The Top 100 Drugs, 3rd Edition
Clinical Pharmacology and Practical Prescribing
$53.45
- Paperback
351 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2022
Summary
Now in its third edition, this small and accessible guide contains essential information for the safe prescribing of the most commonly used drugs in the NHS.
The Top 100 Drugs combines the best elements of a students’ textbook with those of a prescribers’ manual. It gives equal weight to essential information on the science of pharmacology as well as the real-world practicalities of prescribing, all in an accessible and clear format.
Written by leaders in the field of clinical…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780323834452 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0323834450 |
| Author: | Dagan Lonsdale, Daniel Burrage, Emma Baker, Andrew W. Hitchings |
| Publisher: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division |
| Imprint: | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 351 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 190mm x 125mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Review of the previous edition:“This updated book on the most commonly prescribed medications provides future practitioners with important information regarding pharmacology and practical prescribing in a way that is concise and easy to retrieve.” –Michael C Barros, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, BC-ADM (Temple University School of Pharmacy) for Doody’s Review Service
About The Author
Dagan Lonsdale
Dagan Lonsdale BSc(Hons) MBBS MRCP FHEA, Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Daniel Burrage BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc (Med Ed) MRCP FHEA, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Stroke Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Professor Emma Baker (PhD FRCP) is a clinical academic with roles in research, teaching and clinical medicine. At St George’s, University of London she is the head of the Clinical Pharmacology Unit, lead for prescribing education and assessment and chair of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee. Current external roles include respiratory specialty group lead, (London South Comprehensive Local Research Network) and executive editor of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. In research, she gained her PhD from Manchester University in 1996. She subsequently moved to St George’s and developed a research programme in epithelial transport and respiratory infection, with external funding from bodies including the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council. Her research has developed from early work in molecular biology to development and implementation of investigator-led clinical trials. In teaching, she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2003 and has received a St George’s undergraduate teaching prize in eight different years. She has co-authored a respiratory text book (Case-based respiratory medicine) and is currently leading her clinical pharmacology trainees in writing two new prescribing textbooks for publication in 2014. In clinical practice, she has a specialist interest in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and runs an outpatient service for patients with airways disease. She shares the inpatient care of respiratory patients with four colleagues and is on the on call rota for acute medical intaking.
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