The Renal Drug Handbook, 3rd Edition

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In addition to our own resources, we recommend the following resources for information about specific medicines in renal impairment.

It goes beyond the basic texts on renal care by discussing topical issues such as anaemia management, care of older people on dialysis, diabetes and renal failure, infection control and sexual dysfunction in renal disease. First published in 1999, The Renal Drug Handbook has established itself as a universally-trusted, essential resource for healthcare practitioners. Wide dissemination of this 4 th edition (2014) will help healthcare professionals who prescribe and more importantly protect their patients from avoidable harm. Aileen Dunleavy is the Senior Specialist Pharmacist for Renal Services at the University Hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, with over 20 years of renal pharmacy experience. Because the kidney is the major regulator of the internal fluid environment, the physiologic changes associated with renal disease have pronounced effects on the pharmacology of many drugs.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This edition contains additional recommendations for supplemental drug dosing during renal replacement therapies and an expanded section on antimicrobial agents that includes many new antiviral agents used in the treatment of HIV infection. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for The Renal Drug Handbook are 9780429863639, 0429863632 and the print ISBNs are 9781138624511, 1138624519. Readers can test their knowledge with a bank of multiple-choice questions and put it into practice by answering questions that patients frequently ask.

She was Chair of the Uk Renal Pharmacy Group from 1996 to 2016, and was made Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, UCL School of Pharmacy in 2011. Prescribing or administering a medication outside the manufacturers information may render the medicine being used off-label. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Renal Drug Handbook is a handy accompaniment to the database containing the same level of detailed information in 900 monographs in an accessible, portable print volume.

The section on hemodialysis features expanded chapters on physiologic principles, acute hemodialysis, urea kinetic modeling, and vascular access, while the section on peritoneal dialysis has been extensively reworked by a new editor and now includes two new chapters. January 25, 2024 - Pet owners forced to be separated from their animals in crisis situations, including those who are victims of domestic violence, are suffering from a lack of support services needed to protect them. Overall I applaud the authors for updating this publication, which is an extremely useful resource for guiding prescribing in patients with kidney impairment. One limitation is that the handbook is a UK publication so some of the drugs and dosing recommendations are not relevant to the Australian situation.

Fully updated and expanded to include over 800 drugs, this 4th edition (2014) provides pharmacists with timely and easily-accessible information to support prescribing decisions for patients with renal impairment including renal replacement therapy. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The Preface outlines how to use the monographs and basic drug dosing advice including valuable information on the use of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.The information contained in this resource has been compiled from a wide range of sources and from the clinical experience of the editorial board of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group, all of whom are involved in the pharmaceutical care of renally-impaired patients. Wide dissemination of this 4th edition will help healthcare professionals who prescribe and more importantly protect their patients from avoidable harm. Providing access to over 900 drug monographs, The Renal Drug Database contains practical information for medications commonly used for patients with renal impairment or undergoing renal replacement therapies, as well as common drugs that may be prescribed to patients with impaired renal function for other medical conditions. A universally-trusted resource, this edition of The Renal Drug Handbook contains over 800 drug monographs comprising prescribing information for clinical and medicines information pharmacists. The thoroughly revised and updated Third Edition of this popular handbook provides practical and accessible information on all aspects of dialysis.