Editorial Series
Phàrmakon
Phármakon is a Pharmaceutical Sciences Series established in 2017 for the publisher FedOA (Federico II University Press). The Series aim to offer essays, monographs or manuals that can become a reference, as well as a tool for knowledge and reflection, for those who study and work in the pharmaceutical sector. The texts are all published with open access (open access), and therefore can be consulted and downloaded free of charge, although a hard copy is kept in the main Italian national libraries.
HealthCare I
“HealthCare I” offers a detailed snapshot of the prevalence of chronic diseases and their related comorbidities in the Campania region. At the same time, it aims to be an effective knowledge tool available to decision-makers involved in the planning of healthcare policies and strategies.
Pharmacare 2019
“Pharmacare 2019” provides an efficient and comprehensive summary of the data regarding the consumption and expenditure of drugs dispensed under the Regional Health Service of Campania in the framework of agreed-upon assistance for the year 2019.
Pharmacare 2018
“Pharmacare 2018” provides a detailed overview of the usage of pharmaceuticals in Campania in terms of expenditure, volumes, and types. The data analyses produced offer valuable insights to correlate the prevalence of diseases in the region with the corresponding pharmaceutical usage and suggest an interpretation of the main factors influencing variability in prescription practices.
The Drug: Research, Development and Application in Therapy
“The Drug: Research, Development, and Application in Therapy” begins with an extensive overview of the history of Western pharmacology, aimed at facilitating the understanding of the complex array of events and circumstances that have over time provided the backdrop to all those dynamics through which the process of Research and Development has gradually emerged and consolidated. Significant attention has then been devoted to some aspects that have now become crucial within the intricate regulatory framework in which drugs are placed, such as advanced therapies and new approaches to clinical research.
Opioid and Cannabis in Pain Control
“Opioid and Cannabis in Pain Control” provides a clear and comprehensive perspective on the use of opioids and cannabis in therapy, delving into the complex current legislative framework: starting from the first laws enacted by the Kingdom of Italy, up to the latest ministerial circulars on the subject, the entire legislation on narcotic substances has been reviewed and examined, also explaining its most delicate and controversial aspects. Finally, especially concerning the implications for pain therapy.
CIRFF
The CIRFF Series, active from 2005 to 2017, has collected works with an interdisciplinary approach dedicated to different aspects concerning the drug sphere in order to meet the cultural and professional needs of those in the field. In particular, these volumes are aimed at those who serve in pharmacies and all those who have an interest in learning about the complexities of their management.
The Technical-Professional Management of the Pharmacy: Volume One
“The Technical-Professional Management of the Pharmacy: Volume One” is intended for those who work in pharmacies and for anyone else who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the world of pharmacy, the complexity of its management, and the safety it ensures, in every aspect, for citizens seeking assistance from pharmacists.
The Technical-Professional Management of the Pharmacy: Volume Two
The use of medications, regardless of expiration constraints, should be governed by a careful assessment of the risk-benefit ratio that is inherently linked to the intake of any drug. Indeed, every medication should be taken only when the harm one would incur by not taking it exceeds the harm one would definitely experience by taking it.
Drugs and Diseases: Vol. 1
The national Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is aimed at all healthcare personnel, both medical and non-medical, whether employed or self-employed, operating in both private and public healthcare sectors. They have the ethical obligation to acquire and put into practice new knowledge and skills in order to offer qualitatively valid healthcare assistance.
Drugs and Diseases: Vol. 2
The national Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is aimed at all healthcare personnel, both medical and non-medical, whether employed or self-employed, operating in both private and public healthcare sectors. They have the ethical obligation to acquire and put into practice new knowledge and skills in order to offer qualitatively valid healthcare assistance.
The CUF/AIFA Notes and the Hospital-Territory Formulary (PHT): What They Are, How They Have Been Revised, and What They Are Used For
“The CUF/AIFA Notes and the Hospital-Territory Formulary (PHT): What They Are, How They Have Been Revised, and What They Are Used For” aims to provide methods and tools capable of enhancing the role of therapeutic appropriateness in the use of drugs defined as PHT1, in order to meet cultural and professional needs of a clinical-healthcare nature in various clinically and socially significant pathologies.
Professional Internship in Pharmacy: Volume One
“Professional Internship in Pharmacy: Volume One” contains a series of tables indicating topics that, in the authors’ opinion, are of great importance for professional training. Their approximate compilation classifies them as a memo that encourages subjective intervention by individual instructors to make additions and changes.
Professional Internship in Pharmacy: Volume Two
“Professional Internship in Pharmacy: Volume Two” contains all laws in full, referenced in the first volume, along with their chronological index and a series of multiple-choice questions, some of which are drawn from the Ministerial Decrees of May 16, 1997, and February 24, 1998, suitable for self-assessment.
The New Culture of Pain Therapy Among Healthcare Professionals
“The New Culture of Pain Therapy Among Healthcare Professionals” aims to promote and provide healthcare professionals with new knowledge on therapeutic protocols and personalized dosage regimens for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, both on a strictly technical-scientific level and on a socio-health level. It also includes regulatory references on prescribing methods, drug management, and dispensing procedures.
Doping: The Health Killer
“Doping: The Health Killer” analyzes a phenomenon that is increasingly spreading and involves not only the sports world but also vast sectors of society. The aim is to provide a contribution of concise information on current regulations, doping substances, and their effects and damages to health.
Medical prescription and dispensing of medicines in pharmacies
In a rapidly evolving global healthcare landscape, the constant oversight of pharmaceuticals by the state, aimed at safeguarding public health, represents a positive qualification of the healthcare organization of a modern country. In this way, it also reflects the qualitative level of professionalism among healthcare professionals.