Pharmaceutical practice

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, risk management, prescribing and pharmacoeconomics. It covers a wide range of subjects relevant to pharmacy practice, including communication skills, managing a business, quality assurance, dispensing, calculations, packaging, storage and lab.

Front Cover; Pharmaceutical Practice; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; About this book; 1 An introduction to pharmacy and its place in society; 1 The role of pharmacy in health care; Introduction; The changing role of pharmacy; The extended role; The profession; The NHS drugs budget; The NHS workforce; The current and future roles of pharmacists; Community pharmacy; Dispensing, repeat dispensing and medication review; Responding to symptoms; Health promotion and health improvement; Services to specific patient groups; Domiciliary visiting; Personal control.

Out of hours servicesHospital pharmacy; Other NHS roles; Primary care pharmacy; Pharmaceutical advisers; Pharmaceutical public health; The public's view; Clinical effectiveness; The roles of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the General Pharmaceutical Council; Continuing education and continuing professional development; Pharmacy education; Undergraduate education; Pre-registration training; Higher degrees and research; Conclusion; Key Points; 2 Socio-behavioural aspects of health and illness; Introduction; Defining health and illness; Dimensions of health; Physical health; Mental health.

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