Publisher's Synopsis
Palliative Care Formulary is a comprehensive compendium of essential therapeutic information about drugs commonly used in palliative care. This expanded Third Edition incorporates numerous important updates and new data, bringing together a wealth of important information about drugs commonly used in palliative care and about drugs for use in special circumstances by, or in conjunction with, a specialist in palliative care. It highlights drugs given for unlicensed indications or by unlicensed routes and deals comprehensively with the administration of multiple drugs by continuous subcutaneous infusion. - - This reference is indispensable for all doctors, nurses and pharmacists who provide palliative care, and for formulary committees. It is an essential resource for all departments and centres caring for patients with cancer or another progressive end-stage disease. - - -