Foundation in Pharmacy Practice - Softcover

Whalley, Ben J., Ph.D.; Fletcher, Kate E., Ph.D.; Weston, Sam E.; Howard, Rachel L., Ph.D.; Rawlinson, Calre F., Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853697477 ISBN 13: 9780853697473

Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press, 2008

Synopsis

This is an introductory overview to pharmacy practice.This introductory overview to pharmacy practice is essential for first year undergraduate students, providing an overview of the principal pharmacy practice topics in a practical and succinct manner. The text provides a starting point for further study and is facilitated by regular signposting and referencing to specific texts. A useful and easily navigated glossary of reference terms is also included.Additional e-learning resources are provided including workshops on law and ethics, SOPs and communication and several dispensing practicals.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Foundation in Pharmacy Practice is an essential introductory text for first year students. Providing an overview of the principal pharmacy practice topics in a practical and succinct manner, it serves as a starting point for further study. Major areas covered include: · an introduction to medicines management · essential communication skills · prescription types, legal requirements, interpretation and understanding · packaging and labelling of medicines · compliance, adherence and concordance · sale and supply of medicines. Foundation in Pharmacy Practice is an essential teaching and learning resource for pharmacy students and their teachers. Facilitated by regular signposting and referencing to specific texts, it includes a useful and easily navigated glossary of reference terms. Ben Whalley is Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK. Kate Fletcher is Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK and Lead Pharmacist Specialist Surgery, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Berks, UK. Sam Weston is Teacher Practitioner, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK. Rachel Howard is Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK. Clare Rawlinson is Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, UK.

About the Author:

Born in County Durham in 1969, Rachel Howard graduated from Goldsmiths College, London in 1992. She has exhibited in many group exhibitions including The Choice, Exit Art, New York, 1998; Shimmering Substance, Cornerhouse, Manchester and Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, 2002, Intuition/(im)precision, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, 2004 and most recently In the darkest hour there may be light works from Damien Hirsts murderme collection, Serpentine Gallery, London, 2006. Recent solo exhibitions include Tightrope, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art, Ohio, 2002; Guilty, Bohen Foundation, New York, 2003-4; New Paintings, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, 2007 and Fear/Fiction/Fact, Bohen Foundation, New York, 2007. Forthcoming exhibitions include Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, Galeria Hilario Galguero, Mexico City and Haunch of Venison, London. Howard lives and works in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0853697477
• ISBN 13: 9780853697473
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224