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        2020

        Mutschler’s Drug Actions

        Pharmacology – Clinical Pharmacology – Toxicology

        by Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerd Geisslinger, Dr. Sabine Menzel, Prof. Dr. Thomas Gudermann, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Hinz and Prof. Dr. Peter Ruth. Founded by Prof. Dr. Dr. Dres. h.c. Ernst Mutschler

        For half a century, “Mutschler” has been the standard reference work on pharmacology and toxicology – always forward-looking and at the cutting edge. The 11th edition continues this approach: ■ Up-to-the-minute: new drugs, including biologicals, relevant guidelines in the context of evidence-based medicine ■ Clearly structured: completely new layout with the focus on indication-related pharmacotherapy; uniformly constructed concise chapters ■ Well-illustrated: with many figures and tables, completely revised ■ Easy to remember: readily understandable explanations – even of complex issues ■ Critical: objective, independent assessment of the clinical value of drugs and drug groups ■ Comprehensive: with short introductions into the principles of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology in the individual chapters ■ Reliable: full coverage of the subjects usually tested in the medical and pharmaceutical state examinations   The proven source for complete knowledge about the actions of drugs: for students and practitioners.

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        2020

        Interactions between Medicines and Food

        by Prof. Dr. Martin Smollich and Dr. Julia Podlogar

        Interactions between medicines and foodstuffs may be just as clinically relevant as interactions between individual drugs. A single meal contains several hundred potentially interacting compounds that, in an individual patient, may be the deciding factor as to whether a treatment is successful or not. The resulting, sometimes serious risks are not known to most patients – nor to many physicians and pharmacists. This practical handbook enables anyone interested in applied pharmacotherapy to keep abreast of the complex field of drug interactions. The authors – proven experts in clinical pharmacology and pharmaconutrition – describe the most important interactions and give concrete recommendations for action. Tables and overviews permit fast access to potentially problematic combinations. This completely updated edition now also includes information about fruit juices and curcumin as well as a new chapter on food interactions in oncology.

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        2020

        Biogenic Drugs

        Textbook of pharmaceutical biology

        by Prof. Dr. Eberhard Teuscher, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lindequist and Prof. Dr. Matthias F. Melzig. In collaboration with Dr. Elke Langner, Prof. Dr. Timo Niedermeyer and Dr. Alexander Wenig

        The new Teuscher covers the range of relevant areas of biogenic drug substances and medicinal products. In its time-honoured way, it conveys knowledge about the ■ Nature, origin and processing of crude drugs ■ Structure, biosynthesis and metabolism of the constituents ■ Preparation, pharmacology and use of the active substances ■ Dosage and side effects of the medicinal products derived from them The book deals with both classically produced and genetically engineered antibiotics, hormones, enzymes as well as blood and immunological products. Completely new chapters discuss cytokines, gene therapy, use of stem cells and traditional Chinese medicine. For generations, the textbook and companion for both students and fully qualified professionals!

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        2021

        Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation

        Guidelines for physicians and pharmacists

        by Prof. Dr. Klaus Friese, Prof. Dr. Klaus Mörike Prof. Dr. Gerd Neumann and Dr. Wolfgang E. Paulus

        The risks in connection with the unborn child and infant when prescribing and dispensing medicinal products are adequately known. However, a sound knowledge of safety issues and precise recommendations – rather than the blanket forgoing of medicinal treatment – is crucial for providing expert, professional advice. To meet this special responsibility, a reliable source of information is essential. The now ninth edition of this standard reference work provides the necessary professional knowledge not only for all physicians and pharmacists who wish to support their pregnant and breast-feeding patients through competent advice, but also for midwives: - Information about embryonal development and developmental disorders - Well over 1000 drug substances with all important medicinal products, assessed individually - Classification according to FDA and ADEC - Differentiated risk assessment, based on current literature - Personal recommendations of the experienced and well-known team of authors from the realms of gynaecology, paediatric medicine and clinical pharmacology. The new edition contains many new assessments from current studies.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2017

        Materials and medicine

        by Pratik Chakrabarti

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        2022

        Cannabis

        Prescribing aid for physicians

        by Dr. Franjo Grotenhermen and Dr. Klaus Häußermann

        The therapeutic use of cannabis follows the maxim: Start low, go slow! That is how to reach the optimum dose and efficacy with minimum side effects. But this balancing act requires relevant information. Our authors, recognised cannabis experts, have put everything important together in one place: - Indications and routes of administration - Effects, interactions and side effects - Selection and prescription of suitable cannabis-based medicines - Practical tips, e.g. about travelling or driving and road use The 4th edition includes updates on the legal situation, the pharmacology of the endocannabinoid system and of cannabidiol. Directions for use and tips for patients taking cannabis have been added, together with the new prescribing modalities for physicians as well as a list of available cannabis products. This prescribing aid covers the expanded range of cannabis-based medicines and the current legal position.

