Download or read book The Palliative Care Handbook written by Rod MacLeod and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Australian edition of The Palliative Care Handbook provides guidelines for clinical management and symptom control for people receiving end-of-life care.The Palliative Care Handbook has two main sections - the first is a set of guidelines for the alleviation of symptoms commonly encountered in palliative care, including drug therapy and psycho-social and spiritual needs. The second section (the pharmacopoeia) contains detailed drug information.