Symptoms in the pharmacy:a guide to the management of common illness

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blenkinsopp Alison.
Group Author: Paxton Paul.; Blenkinsopp John.
Published: Wiley Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Chichester, West Sussex, England Hoboken, NJ
Publication Dates: c2009 [i.e. 2008].
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 6th ed.
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Carrier Form: vii, 352 p.: ; 24 cm.
Index Number: R453
CLC: R453-62
R9-62
Call Number: R9-62/B647/6th.ed.
Contents: Previous ed.: Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
Includes index.
Formerly CIP.
Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Respiratory problems -- Gastrointestinal tract problems -- Skin conditions -- Painful conditions -- Women's health -- Eye and ear problems -- Childhood conditions -- Insomnia -- Prevention of heart disease -- Appendix. Summary of symptoms for direct referral.
"Symptoms in the Pharmacy is an indispensable guide to the management of common symptoms seen in the pharmacy. With advice from an author team that includes both pharmacists and a GP, the book covers ailments which will be encountered in the pharmacy on a daily basis." "Now in its sixth edition Symptoms in the Pharmacy has been fully revised to reflect the latest evidence and availability of new medicines.There are new sections and case studies for prescription only medicine to pharmacy medicine (POM to P) switches including chloramphenicol, sumatriptan, diclofenac, naproxen and amorolfine, This edition features colour photographs of skin conditions for the first time enabling the differentiation and diagnosis of common complaints. The public health and illness prevention content have been expanded to support this increasingly important aspect of the pharmacist's work."--BOOK JACKET.