The Top 100 Drugs Av Andrew (Reader In Clinical Pharmacology St George'S University Of London Honorary Consultant In Neurointensive Care St Georg

Now in its third edition, this small and accessible guide contains essential information for the safe prescribing of the most commonly used drugs in the NHS. The Top 100 Drugs combines the best elements of a students' textbook with those of a prescribers' manual. It gives equal weight to essential information on the science of pharmacology as well as the real-world practicalities of prescribing, all in an accessible and clear format.Written by leaders in the field of clinical pharmacology, this popular book has been fully revised and updated to include the drugs used today, including monoclonal antibodies and antiviral drugs for COVID-19. With common indications, mechanism of action, adverse effects, important interactions and a clinical tip for each drug as well as questions to test knowledge, this book is key to helping students understand everything they need to know about the drugs they are likely to use in practice. Compact and easy to follow - can be carried around on the wardsLogically ordered - offers multiple ways to find the drug you are looking forA Clinical Tip for each drug, drawn from the authors’ experience100 self-assessment questions to encourage integration and revision of knowledge and understandingFully updated to include the most commonly prescribed drugs today, based on original research led by the authors of over 1 billion community prescriptions and approximately 1 million hospital prescriptionsAll drug monographs extensively reviewed and updatedDedicated section emergency drugsUpdated self-assessment material, now including calculation and prescription-writing questions, in addition to single-best-answer questions