A useful book for students and preregistration trainees... Common diseases — such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, depression and peptic ulceration — are described, followed by brief summaries of the pharmacology of the drugs used to manage these conditions. There is a strong focus on drug choice so that the reader can appreciate the rationale behind logical prescribing.... ...drug interactions represent an important therapeutic challenge and attempts have been made to highlight important examples and how they may be overcome. The book will be of greatest value to pharmacy students in the latter part of their courses and to preregistration graduates undertaking their clinical practice. Laurence A. Goldberg, The Pharmaceutical Journal, 12 October 2016

• Part A The patient 1 Signs and symptoms 2 Clinical laboratory tests 3 Lifestyle 4 Herbal medicine and alternative remediesPart B Treatment 5 Drug Choice and prescribing 6 Adverse drug reactions and interactions 7 Clinical pharmacokineticsPart C Gastrointestinal diseases 8 Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease 9 Nausea and vomiting 10 Lower gastrointestinal problems 11 The liver patientPart D Cardiovascular diseases 12 Hypertension 13 Lipids and cardiovascular risk 14 Obesity 15 Ischaemic heart disease 16 Heart failure 17 Thromboembolic prophylaxis 18 Anaemias 19 The renal patientPart E Respiratory diseases 20 Coughs and colds 21 Allergy 22 Respiratory diseases: asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePart F Central nervous system disorders 23 Migraine 24 Epilepsy 25 Affective disorders 26 Anxiety disorders 27 Insomnia 28 Schizophrenia 29 Parkinson's disease Part G Pain 30 Pain management 31 Musculoskeletal pain Part H Cancer 32 The cancer patient and chemotherapy 33 The cancer patient and palliative care; Part I Infections 34 Bacterial infections 35 Non-bacterial infections Part J Dermatology 36 DermatologyPart K Endocrine disorders 37 Diabetes mellitus 38 Thyroid disorders; Feedback on self-assessmentsAppendices 1 Formulary of some important classes of drugs, commonly used examples, mechanisms of action and uses 2 Some important clinical measurements and therapeutic drug monitoring.