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        2020

        Anthroposophic Medicine

        Medicinal therapy for 350 disease pictures

        by Edited by Dr. Matthias Girke,Dr. Michaela Glöckler and Georg Soldner

        100 years after it was founded in Switzerland, anthroposophic medicine is nowadays an approach to treatment that is used worldwide. In this jubilee edition, 39 general practitioners and specialists experienced in anthroposophic therapy describe 350 disease pictures and their medicinal treatment – including Covid-19 – in understandable therapeutic concepts.

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        Medicine
        September 2023

        Situating religion and medicine in Asia

        Methodological insights and innovations

        by Michael Stanley-Baker

        This edited volume presents the latest research on the intersection of religion and medicine in Asia. It features chapters by internationally known scholars, who bring to bear a range of methodological and geographic expertise on this topic. The book's central question is to what extent 'religion' and 'medicine' have overlapped or interrelated in various Asian societies. Collectively, the contributions explore a number of related issues, such as: which societies separated out religious from medical concerns, at which times and in what ways? Where have medicine and religion converged, and how has such knowledge been defined by scholars and cultural actors? Are 'religion' and 'medicine' the best terms by which scholars can grapple with knowledge about the sacred and the self, destiny and disease?

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        2021

        Self-medication

        Guidelines for providing pharmaceutical advice

        by Dr. Kirsten Lennecke and Kirsten Hagel

        Minor illness or a serious disease ? Through systematic questioning, pharmacists or pharmaceutical technicians can establish the possibilities and limits of self-medication. Each monograph on the over 100 indications for self-medication includes: - A flow chart: basis for the structured consultation - A brief description: additional information about the symptoms - Recommended medications/groups of medications: the treatment options - Additional advice: individual supportive and alternative treatment options - Specific knowledge for advising particular patient groups: e.g. pregnant women, children and senior citizens New for the 7th edition: Monographs that explore the possibilities of supportive self-medication for indications such as hypertension and diabetes. Information about what to do in the case of poisoning, scabies or inflammation of the nail bed (paronychia) is also provided! The details about active substances, products and additional tips have been updated. The pocket guide has long been the standard for providing advice on self-medication – a “must-have”!

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2019

        Managing diabetes, managing medicine

        Chronic disease and clinical bureaucracy in post-war Britain

        by Martin D. Moore, Keir Waddington, David Cantor

        This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Through its study of diabetes care in twentieth-century Britain, Managing diabetes, managing medicine offers the first historical monograph to explore how the decision-making and labour of medical professionals became subject to bureaucratic regulation and managerial oversight. Where much existing literature has cast health care management as either a political imposition or an assertion of medical control, this work positions managerial medicine as a co-constructed venture. Although driven by different motives, doctors, nurses, professional bodies, government agencies and international organisations were all integral to the creation of managerial systems, working within a context of considerable professional, political, technological, economic and cultural change.

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        2024

        Complementary Medicine

        Advice recommendations for self-medication

        by M. Schlenk, G. Bauer, H. Blaschke, B. Emde, Dr. M. Glöckler,M. Müller-Frahling and N. Schlesinger

        Diversity in consultations Self-medication offers a wide range of therapy options that can be used in a targeted manner. This volume contains therapy recommendations for a specific clinical picture from the areas of - Phytotherapy - Homeopathy (single and complex remedies) - Anthroposophic medicine - Aromatherapy - Schuessler salts - Spagyrics - Bach flower therapy as well as recommendations on food supplements and the microbiome. For over 100 self-medication indications, suggested preparations for all the above-mentioned therapeutic approaches have been compiled in a compact, pocket-sized format. The 3rd edition has been greatly expanded and updated to include advice options. The highlight: In addition to the recommendations from complementary medicine, the reader is also always told how to treat according to the allopathic approach. This guarantees that users will always find the right medicine for the purpose.

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        2023

        Textbook of Korean Medicine

        Medicinal drugs and formulations

        by Dr. Kenny Kuchta, Prof. Dr. Hans Wilhelm Rauwald, Hans Rausch and Dr. Raimund Royer

        The consistent and evidence-based development of Korean medicine in many clinical application areas has significantly improved its international status in recent years. The basis for this development is one of the most important medical books in Korea, the „Donguibogam“, a clinical lexicon of applications compiled about 400 years ago; at that time the traditional work also enjoyed the highest recognition in China. In 2009 it was included in the „Memory of the World“ register of UNESCO. Even now after 400 years, it still serves as a manual for writing prescriptions for many physicians in Korea, and testifies that the understanding of nature and human disease patterns is still current and clinically applicable even in the modern industrialised world. This work provides ■ understanding for Korean medicine, ■ many selected medicinal formulations and their fields of application, ■ the description and evaluation of important traditional single remedies, ■ the corresponding drug monographs with information on analytical testing

