Robert G. Twycross

This festschrift for Robert Twycross covers 25 years in palliative medicine. Its contents include Shaken and stirred; Managing pain in children: the inside story; Dr Robert Twycross - a personal tribute; The management of lymphoedema in the developing world; and much more.

This practical work has clinical guidelines, and advice on controlling symptoms, as well as showing doctors and carers how to provide physical and psychological comfort. It helps the clinician to develop a scientific approach to managing symptoms.

Covering all aspects of palliative care for the pharmacist, this guide includes advice on using licensed drugs for unlicensed purposes, specific drugs and their names and specialist prescribing for particular disorders, analgesics and infections.