Book contents
- Surviving Prescribing
- Reviews
- Surviving Prescribing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Basics of Safe Drug Use
- Part 2 Prescribing for Patient Groups
- Part 3 Emergency Prescribing
- Part 4 Gastrointestinal
- Part 5 Central Nervous System
- Part 6 Haematology
- Part 7 Surgery
- Part 8 Diabetes
- Part 9 Calculations
- Part 10 Interactions, Hypersensitivity and Contraindications
- Part 11 Infections and Other Important Topics
- Index
Chapter 1 - The Basics of Safe Drug Use
from Part 1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 June 2020
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Book contents
- Surviving Prescribing
- Reviews
- Surviving Prescribing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Basics of Safe Drug Use
- Part 2 Prescribing for Patient Groups
- Part 3 Emergency Prescribing
- Part 4 Gastrointestinal
- Part 5 Central Nervous System
- Part 6 Haematology
- Part 7 Surgery
- Part 8 Diabetes
- Part 9 Calculations
- Part 10 Interactions, Hypersensitivity and Contraindications
- Part 11 Infections and Other Important Topics
- Index
Summary
Safe drug use refers to the safe prescribing and administering of drugs. The reader is introduced to a few ‘golden rules’ which will keep them out of trouble, and provided with a mnemonic to reduce the chance of committing a drug error.
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- Surviving PrescribingA Practical Guide, pp. 1 - 4Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020