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        2021

        Self-medication in Pregnancy and Breast-feeding

        Counselling handbook

        by Dr. Annette Abhau

        Cough, hay fever or herpes are at least as troublesome during pregnancy and breast-feeding as under normal “conditions” - and yet everything is different. Physiological changes to the body in pregnancy and lactation, together with the vulnerability of the unborn baby or infant, set particular requirements when selecting the correct, safe medication. Especially in the area of self-medication, the needs of pregnant and breast-feeding women for information are great and call for competent advice! This comprehensive handbook is the key: General information about pharmacotherapy, supplementary measures, vaccinations, questions about diet and infections in pregnancy and lactation creates a broad knowledge base. The core feature of the book are the traffic light tables, with precise recommendations for medicinal products for all types of treatment. All the important indications for selfmedication in pregnancy and lactation are listed and the tables are supported by detailed explanations of the individual assessments. The sections “Advice from medical specialists” are particularly useful, with additional tips from gynaecologists and “Footnotes” with relevant information on the use of prescription- only medicines – and as the ultimate practical tool: the enclosed sales counter leaflets with all traffic light tables to enable quick reference for first-class advice!

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        October 2020

        Turning Men into Pigs and Staying Safe from Such Trickery

        A Scientific Foray into the World of Ancient Greek Legends

        by Monika Niehaus, Michael Wink

        The adventures of Odysseus are not just a classic literary epic but also shine a light on intriguing questions for geography, archaeology and biology. Phenomena like the Cyclops and magic potions were only understood in recent decades thanks to phytochemical and pharmacological research that enabled new insights into the effect of plant substances on the mind and body. Monika Niehaus and Michael Wink embark on an enjoyable excursion in their book on a scientific foray for knowledge – from ancient myths to medieval drug excesses and the world of comics.

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        2021

        Psychotropic Drugs in General Practice

        How to recognise, understand and treat patients successfully

        by PD Dr. Daniel Schüpbach and Dr. Otto Dietmaier

        The purpose of this book is to support general practitioners in finding the optimum, guideline-compliant therapy for their patients. The focus is on the clinical pictures of depression, psychosis as well as anxiety and sleep disorders and the handling of psychiatric emergencies. The reader will learn everything about the epidemiology, aetiology, diagnosis and medical treatment of these diseases, about switching therapy and about treatment in pregnancy and lactation. All the available psychotropic drugs and their pharmacological properties are described in detail – including key specific features of active substances and drug safety aspects. The table of substances in the appendix provides a clear summary of the information and simplifies the choice of the appropriate drug. The extras: - 13 factsheets with concise, summarised information to cope with tricky situations in the practice - The authors take the current treatment guidelines from Germany, Austria and Switzerland into account and name examples of proprietary medicinal products in the three countries.

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        2022

        Medication Management in the Hospital

        A workbook for ward pharmacists

        by Dr. Insa Gross, MSc Andreas Fischer and Dr. Holger Knoth

        The ward pharmacist in the hospital is like the airbag in a car. As part of a fail-safe system, they monitor and optimise the patient’s drug therapy. Ward pharmacists work hand in hand with medical and nursing staff. That situation is also reflected in this workbook. All the cases presented were patients who had been cared for, evaluated and documented by a physician-pharmacist duo or similar team with combined medical and pharmaceutical expertise. The editorial team considered it important to illustrate all critical indications typically encountered in a hospital. In assessing and selecting the examples, they were able to draw upon the many years’ experience of their pioneering work as hospital and ward pharmacists. Practical tips, checklists, comments and advice for working in the ward environment round off the individual chapters. By learning from actual cases, this book offers the unique chance to develop an instinct for the pitfalls of drug safety. That applies to those who have successfully completed further training in the field of “Medication Management in the Hospital” and for all who wish to ensure the optimum treatment for their patients through competent work in clinical pharmacy.

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        2020

        Anthroposophic Medicines

        Advisory recommendationsfor self-medication

        by Birgit Emde and Juliane Riedel

        The selection of remedies in anthroposophic medicine is based on a differentiated human image – every patient appreciates such individualised recommendations! In the new edition of their work, the two authors provide clearly structured, comprehensible information and recommendations. The new chapter “Pharmacy practice” provides, for each indication: ■ Explanations of the anthroposophic approach to treatment, ■ Questions to the customer about their medical history and differential diagnosis, ■ Anthroposophic supplements to treatment for patients, who come to the dispensary with prescriptions or wishes for conventional medicines.

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