"The 'Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology' provides a streamlined text for evaluating the safety and effectiveness of medicines. It includes a brief introduction to pharmacoepidemiology as well as sections on data sources, methodology and applications. Each chapter includes key poi…
Background: The use of antimicrobials has been presented as a significant risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Nevertheless, it remains unclear which antimicrobials are more likely to be associated with CDI. It is mandatory for acute trusts to report the number…
Evaluating wastewater contaminants can enable a community to understand drug consumption, from antibiotics to illegal substances and even diet. Wastewater-based epidemiology has emerged as a cost- and time-effective monitoring tool. The contributed chapters cover the methodologi…
"The aim of this handbook is to compile data from various authors, providing clinicians with data that will optimize their decision making in selecting effective, low-risk drug treatments. It also provides research workers, including physicians, pharmacists, and basic scientists…