New PDF release: Pocket Prescriber 2010

By Donald R.J. Singer, Timothy R.J. Nicholson, Ashan Gunarathne

ISBN-10: 0340985224

ISBN-13: 9780340985229

Development at the good fortune and recognition of earlier variations, Pocket Prescriber 2009-10 has been absolutely up-to-date to include new medicinal drugs, to take away medicinal drugs now not out there and to mirror contemporary adjustments in dosages and prescribing perform. It fills a distinct segment by means of offering the main crucial scientific pharmacology details that busy clinicians want at their fingertip. by way of targeting the five hundred key medications which are most typically prescribed, in an A to Z directory, the e-book avoids overwhelming the reader with details and is still common. info supplied contains dosages, symptoms, contraindications, side-effects and interactions. an immense component to the booklet bargains with commonly-encountered prescribing difficulties, choice matters the place there are lots of comparable medications to select from (such as antibiotics and antihypertensives), and counsel on dealing with a wide selection of emergency events (such as anaphylaxis and overdoses). mostly geared toward junior medical professionals, the e-book can also be a useful and obtainable revision relief for scientific scholars and a pragmatic instruction manual for nurse and pharmacist prescribers.

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Use/CI/Caution/SE: see Latanoprost. Dose: 1 drop od of 300 ␮g/ml solution. BISOPROLOL ␤-blocker, cardioselective (␤1 Ͼ ␤2). Use: HTN1 (for advice on stepped HTN Mx see p. 174), angina2, HF3. CI/Caution/SE/Interactions: as propranolol, but also CI in HF needing inotropes or if SAN block; caution if psoriasis. 25 mg od po3(≠ing slowly to max 10 mg od)SPC/BNF. NB: Ødose in LF or RF. BOSENTAN/TRACLEER Endothelin receptor antagonist: relaxes vascular smooth muscle. 2 CI: acute porphyria, P/B. Caution: ØBP (systolic BP Ͻ85 mmHg), L (avoid if severe).

Prostate). Caution: Down’s syndrome, gastro-oesophageal reflux, diarrhoea, UC, acute MI, HTN, ≠HR (esp 2° to ≠T4, cardiac insufficiency or surgery), pyrexia, P/B/E. SE: transient ØHR (followed by ≠HR, palpitations, arrhythmias), antimuscarinic fx (see p. 219), N&V, confusion (esp in elderly), dizziness. 0 mg iv1; 3 mg iv2 (if no iv/intraosseous access, give 6 mg with 10 ml saline via endotracheal tube); 1–2 mg im/iv every 10–30 min3 (every 5 min in severe cases) up to max 100 mg in 1st 24 h, until symptomatic response (skin flushes and dries, pupils dilate, HR≠s).

E. P. ovale/vivax/ malariae); P. falciparum often resistant. Rarely for RA, SLE. 35 36 COMMON/USEFUL DRUGS Caution: G6PD deficiency, severe GI disorders, can worsen psoriasis and MG, neurological disorders (esp epilepsy*), L (avoid other hepatotoxic drugs), R/P. SE: GI upset, headache (mild, transient), visual ⌬ (rarely retinopathy**), seizures*, hypersensitivity/skin reactions (inc pigment ⌬s), hair loss. Rarely BM suppression, cardiomyopathy. Arrhythmias common in OD. Monitor: FBC, vision** (ophthalmology review if long-term Rx).

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