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Minor Illness or Major Disease? Responding to symptoms in the pharmacy

4th Edition

Publication Date   May 2006
Publisher   Pharmaceutical Press
Product Type   Book
Pages   304
ISBN Number   853696276
Product Code   PHP049
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Summary


Diagnosing and treating minor ailments has become widely recognised as being an important part of the pharmacy profession. Minor Illness or Major Disease? is a clear, concise guide to the disease symptoms frequently encountered in community practice and can be used to aid the pharmacist in making a rational diagnosis of illness and a recommendation for treatment or referral.

This new edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the changing nature of community pharmacy practice with respect to responding to symptoms. Updates include details of new prescription only medicines being deregulated to pharmacy medicine status (POM to P medicines), advice on commonly used herbal OTC medicines such as echinacea, St John's wort, and glucosamine, evidence for use of OTC medicines, and even more helpful illustrations. Key further reading and updated case studies presented in a Q&A format accompany each chapter.

Content


Part A Responding to Symptoms:
1. Introduction:
2. Headache:
3. Cough:
4. Sore Throats and Colds:
5. Eye Disorders:
6. Constipation:
7. Diarrhoea:
8. Abdominal Disorders:
9. Perianal and Perivulval Pruritus:
10. Ear Disorders:
11. Musculoskeletal Disorders:
12. Skin Disorders: Face and Scalp:
13. Skin Disorders: Trunk and Limbs:
14. Childhood Ailments:
15. Foot Disorders:
16. Oral and Dental Disorders:

Part B Preventative Self Care:
17. Smoking Cessation:
18. Cardiovascular Disease:
19. Emergency Hormonal Contraception:
20. Travel Health: