Author: Timothy R. J. Nicholson
The Pocket Prescriber fills the as -yet vacant niche for a true pocketbook providing essential clinical
pharamacology information with heavy emphasis on what residents most need in practice on the wards. This information includes reference details of drugs such as doses, when a drug is indicated and when not, with special attention to contraindications/
dangers and common side effects to look out for, and warn the patient of, before starting the drug. A significant section of the book is given over to dealing with
common problems that arise with perscribing, for example drugs that are complicated to prescribe (e.g. insulin, anticoagulants, inotropes, controlled drugs) or where choice is…
