Clinical

The evidence base for drug treatments in psychiatry ranges from meta-analyses and randomised controlled clinical trials to single case reports, and from NICE guidelines to individual SPCs.  Where do you look for information when transferring a patient from one drug to another?  Where do you find a clear overview when dealing with a complex patient (e.g, with co-morbid epilepsy or liver disease or HIV infection)?   Where can you seek advice on prescribing psychotropics during pregnancy?  The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry! The leading clinical reference for handling prescribing problems as encountered in daily practice and for formulating prescribing policy. 

Evidence-based and written by experts

This book is the essential guide for anyone responsible for prescribing, dispensing or administering drugs for patients with mental health disorders.  All the evidence has been reviewed and summarized succinctly by an expert team of psychiatrists and pharmacists. 

New content and improved format

This new edition makes greater use of tables and boxes to facilitate quick reference and includes new sections on cytochrome-mediated interactions and psychiatric side effects of non-psychotropic drugs.

Clinically relevant

Chapters address plasma monitoring, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, children and adolescents, substance abuse and special patient groups.  Each section has a full reference list.  The book covers prescribing drugs outside their licensed indications and their interaction with substances such as alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.

Useful for all levels of experience

Trainees will gain important information regarding the rational, safe and effective use of medications for patients with mental illness.  Experienced clinicians will find excellent guidance regarding more complex issues that they may not encounter regularly. 

Why the Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry?

Long recognized as an international trailblazer in mental health care, the Maudsley Hospital earned its reputation for excellence in both in-patient and community care.  It is highly regarded for its research, and pioneered the use of clinical neuroscience. You can trust The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry to be scientifically sound and clinically effective.

• Application of the nursing process and patient teaching for each therapeutic drug class, with coverage of Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Patient and Family Teaching.
  
• Drug tables within the discussion of each therapeutic drug class provide a clear and consistent reference to individual drug dosage information, with a special symbol for drugs available only in Canada.
  
• A comprehensive unit - three chapters - on mathematics and drug calculations to ensure mastery of math skills needed for safe medication administration.
  
• Step-by-step Procedure boxes in the medication administration chapter provide students with clear instructions and illustrations for various routes of drug administration.
  
• Highlights the Top 50 Drugs most often prescribed in the U.S.

• New chapters on Patient Teaching and Health Literacy (Chapter 2) and Medications for Pain Management (Chapter 17) equip students for the realities of nursing practice.
  
• Now printed in full-color.
  
• Readability is enhanced throughout, with a special emphasis on health literacy.
  
• Drug Calculation Review questions at the ends of select chapters provide practice in calculating drug dosages using a variety of approaches, including dimensional analysis.
  
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies boxes highlight special considerations for herbal therapies, including drug interactions.
  
• Fully implements the JCAHO recommendations for the use of abbreviations.
  
• A companion CD-ROM, packaged in each textbook, reinforces content with interactive NCLEX examination-style review questions, an Audio Glossary, animations, video clips, and a drug dosage calculator.

Written specifically to meet the needs of surgical technologists, Pharmacology for the Surgical Technologist, 3rd Edition focuses on the uses of medicines, agents, and solutions in surgery. An introduction to pharmacology covers basic math skills, pharmacologic principles, and drug administration, and is followed by detailed descriptions of common surgical medications along with anesthesia in surgical and emergency situations. This edition adds a new index of drugs by surgical specialty, and a companion Evolve website reinforces your understanding with practical activities and exercises, drug calculations, and more. In this book, Surgical Technology educators Katherine C. Snyder and Chris Keegan cover all areas of pharmacology that are designated in the core curriculum by the AST (Association of Surgical Technology).

• Coverage of pharmacology includes all areas designated in the core curriculum by the Association of Surgical Technology (AST).
• A review of basic math skills and pharmacologic principles makes it easier to apply the information to surgical situations.
• Learning tools in each chapter include learning objectives, key terms with definitions, chapter summaries, and review questions.
• Important and practical advice is provided with Caution alerts, Tech Tips, Notes, and First Assist boxes.
• Common surgical medications are covered by category and include descriptions of surgical applications.

• The free companion Evolve website includes a NEW online study guide with chapter objectives, outlines, key term activities, drug calculations, chapter exercises and review questions, critical thinking exercises, and chapter quizzes.
• Expanded appendix includes an index of Drugs by Surgical Specialty focusing on specific uses of medicines and solutions in surgery.
• Revised Anesthesia unit helps you assist the anesthesia care team with updated protocols and a more cohesive organization for preoperative medications, patient monitoring and local and regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, and emergency situations.
• References in each chapter make it easier to find source material.