Andrew W. Hitchings & Dagan Lonsdale & Daniel Burrage & Emma Baker
Date of Publication: 11/2022
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 prescr
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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.
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.
New to this edition
Fully 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 prescriptions
All drug monographs extensively reviewed and updated
Dedicated section emergency drugs
Updated self-assessment material, now including calculation and prescription-writing questions, in addition to single-best-answer questions
Key Features
Compact and easy to follow – can be carried around on the wards
Logically ordered – offers multiple ways to find the drug you are looking for
A Clinical Tip for each drug, drawn from the authors’ experience
100 self-assessment questions to encourage integration and revision of knowledge and understanding
Author Information
By Andrew W. Hitchings, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FFICM, FHEA, FBPhS, Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, St George’s, University of London, Honorary Consultant in Neurointensive Care, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London; Dagan Lonsdale, BSc(Hons) MBBS PhD MRCP FHEA FFICM, Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Daniel Burrage, BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc (Med Ed) MRCP FHEA, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Stroke Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Emma Baker, MBChB PhD FRCP FBPhS, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, St George’s University of London and Honorary Consultant Physician, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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<P><i>The Top 100 Drugs</i> 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.</P>
<P>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.</P> <P>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.</P>
<P><i>The Top 100 Drugs</i> 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.</P>
<P>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.</P>00add-to-cart97803238344522022StudentBy Andrew W. Hitchings, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FFICM, FHEA, FBPhS, Dagan Lonsdale, BSc(Hons) MBBS PhD MRCP FHEA FFICM, Daniel Burrage, BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc (Med Ed) MRCP FHEA and Emma Baker, MBChB PhD FRCP FBPhS20233BookOtherElsevier3511 Nov 2022IN STOCKBy <STRONG>Andrew W. Hitchings</STRONG>, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FFICM, FHEA, FBPhS, Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, St George’s, University of London, Honorary Consultant in Neurointensive Care, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London; <STRONG>Dagan Lonsdale</STRONG>, BSc(Hons) MBBS PhD MRCP FHEA FFICM, Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; <STRONG>Daniel Burrage</STRONG>, BSc(Hons) MBBS MSc (Med Ed) MRCP FHEA, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow, St George’s, University of London; Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine and Stroke Medicine, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; <STRONG>Emma Baker</STRONG>, MBChB PhD FRCP FBPhS, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, St George’s University of London and Honorary Consultant Physician, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.BooksNoNoNoNoPlease SelectPlease SelectPlease Select
