Specialized services
46 Specialized services Geoff Saunders Study Points Pharmacy aseptic compounding services and the range of medicines prepared in them Equipment and procedures used in centralized cytotoxic reconstitution services Occupational health…
Ethics – the theory
7 Ethics – the theory Richard C. O’Neill Study Points The major ethical theories and principles applied to decision-making in health care The key limitations of each ethical theory The…
Monitoring the patient
51 Monitoring the patient Alison Littlewood Study Points The Yellow Card reporting scheme The pharmacist’s role in adverse drug reaction reporting The medicines use review/prescription intervention service Introduction Monitoring the…
Communication skills: advice and information on the selection of medicines
25 Communication skills advice and information on the selection of medicines Judith A. Rees Study Points The rationale and need for giving information and advice Situations suitable for pharmaceutical information…
Clinical governance
9 Clinical governance Simon J. Tweddell and John Tucker Study Points Clinical governance, what it is and why it is necessary The use of standards for delivering quality services The…
Information retrieval in pharmacy practice
16 Information retrieval in pharmacy practice Parastou Donyai Study Points How to categorize health- and medicine-related information Relevant search and retrieval processes Organizations that can help with information retrieval How,…
Public health and pharmacy interventions
48 Public health and pharmacy interventions Jennie Watson Study Points Pharmacy and its role in public health Accessibility of pharmacy Services that can be delivered by pharmacists to support the…
Radiopharmacy
45 Radiopharmacy David Graham Study Points Types of radionuclides and the principles of their medical use Examples of alpha-emitters, beta−– and beta+-emitters, electron capture and isomeric transitions Radionuclide production of…
Ethics in practice and ethical dilemmas
8 Ethics in practice and ethical dilemmas Jennie Watson Study Points What is an ethical dilemma? When legal problems become ethical dilemmas How to make ethical decisions Sources of help…
