Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, 3e



Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy trainees. 

Features:

New sections on menstrual bleeding and weight loss. 
Clearly structured by basic anatomy, history-taking and body system. 
Fully illustrated throughout. 
Boxes throughout: trigger points indicative of referral; hints and tips. 
Tables throughout: differential diagnosis (key questions for each condition); evidence-based OTC medication; practical prescribing; product selection. 
Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter. 
Expanded case studies at the end of each chapter Covers all the most common conditions and gives evidence to back up over-the-counter (OTC) recommendations.
Puts the presenting symptoms into the primary-care context.Suggests which questions to ask to narrow down the possible diagnoses.Gives schematic summaries of how to arrive at a diagnosis.Evidence-based boxes as a guide for OTC medication.Practical prescribing summary tables.Hints and tips boxes for product use.Self-assessment sections.Case studies at the end of chapters.Colour images of important conditions.Chapter on specific product requests.
Useful websites.
Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of the best-selling title in community pharmacy continues to provide an essential reference for undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy trainees. 

Features:

New sections on menstrual bleeding and weight loss. 
Clearly structured by basic anatomy, history-taking and body system. 
Fully illustrated throughout. 
Boxes throughout: trigger points indicative of referral; hints and tips. 
Tables throughout: differential diagnosis (key questions for each condition); evidence-based OTC medication; practical prescribing; product selection. 
Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter. 
Expanded case studies at the end of each chapter