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Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 4/E
ISBN-10: 0135145708
ISBN-13: 9780135145708
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2010
Format: Paper; 648 pp
Published: 03/23/2009
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The purpose of this book is to provide a framework of knowledge to help you (whether you are a student or a health professional) to do the following:
- Recognize drug categories and generic and trade name drugs
- Understand therapeutic drug actions and the rationale for using drugs to treat disease
- Understand why side effects, allergic effects, and other effects of drugs occur
- Discern between sound-alike drugs
- Explore clinical applications and current healthcare issues relating to pharmacology and drugs.
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By providing this foundation of knowledge, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals will help you be prepared to deal with drugs currently on the market and also with the myriad of new drugs that are approved each year.
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Drugs Updates. Each chapter has been updated to include the most current drug names and drug information available — right up to the day of publication. Also, references to reliable and continuously updated web sites have been included in the Instructor’s Manual as sources of information about new drugs as they come on the market.
Visual Enhancements. The quantity and quality of images throughout the book has been greatly increased to include photographs of prescriptions, drug name labels, and drugs being administered to patients.
Drug Alert! This special box appears in most chapters and calls attention to:
unusual and harmful drug effects
sound-alike drug names that could result in taking or administering the wrong drug
drug-drug and drug-food interactions
other areas of special interest that are currently in the news.
Clinical Applications. This new feature helps readers take what they have learned and relate it to actual patient and clinical situations. Some examples:
how pediatric immunizations are given
how the genetic makeup of a person influences drug action
how to avoid theft of prescription pads in the physician’s office
how drug advertising affects consumers
Clinical Applications also appear at the end of some chapters, featuring the following types of job-skill exercises:
Handwritten prescriptions. Challenge students’ ability to read, decipher, and interpret written drug information on a prescription form.
Drug forms. Quiz readers on identifying the pictured drug form.
Drug labels. Pose questions about the specific information on the label.
Patient photographs. Prompt students to link the pictured disease to a particular drug category from that chapter.
Clinical scenarios. Display excerpts from medical case histories with accompanying questions.
New To This Edition
Note core course issue: - Students need an on-the-job reference to take with them after graduation
New Appendices Provide Added Value
There are all new and comprehensive appendices at the conclusion of the textbook. They include the following.
Appendix A Top 25 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Top 25 prescription drugs that were prescribed most frequently in 2006,
2005, and 2004.
Appendix B New Drugs Approved by the FDA
New drugs that were just approved to be marketed in 2007.
Appendix C Common Drugs No Longer on the Market
Common (well-known) drugs that have been discontinued.
Appendix D Sound-Alike Drug Names
Extensive list of sound-alike drugs that often cause medication errors.
Appendix E Glossary of Key Words and Phrases
All of the bolded drug words/phrases and their definitions that appear in the
chapters and used to be in Chapter 8 of the previous edition.
Appendix F Glossary of Abbreviations and Symbols
An extremely comprehensive list of drug abbreviations and symbols often seen in
medical documents and drug articles. This list includes dangerous abbreviations, as identified by JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices).
Appendix G Drug References
List of various types of drug references and their features.
Appendix H Glossary of Generic and Trade Name Drugs, Indications, Dosages, and Drug
Pronunciations
Comprehensive, quick-reference list for verifying generic and trade name drugs,
their indications for use, their drug forms, available strengths/dosages, and
see-and-say pronunciations that are easy to follow and ensure accurate
pronunciation of every drug.
Students need an on-the-job reference to take with them after graduation
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 Pharmacology: Understanding the Past History, Present
Uses, and Future of Drugs
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs
Chapter 2 Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing, and Marketing
Chapter 3 Drug Forms and Routes of Administration
Chapter 4 Steps in the Drug Cycle
Chapter 5 Using Drugs Therapeutically
Chapter 6 The Prescription
UNIT 2 Pharmacology: Understanding Drugs by Body System
Categories
Chapter 7 Urinary Drugs
Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal Drugs
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Drugs
Chapter 10 Pulmonary Drugs
Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Drugs
Chapter 12 Hematologic Drugs
Chapter 13 Gynecologic/Obstetric Drugs
Chapter 14 Endocrine Drugs
Chapter 15 Neurologic Drugs
Chapter 16 Psychiatric Drugs
Chapter 17 Dermatologic Drugs
Chapter 18 Ophthalmic Drugs
Chapter 19 Ears, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Drugs
UNIT 3 Pharmacology: Understanding Other Drug Categories
Chapter 20 Anti-Infective Drugs
Chapter 21 Chemotherapy Drugs
Chapter 22 Analgesic Drugs
Chapter 23 Anesthetic Drugs
Chapter 24 Emergency Drugs, Intravenous Fluids, and Blood Products
APPENDICES
Appendix A 25 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Appendix B New Drugs Approved by the FDA
Appendix C Common Drugs No Longer on the Market
Appendix D Sound-Alike Drug Names
Appendix E Glossary of Key Words with Definitions
Appendix F Glossary of Abbreviations and Symbols with Definitions
Appendix G Drug References
Appendix H A-Z List of Generic and Trade Name Drugs, Indications, Dosages,
and Drug Pronunciations
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