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050			_aRA 427.9 .R88 2017
100			_aRutter, Paul _eauthor
245		0	_aCommunity pharmacy : _bsymptoms, diagnosis, and treatment / _cPaul Rutter.
250			_aFourth edition.
260			_aNew York : _bElsevier Science, _cc2017
300			_axvii, 379 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aMaking a diagnosis -- Respiratory system -- Ophthalmology -- Ear conditions -- Central nervous system -- Women's health -- Gastroenterology -- Dermatology -- Musculoskeletal conditions -- Paediatrics -- Specific product requests.
520			_aNow in its fourth edition, this best-selling book is fully updated to address the ever increasing demands on healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality patient care. A multitude of factors impinge on healthcare delivery today, including an ageing population, more sophisticated medicines, high patient expectation and changing health service infrastructure. Time demands on primary care doctors have caused other models of service delivery to be adopted across the world, leading to ongoing changes in the traditional boundaries of care between doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. Certain medical tasks are now being performed by nurses and pharmacists, for example prescribing. Healthcare policies to encourage patients to manage their own health have led to more medicines becoming available over the counter, allowing community pharmacists to manage and treat a wide range of conditions. Further deregulation of medicines to treat acute illness from different therapeutic areas seems likely. Government policy now encourages chronic disease management as a self-care activity, and could well be the largest area for future growth of reclassification of medicines. Pharmacists, now more than ever before, need to be able to recognise the signs and symptoms, and use an evidence-based approach to treatment. Community Pharmacy is intended for all non-medical prescribers but especially for pharmacists, from undergraduate students to experienced practitioners.
650			_aPRIMARY CARE (MEDICINE)
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