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Palliative Care Formulary (PCF7)

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Grounded in clinical practice, this book 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.

Updates in the new edition::

•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 new table with prescribing guidance for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)

•Opioid antagonists outside the CNS fully updated 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

Palliative Care Formulary (PCF7) provides unrivalled, in-depth and practical guidance on drugs and treatments to help improve quality of life for adult patients facing progressive life-limiting diseases.

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Pharmaceutical Press
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9780857113689
9780857113689

Data sheet

Publication date
2020
Issue number
7
Cover
paperback
Pages count
939
Dimensions (mm)
138 x 216
Weight (g)
870

  • Table of Contents

    Preface to the seventh edition

    How PCF is constructed

    Getting the most out of PCF

    The use of medicinal products beyond (off-label) and without

    (unauthorized) marketing authorization

    Drug names /Abbreviations


    Part 1 Drug monographs

    1 Gastro-intestinal system

    Antacids and antiflatulents

    Antimuscarinics

    Prokinetics

    H2-receptor antagonists

    Proton pump inhibitors

    Loperamide

    Laxatives

    Topical products for haemorrhoids

    Pancreatin

    2 Cardiovascular system

    Furosemide

    Spironolactone

    Systemic local anaesthetics

    *Clonidine

    Glyceryl trinitrate

    Nifedipine

    Anticoagulants

    Haemostatics

    3 Respiratory system

    Bronchodilators

    Inhaled corticosteroids

    Oxygen

    Drugs for cough

    4 Central nervous system

    Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs

    Melatonin

    Antipsychotics

    Antidepressants

    *Psychostimulants

    *Cannabinoids

    Anti-emetics

    Anti-epileptics

    5 Analgesics

    Principles of use of analgesics

    Adjuvant analgesics

    Paracetamol

    Nefopam

    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

    Weak opioids

    Strong opioids

    Opioid antagonists (therapeutic target within the CNS)

    Opioid antagonists (therapeutic target outside the CNS)

    6 Infections

    Antibacterials in palliative care

    Oral candidosis

    Metronidazole

    Rifampicin

    Urinary tract infections

    Cellulitis in a lymphoedematous limb

    7 Endocrine system and immunomodulation

    Bisphosphonates

    Denosumab

    Systemic corticosteroids

    Demeclocycline

    Desmopressin

    Drugs for diabetes mellitus

    *Octreotide

    Progestogens

    Danazol

    *Thalidomide

    8 Urinary tract disorders

    Tamsulosin

    Urinary antimuscarinics

    Methenamine hippurate

    Catheter patency solutions

    Discoloured urine

    9 Nutrition and blood

    Anaemia

    Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

    Vitamin K

    Potassium

    Magnesium

    Zinc

    10 Musculoskeletal and joint diseases

    Depot corticosteroid injections

    Rubefacients and other topical products

    Skeletal muscle relaxants

    11 Ear, nose and oropharynx

    Mouthwashes

    Artificial saliva

    Pilocarpine

    Drugs for oral inflammation and ulceration

    Cerumenolytics

    12 Skin

    Emollients

    Topical antipruritics

    Barrier products

    13 Anaesthesia

    *Ketamine

    *Propofol


    Part 2 Prescribing in palliative care

    14 Prescribing in palliative care

    15 Anticipatory prescribing in the community

    16 Prescribing for children

    17 Renal impairment

    18 Hepatic impairment

    19 Variability in response to drugs

    20 Prolongation of the QT interval in palliative care

    21 Drug-induced movement disorders

    22 Drugs and fitness to drive

    23 Taking controlled and prescription drugs to other countries

    24 Obtaining specials

    25 Management of postoperative pain in opioid-dependent patients

    26 Drugs for pruritus

    27 Oral nutritional supplements


    Part 3 Routes of administration

    28 Drug administration to patients with swallowing difficulties or enteral feeding tubes

    29 Continuous subcutaneous drug infusions

    30 Transdermal patches

    31 Nebulized drugs

    32 Spinal analgesia


    Appendices

    A1 Anaphylaxis

    A2 Opioid dose conversion ratios

    A3 Compatibility charts

    Indexes

    Drugs

    Topics


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