About the Book:

The book contains more than 90 individual case based on real-life pharmacy scenarios, These cases draw on the fundamental aspects of pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and therapeutics within a Patient-care context. 

The integration of the science and practice of pharmacy is at the heart of modern pharmacy education and this book will enable you to seamlessly integrate your knowledge. With cases covering all the main medical conditions (as well as some of the rarer ones), you will constantly be guided and challenged as you encounter every patient. Each case includes:

·                    Learning outcomes

·                    The patient

·                    Case discussion

·                    References and further reading

·                    Extended learning points 

Contents:

1.    Gastrointestinal, liver and renal cases

2.    Cardiovascular cases

3.    Respiratory cases

4.    Central nervous system cases

5.    Infections cases

6.    Endocrinology cases

7.    Malignant disease, immunosuppression and haematology cases

8.    Musculoskeletal and joint diseases cases

9.    Eye, nose and throat cases

10. Skin cases

11. Special cases

About the Editors:

Sally-Anne Francis, BPharm, PhD, MRPharmS, FHEA is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Practice and Policy at UCL School of Pharmacy, having previously held academic appointments at the school for 10 years. During this time, she was responsible for the curriculum design and delivery of postgraduate MSc programmes in Clinical Pharmacy; she has also taught and examined on the MPharm and PhD programmes of study. She is co-author of international Research in Healthcare, a textbook for students and researchers undertaking multicentre research projects in health services, medicines use and professional practice. 

Felicity Smith, BPharm, MA, PhD, FRPharmS is currently Professor of Pharmacy Practice at UCL School of Pharmacy. After a few years in hospital and then community pharmacy, she completed an MA in African Studies at SOAS and a PhD at St Bartholomew's Medical College. She then joined the academic staff of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, now UCL School of Pharmacy. Professor Smith has 25 years' experience in teaching and research in pharmacy practice. During this time she has been actively involved in curriculum design and teaching in pharmacy practice across all 4 years of the MPharm degree, as well as MSc and PhD programmes. She is author of other texts including Conducting Your Pharmacy Practice Research Project which is intended for students or other first-time researchers in pharmacy. 

John Malkinson, BPharm, PhD, MRPharmS, MRSC, CChem, FHEA is Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science Applied to Practice at UCL School of Pharmacy. Dr Malkinson registered as a pharmacist in 1997, before completing a PhD in pharmaceutical chemistry and then post-doctoral research at the University of London. Dr Malkinson has nearly 15 years of teaching experience across all 4 years the MPharm programme and on several MSc programmes. His teaching focuses primarily on organic and medicinal chemistry and on applied science in a clinical context. He has an active interest in the application of technology for the enhancement of teaching and learning and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Andrew Constanti, BSc(Pharm), PhD, FBPhS is a Reader in Pharmacology in the Department of Pharmacology at the UCL School of Pharmacy. He studied for his PhD while employed as a Research Assistant at St Bartholomew's Medical College and received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of London in 1975. He then joined the academic staff of the School of Pharmacy, University of London (now UCL School of Pharmacy) as a teaching fellow, later being promoted to lecturer, senior lecturer and reader. Dr Constanti has 40 years of experience in teaching and administration in all 4 years of the MPharm degree course as well as contributing to MSc courses and the training of PhD students. He is also a Visiting Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Trieste, Italy, where he currently teaches in the international neuroscience MSc course. His research in neuropharmacology/neuronal electrophysiology has led to the publication of over 100 original articles in refereed journals and he was the main author of the textbook Basic Endocrinology: for students of pharmacy and allied health sciences, intended primarily for pharmacy undergraduates. He is a member of the Physiological Society and an elected Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society. 

Kevin Taylor, BPharm, PhD, FRPharmS is Professor of Clinical Pharmaceutics at UCL School of Pharmacy. Professor Taylor has more than 25 years' experience in teaching and research in the areas of formulation science, medicines manufacture and drug delivery. During this time he has been actively involved in curriculum design and teaching in pharmaceutics across all 4 years of the MPharm degree as well as MSc and PhD programmes. He has been external examiner for a number of MPharm programmes in the UK. He is co-author or co-editor of several other texts, including Aulton's Pharmaceutics and Pharmacy Practice, which are intended for use by undergraduate pharmacy students.