides an introduction to the principles of monitoring drug therapy for those involved in the interpretation of drug levels in a patient care setting.