Pharmaceutical practice/ Edited by Judith A. Rees , Ian Smith , Jennie Watson

includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 An introduction to pharmacy and its place in society
1. The role of pharmacy in health care / Christine M. Bond
2. Socio-behavioural aspects of health and illness / Alison Gifford
3. Socio-behavioural aspects of treatment with medicines / Alison Gifford
Section 2 Protecting the public
4. Control of medicines / Judith A. Rees
5. Control of health professionals and their staff / Ian Smith
6. Continuing professional development and revalidation / Raminder Sihota
7. Ethics
the theory / Richard C. O'Neill
8. Ethics in practice and ethical dilemmas / Jennie Watson
9. Clinical governance / John Tucker
10. Risk management / Darren M. Ashcroft
11. Standard operating procedures / Alison Hunter
12. Audit / Janet Krska
13. Public health / Simon White
Section 3 Delivering professional pharmacy practice
14. Structure and organization of pharmacy / Jennie Watson. Note continued: 15. Relationship with other members of the healthcare team / Felice S. Groundland
16. Information retrieval in pharmacy practice / Parastou Donyai
17.Communication skills for pharmacists and their team / Isabel J. Featherstone
18. Concordance / Marjorie C. Weiss
19. Pharmaceutical calculations / Arthur J. Winfield
Section 4 Access to medicines and their selection
20. The prescribing process and evidence-based medicine / Jason Hall
21. Prescribing for minor ailments / Paul Rutter
22. Drug evaluation and pharmacoeconomics / Dyfrig A. Hughes
23. Formularies in pharmacy practice / Janet Krska
24.Complementary and alternative medicines / Brian Lockwood
25.Communication skills: advice and information on the selection of medicines / Judith A. Rees
26. Patient charges for medicines and their impact on access / Ellen Schafheutle
27. The prescription / Ian Smith
28. Veterinary pharmacy / Jennie Watson. Note continued: Section 5 Medicines and their preparation
29. Routes of administration and dosage forms / Arthur J. Winfield
30. Dispensing techniques (compounding and good practice) / Judith A. Rees
31. Labelling of dispensed medicines / Judith A. Rees
32. Packaging / Derek G. Chapman
33. Solutions / Arthur J. Winfield
34. Suspensions / Arthur J. Winfield
35. Emulsions / Arthur J. Winfield
36. External preparations / Arthur J. Winfield
37. Suppositories and pessaries / Arthur J. Winfield
38. Powders and granules / Arthur J. Winfield
39. Oral unit dosage forms / Arthur J. Winfield
Section 6 Specialized pharmacy products and services
40. Production of sterile products / Derek G. Chapman
41. Parenteral products / Derek G. Chapman
42. Ophthalmic products / E. Richards
43. Inhaled route / Peter M. Richards
44. Parenteral nutrition and dialysis / Liz Lamerton
45. Radiopharmacy / David Graham
46. Specialized services / Geoff Saunders. Note continued: 47. Appliances / Ian Smith
Section 7 Pharmacy services
48. Public health and pharmacy interventions / Jennie Watson
49. Pharmacy services for vulnerable patients / Victoria Crabtree
50. Substance use and misuse / Jenny Scott
51. Monitoring the patient / Alison Littlewood

The fifth edition of Pharmaceutical Practice has been totally overhauled and restructured to bring the contents completely up to date and to reflect emerging new roles for pharmacists both within the traditional employment areas of hospital and community pharmacy, as well as other developing roles supporting the public health agenda, governance