Description based on MARC record for print version.

chapter 1. Communication and patient collaboration -- chapter 2. Law, ethics and professional responsibilities in prescribing practice -- chapter 3. Evidence-based practice and keeping up to date -- chapter 4. Working with others -- chapter 5. Medicines requiring particular care -- chapter 6. Prescribing for specialist patient groups -- chapter 7. Common errors -- chapter 8. Adverse drug reactions -- chapter 9. Drug interactions.

Learning to prescribe is an essential part of medical training. Due to various high profile serious prescribing errors, the GMC have introduced stricter prescribing standards which medical students must meet, and a prescribing exam is soon to be compulsory on all medical programmes. This book helps medical students learn the essentials of safe prescribing practice, and is aimed directly at their needs. It covers all the aspects of prescribing required by the GMC, including principles of prescribing, law and ethics, professional responsibilities, patient communication, at-risk groups, avoiding common errors and what to do when things go wrong.