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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789172803321

Autore

Dawson Julie

Titolo

Practical prescribing for musculoskeletal practitioners / / Julie Dawson, Sheena Hennell and Ruth Sephton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Keswick, Cumbria : , : M&K Publishing, , 2014

ISBN

1-907830-78-2

9781907836785

Edizione

[Second revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HennellSheena

SephtonRuth

Disciplina

616.7061

Soggetti

Drugs - Prescribing

Musculoskeletal system

Drug utilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Prelims; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 Non-medical prescribing:the law and accountability; Chapter 2 Safe prescribing; Chapter 3 Analgesics; Chapter 4 Atypical analgesics; Chapter 5 Non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs); Chapter 6 Disease-modifyinganti-rheumatic drugs(DMARDs); Chapter 7 Osteoporosis andPaget's disease; Chapter 8 Gout; Chapter 9 Corticosteroids; Chapter 10 Case histories; Appendix List of common proprietarynames; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides prescribing advice for medical and non-medical prescribers caring for adult patients with common musculoskeletal problems. It will be particularly useful for non-medical practitioners, including independent physiotherapy and podiatry prescribers. Reference is made to current prescribing law and accountability, and the principles of safe prescribing are clearly defined. It gives practical prescribing advice for pain control, corticosteroids, osteoporosis, Paget's disease, gout and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Basic information is provided on each drug, including th