Guide to Good Prescribing - A Practical Manual: Annexes: Annex 1: Essentials of pharmacology in daily practice: Special features of the curve

Guide to Good Prescribing - A Practical Manual
(1994; 115 pages) [French] [Spanish]

Table des matières

Acknowledgments
Why you need this book
Part 1: Overview
	Chapter 1: The process of rational treatment
		What is your first-choice treatment for dry cough?
		The process of rational prescribing
		Conclusion
		Summary
Part 2: Selecting your P(ersonal) drugs
	Chapter 2. Introduction to P-drugs
	Chapter 3. Example of selecting a P-drug: angina pectoris
	Chapter 4. Guidelines for selecting P-drugs
		Step i: Define the diagnosis
		Step ii: Specify the therapeutic objective
		Step iii: Make an inventory of effective groups of drugs
		Step iv: Choose an effective group according to criteria
		Step v: Choose a P-drug
	Chapter 5. P-drug and P-treatment
Part 3: Treating your patients
	Chapter 6. STEP 1: Define the patient's problem
	Chapter 7. STEP 2: Specify the therapeutic objective
	Chapter 8. STEP 3: Verify the suitability of your P-drug
		Step 3A: Are the active substance and dosage form suitable for this patient?
		Step 3B: Is the standard dosage schedule suitable for this patient?
		Step 3C: Is the standard duration of treatment suitable for this patient?
	Chapter 9. STEP 4: Write a prescription
	Chapter 10. STEP 5: Give information, instructions and warnings
	Chapter 11. STEP 6: Monitor (and stop?) the treatment
Part 4: Keeping up-to-date
	Chapter 12. How to keep up-to-date about drugs
		Make an inventory of available sources of information
		Choose between sources of information
		Efficient reading
		Conclusion
Annexes
	Annex 1: Essentials of pharmacology in daily practice
		Introduction
		Pharmacodynamics
			The Cp/response curve
		Pharmacokinetics
			The Cp/time curve with a therapeutic window
		Drug treatment
			Starting drug treatment
			Steady state drug treatment
			Stopping drug treatment
		Special features of the curve
			Loading dose
			Slowly raising initial dose
			Tapering the dose
	Annex 2: Essential references
	Annex 3: How to explain the use of some dosage forms
		CHECKLIST 1. Eye drops
		CHECKLIST 2. Eye ointment
		CHECKLIST 3. Ear drops
		CHECKLIST 4. Nasal drops
		CHECKLIST 5. Nasal spray
		CHECKLIST 6. Transdermal patch
		CHECKLIST 7. Aerosol
		CHECKLIST 8. Inhaler with capsules
		CHECKLIST 9. Suppository
		CHECKLIST 10. Vaginal tablet with applicator
		CHECKLIST 11. Vaginal tablet without applicator
		CHECKLIST 12. Applying vaginal creams, ointments and gels
	Annex 4. The use of injections
		General practical aspects of injecting
		CHECKLIST 1. Aspirating from ampoules (glass, plastic)
		CHECKLIST 2. Aspirating from a vial
		CHECKLIST 3. Dissolving dry medicine
		CHECKLIST 4. Subcutaneous injection
		CHECKLIST 5. Intramuscular injection
		CHECKLIST 6. Intravenous injection
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Special features of the curve

In commonly used dosage schedules with identical doses taken at regular intervals, the required steady state is reached after 4 half-lives, and plasma concentration drops to zero when the treatment is stopped.