Welcome to the third edition of The Renal Drug Handbook. The information contained in this book has been compiled from a wide range of sources and from the clinical experience of the editorial board of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group, all of whom are involved in the pharmaceutical care of renally-impaired patients. As such, some of the information contained in the monographs may not be in accordance with the licensed indications or use of the drug.
This third edition of The Renal Drug Handbook is a fantastic publication. Nephrology is a complex speciality and, increasingly, specialist nurses and paramedics are involved in the care of patients. Each of us needs to be wary of prescribing for renal patients and this handbook provides a highly practical, user-friendly method of ensuring that appropriate prescriptions are given to patients, whether they have normal renal function, renal impairment, transplants or are receiving renal replacement therapy. In addition, the authors give very helpful information on pharmacokinetics and common indications for the use of each drug described. This information is not available in any other single textbook. It is an invaluable resource for all healthcare professionals but particularly for those involved in the care of renal patients. A copy of the second edition can be found chained to note trolleys in all of the wards where renal patients are cared for in my hospital. This third edition is even more comprehensive.
Key Features
- Provide healthcare professionals with a single reference of easily retrievable, practical information relating to drug use, sourced from the practical experience of renal units throughout the UK. By referring to the monographs, the user is guided in how to prescribe, prepare and administer the drug with due regard to potentially serious drug interactions and to any renal replacement therapy the patient may be undergoing.
- Provide a practice-based review of drug utilisation in renal units across the UK indicating, where appropriate, any local methods of use, licensed or otherwise.
- The Handbook is not intended to offer definitive advice or guidance on how drugs should be used in patients with renal impairment, nor is it a comprehensive and complete list of all drugs licensed in the UK.
About the Monographs
- Drug name
- Clinical use
- Dose in normal renal function
- Pharmacokinetics
- Dose in renal impairment
- Dose in renal replacement therapy
- Important drug interactions
- Administration
- Other information
About the editors
- Caroline Ashley MSc, BPharm, MRPharmS, Lead Pharmacist, Renal Services, Royal Free Hospital, London.
- Aileen Currie BSc, MRPharmS, Senior Pharmacist, Renal Services, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.
Product Details
- Paperback: 794 pages
- Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press; 3 edition (November 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1846192986
- ISBN-13: 978-1846192982
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 2.2 inches
List Price: $135.00