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02190aam a2200361 a 4500 001 5F3229167C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110512010052 008 100312s2010 enk f 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010010909 020 $a 0199563977 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9780199563975 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)471822476 040 $a DNLM/DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BWKUK $d CDX $d CUD $d IG# $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RM301.12 $b .D445 2010 100 1 $a Dickman, Andrew. 245 1 $a Drugs in palliative care / $c Andrew Dickman. 260 $a Oxford ; $b Oxford University Press, $c 2010. 300 $a xvii, 502 p. : $b ill. ; $c 19 cm. 490 0 $a Oxford medical publications 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Clinical pharmacology overview -- Prescribing guidance -- Drug monographs A-Z. 520 $a "While palliative care has adopted a holistic approach to treatment, medication driven symptom management ostensibly forms the critical aspect of care. Pharmacological therapy can be extremely complex because these patients often have co-existing medical conditions in addition to symptoms caused by their terminal disease. The resulting polypharmacy can be daunting for professionals and can negatively impact on effectiveness of care.The practitioner requires a simple, easy to navigate reference source that provides succinct and pertinent drug information. This detailed yet concise handbook will appeal to a variety of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative care and medicines information. It begins with an overview of pharmacology and prescribing advice then contains over 100 entries of palliative care drugs, in an easy to use A-Z format"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Drugs $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 650 0 $a Palliative treatment $v Handbooks, manuals, etc. 650 12 $a Pain $x drug therapy $v Handbooks. 650 22 $a Analgesics $x therapeutic use $v Handbooks. 650 22 $a Palliative Care $x methods $v Handbooks. 941 $a 1 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20110512012631.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5F3229167C5D11E0AEB2F4966AFF544E 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search