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Updates in the new edition:  • Renamed monograph (Tricyclic antidepressants) and two discontinued - (Carbamazepine and Danazol).  Fully reviewed and updated monographs with the latest references and evidence for all uses in palliative care including for:  • All the individual strong opioid analgesic drug monographs and Quick Clinical Guides  • Antidepressants class and individual drug monographs  • Anti-epileptics class and individual drug monographs including a significantly updated section on the management of seizures and the use of subcutaneous levetiracetam  • Bisphosphonates monograph including the 2020 ESMO clinical practice guidelines and a new joint summary table for the indications of use for bisphosphonates and denosumab in palliative care  • Denosumab monograph including the 2020 ESMO clinical practice guidelines  • Drugs and fitness to drive chapter including updates to the summary table of the available evidence for sedative drugs  • Renal impairment chapter including significant changes to the sections on assessing renal function, and opioid use in renal impairment  • Drug administration to patients with swallowing difficulties or enteral feeding tubes chapter including a new step-wise approach for alternative formulations, and a fully updated table on commonly used alternative products  Targeted updates to monographs including:  • H2-receptor antagonists monograph updated to reflect the alternative oral and parenteral options due to the world-wide absence of ranitidine  • Proton pump inhibitors monograph significant updates to the parenteral administration section  • Clonidine monograph, involving significant updates to the dose and use section and a new summary of dexmedetomidine use  • Drugs for diabetes monograph updated to include the 2021 Diabetes UK guidelines and the 2021 Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group guidelines. Significant changes to the sections on corticosteroid-induced diabetes mellitus, the management of hypoglycaemia, and the management of spikes of hyperglycaemia in the last few weeks of life  • Systemic corticosteroids significant updates on the risks of adrenal insufficiency including information about the new steroid emergency card and information on the evidence of use for appetite stimulation  • Anaphylaxis appendix updated to reflect the 2021 Resuscitation Council UK guidelines.  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Although written primarily with cancer patients in mind, PCF7 contains specific material relating to several other life-limiting diseases e.g. COPD, congestive heart failure, renal and hepatic failure, and Parkinson's disease. PCF7 also includes several Quick Clinical Guides covering key topics in palliative care and designed for everyday use. Grounded in clinical practice, this comprehensive title includes independent information about drugs used in palliative care, highlighting off-label indications or routes, and dealing with the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion.  Features:    - Two new monographs to reflect increasing use in practice, Denosumab and Parecoxib   - Hepatic chapter fully revised by a multidisciplinary working group   - Cannabinoids monograph fully updated and including the 2019 NICE guidance   - Anticoagulants monograph fully updated to include a brand new table with prescribing guidance for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)   - Opioid antagonists outside the CNS fully reviewed to reflect the latest products and evidence for use   - Urinary antimuscarinics, a new combined monograph to reflect the increasing use of other drugs in this category   From the reviews of previous editions  ‘PCF [is] a core text for the speciality and has no serious rivals.’ Palliative Medicine  ‘The information is up to date and prepared with extreme care. This handbook should be available to staff involved with inpatient consultation, inpatient units of care and home visits.’ Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  ‘First class. 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The ninth edition of Palliative Care Formulary (PCF 9) provides unrivalled and expert drug information for health professionals when caring for adult patients facing progressive life-limiting diseases.  PCF 9 also includes several Quick Clinical Guides covering key topics in palliative care and designed for everyday use.  PCF 9 updates:  • 4 new monographs: Aprepitant, Direct oral anticoagulants, Dual orexin receptor antagonists and Myasthenia gravis at the end of life  • New Quick Clinical Guide: Administering a short subcutaneous infusion (SSCI)  • 50% of monographs have been fully reviewed and updated along with additional minor updates to other monographs  A eulogy to Dr Robert Twycross (1941-2024) a founding author has been included in recognition of his immeasurable contribution to the PCF and inspirational devotion to the specialty of palliative medicine  PCF is split into 3 parts plus the appendices:  Part 1 comprises 142 drug monographs, some covering a class of drugs (e.g. antimuscarinics, bronchodilators, strong opioids) and others restricted to an individual drug (e.g. morphine, fentanyl, ketamine)  Part 2 deals with themes which transcend the drug monographs, e.g. general advice about prescribing in palliative care, prescribing in renal or hepatic impairment, drugs and fitness to drive  Part 3 deals with routes of administration, e.g. administering drugs to patients with swallowing difficulties or enteral feeding tubes, the use of transdermal patches, and continuous subcutaneous drug infusions  The appendices contain information on opioid dose conversion ratios and compatibility charts for mixing drugs for continuous subcutaneous infusion","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ -","offer_id":51775397560593,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780857114921.jpg?v=1751631358"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-andrew-wilcock.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}