Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment is the ideal book to support pharmacists in identifying, diagnosing, treating or referringthe illnesses and conditions they will commonly encounter in the community.A logical structure covers the full range of common presentations, including respiratory, ear, eye, gastroenterological and skin conditions. Clear pictures, referral criteria and summaries of treatment options support clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis and selection of appropriate products.Suitable for both pharmacy students and qualified pharmacists, the sixth edition has been fully updated to align with changes to the pharmacy curriculum and the rapidly expanding scope of pharmacists working in primary care and community pharmacy.Logically and clearly structured by body system - easy to use and followCovers most conditions commonly encountered in community pharmacyIncludes information on differential diagnosis, practical prescribing and product selectionFully illustrated throughout - helps the reader to recognise common conditions and illnessesIncludes red flags indicating the need for referral as well as hints and tipsSelf-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanationsCase studies using a clinical reasoning approach to diagnosisAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloudTwenty new conditionsExpanded information to consider wider differential diagnosesNew chapters on clinical reasoning, making a diagnosis and use of consultation modelsNew chapter on general health conditionsMore figures and imagesRevised case studies incorporating clinical reasoning