Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, Sixth Edition is the ideal book to support pharmacists in identifying, diagnosing, treating or referring the illnesses and conditions they will commonly encounter in the community.

A logical structure covers the full range of common presentations, including respiratory, ear, eye, gastroenterological and skin conditions. Clear pictures, referral criteria and summaries of treatment options support clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis and selection of appropriate products.

Suitable for both pharmacy students and qualified pharmacists, the sixth edition has been fully updated to align with changes to the pharmacy curriculum and the rapidly expanding scope of pharmacists working in primary care and community pharmacy.

• Logically and clearly structured by body system – easy to use and follow
• Covers most conditions commonly encountered in community pharmacy
• Includes information on differential diagnosis, practical prescribing and product selection
• Fully illustrated throughout – helps the reader to recognise common conditions and illnesses
• Includes red flags indicating the need for referral as well as hints and tips
• Self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answer explanations
• Case studies using a clinical reasoning approach to diagnosis
• An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Paul Rutter is Professor in Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.