About the Book
Pocket Prescriber Pulmonary Medicine, 1st Edition (2024) is a timely and indispensable resource for clinicians navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of respiratory drugs. Published by CRC Press, this succinct guide provides busy healthcare professionals with immediate access to treatment strategies and precise rationales for prescribing the latest therapies in pulmonary medicine. Whether you are working in a hospital ward, a private practice, or a general clinic, this compact volume is designed to support rapid, evidence-based decision-making at the point of care.
The book balances brevity with clinical depth, ensuring that essential prescribing information is always within reach. Its multi-color matte finish and pocket-sized format make it easy to carry and quick to reference during busy shifts. By consolidating current protocols, device guidance, and safety considerations into one streamlined reference, it helps reduce prescribing errors and improves therapeutic outcomes for patients with complex respiratory conditions.
Key Themes & Topics Covered
- Up-to-Date Asthma Protocols: Latest guidelines on inhaled corticosteroids plus formoterol as relievers and indications for new biological therapies in severe eosinophilic asthma.
- Comprehensive COPD Coverage: Detailed overview of combination and triple inhalers currently available for COPD management.
- Broad Clinical Spectrum: Airway diseases, interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, transplantation, and palliative care.
- Infectious Disease Management: Current prescribing information for respiratory infections, including modern tuberculosis protocols.
- Inhaler Device Guide: Practical section on diverse inhaler device types and correct delivery techniques.
- Emergency & Safety Focus: Dedicated coverage of drugs for respiratory emergencies, adverse effects, and critical drug interactions.
Who Should Read This?
This reference is ideal for pulmonologists, respiratory therapists, primary care physicians, hospitalists, and advanced practice clinicians who manage patients with asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension, and other respiratory disorders. It also serves medical students, residents, and pharmacists seeking a concise, portable supplement to larger textbooks and institutional protocols.
Add this essential rapid-reference to your clinical collection and keep evidence-based pulmonary prescribing guidance close at hand.




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