Ian Peate, OBE FRCN JP is Visiting Professor at St George's and Kingston University, Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Visiting Senior Clinical Fellow of University Hertfordshire, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, and Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar.
Barry Hill is Director of Education (Employability), Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Nursing Science, Registered Nurse (RN NMC), Fellow of the HEA (FHEA), and Clinical Series Editor of the British Journal of Nursing.

Chapter 1 Introduction to pharmacology 1
Ian Peate
Chapter 2 How to use pharmaceutical and prescribing reference guides 15
Claire Pryor and Annette Hand
Chapter 3 Legal and ethical issues 33
Claire Leader, Emma Senior and Deborah Flynn
Chapter 4 Medicines management and the role of the healthcare provider 49
Annette Hand and Carol Wills
Chapter 5 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics 69
Barry Hill and Jaden Allan
Chapter 6 Drug formulations 91
Hayley Underdown and Nicola Clipperton
Chapter 7 Adverse drug reaction 111
Laura Park and Michelle Mitchell
Chapter 8 Analgesics 127
Claire Ford and Matthew Robertson
Chapter 9 Antibacterials 153
Deborah Flynn
Chapter 10 Medications used in the cardiovascular system 187
Jan Guerin and Cecilia Mihaila
Chapter 11 Medications and the renal system 225
Sadie Diamond-Fox and Alexandra Gatehouse
Chapter 12 Medications and diabetes mellitus 285
Anne Phillips
Chapter 13 Medications and the respiratory system 313
Sadie Diamond-Fox and Alexandra Gatehouse
Chapter 14 Medications and the gastrointestinal system 369
David Waters and Ian Naldrett
Chapter 15 Medications used in cancer 389
Elaine Walls and Leah Rosengarten
Chapter 16 Medications and the nervous system 415
Julie Derbyshire
Chapter 17 Medications used in mental health 437
Laura Stavert
Chapter 18 Immunisations 465
Aby Mitchell
Normal Values 491
Answers 495
Index 4