The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing lays out the practical steps of how to assess, investigate and manage a patient, with a focus on?what?to prescribe and?how?to prescribe it. Its aim is to empower newly graduated junior doctors to excel at dealing with emergencies and handling complex prescribing scenarios.

Prescribing errors?cost healthcare systems?millions annually, so early training in prescribing has become an urgent priority of medical education and now forms an essential part of teaching and assessment.