Product Description

A reference guide to the common pharmaceutical preparations used in maternity units. Intended to complement the British National Formulary and other main textbooks, it allows both the student and practising midwife to see at a glance the actions, side effects and interactions of the most common drugs in their specific field. Each chapter describes a different drug group, with a brief list of the most common preparations and their properties, along with references for further reading and research. Legal requirements, dosage calculations and medical abbreviations are also included to give an overall introduction to the use of drugs, both common and unusual, that a midwife will encounter in practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #716427 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 178 pages

Customer Reviews

Midwifes Pharmacopeia
As a student midwife I found this an easy to dip into book with clear chapters to locate material. Literature content I felt is to brief, with reference to the BNF it chapters appear to be synopsis of this. Personally I felt it gave me no further information that can be found in the BNF. However for those who prefer a handysized reference or those who find using the BNF too small print this could be an alternative for students early in their training, however for degree level studies it gives a basic overview which I found limiting, I would stick with the BNF personally.