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Overview
Proposed changes in practice legislation will allow podiatrists to prescribe a limited range of drugs and dressings. It is therefore now imperative that students and practitioners understand pharmacology. Not only the mechanisms of action of drugs, but also their potential side-effects and interactions with other drugs taken by the patient.This book will cover both basic and clinical pharmacology. The podiatrist's role in examination, assessment and diagnosis are considered.
Synopsis
Proposed changes in practice legislation will allow podiatrists to prescribe a limited range of drugs and dressings. It is therefore now imperative that students and practitioners understand pharmacology. Not only the mechanisms of action of drugs, but also their potential side-effects and interactions with other drugs taken by the patient.
This book will cover both basic and clinical pharmacology. The podiatrist's role in examination, assessment and diagnosis are considered.
Booknews
Covers basic and clinical pharmacology and looks at its role in examination, assessment, and diagnosis in the context of British practice. Early chapters address basic principles of pharmacology and drug interaction. Later chapters deal with the body's major organ systems, covering their structure and control mechanisms, their diseases, drugs used to treat them, and adverse side effects of drugs. Johnson is head of the School of Podiatry at New College, Durham (UK). Morgan is a reader in pharmacology at the University of Sunderland's Institute of Pharmacy and Chemistry (UK). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)