Pharmacology

Become a conscientious prescriber!Using an integrated approach, this singular text focuses on patient first, helping you consider each patient as a unique individual with specific health concerns and characteristics that affect therapeutic decision making and drug efficacy.Organized by disease state, this book will introduce you to general drug classifications and the medicinal agents most likely to be encountered in primary care settings. It encompasses the pharmacological principals, dosing, patient education, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutic parameters and indications for commonly prescribed drugs.

Awarded second place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Medical-Surgical Nursing category Master math concepts. Ensure patient safety. Conquer your fears and understand the most common math concepts used in nursing practice today. Step-by-step guidance shows you how to accurately calculate drug dosages using all four methods. Build your confidence with thousands of review questions in the text and interactive exercises online at DavisPlus. “The text Calculating Drug Doses is very helpful in teaching dimensional analysis. I was able to help 4th semester students with their clinical drug test achieve 100% with the examples in the book! I would recommend this text for beginning and advanced RN students.” – Pamela Vogel, RN MSN WHNP, Fresno City College

Get hands-on practice applying your knowledge of nursing pharmacology with Pharmacology Online for Lehne’s Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9th Edition. This interactive, visually engaging online course features self-study modules, interactive case studies, videos, animations, NCLEX® Examination-style quizzes, and interactive activities to help you master key principles in nursing pharmacology and perfect your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills.Duration for access to this product is for the life of the edition. 110 NCLEX Examination-style practice quizzes prepare users for the pharmacology questions that will be encountered on the NCLEX exam and provide rationales and textbook page references to streamline remediation. 21 self-study modules provide a thorough introduction to the basic principles of pharmacology, drug calculations, and several major drug content areas using an interactive combination of media: text, animations, illustrations, integrated active learning exercises, and dynamic hyperlinks. 28 interactive case studies with quizzes immerse users in true-to-life clinical scenarios and enable hands-on learning in the safety of a virtual setting, accompanied by rationales and remediation tools to help improve understanding of correct and incorrect choices. UNIQUE! Roadside Assistance video clips hosted by renowned pharmacologist and speaker Alan P. Agins, PhD, infuse difficult content with humor and relevance for easier understanding. 275 interactive learning activities test users' knowledge of critical drug content in a fun, game-like format. 20 care planning activities challenge users to apply what they've learned to the planning of patient care. 42 animations accompanied by voiceover narrations are integrated into the self-study modules to clarify concepts. Audio glossary helps users master definitions and pronunciations for more than 1,400 terms and drug names. Discussion questions facilitate virtual classroom conversations on current issues in pharmacology. NEW! Updated self-study modules, interactive case studies, and content coordinates with the 9th Edition of the Lehne text and includes the latest information on major new drugs, drug classes, therapeutic uses, and discontinued drugs. NEW! Section 508 compliance maximizes that accessibility and utility of the course for all potential users by incorporating narration and descriptive text for all visual content, including video, animations, and images. NEW! Updated online drug handbook provides hands-on practice in consulting an up-to-date drug reference for clinical decision-making.

Complementing the guidelines in the British National Formulary, the third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy remains the indispensable guide to clinical pharmacy, providing all the information needed for practising and student pharmacists. It presents handy practical guidancein a quick-reference, bullet-point format to give the reader the knowledge and confidence needed to provide a clinical pharmacy service.Including key information on controlled drugs, adverse drug reactions, interactions, communication skills, and confidentiality, this extensively revised addition to the bestselling Oxford Handbook series is the fundamental pharmacy reference tool. It features chapters on adherence, anaphylaxis,clinical trials, herbal medicines, palliative care, patient management, pharmaceutical calculations, research, policy, and therapy related issues.Thoroughly revised and updated, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy includes brand new topics, including content on health coaching, residency and on-call, HIV and TB and mental health.

The Jones & Bartlett Learning 2021 Nurse’s Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference. Updated annually, it provides accurate and timely facts on hundreds of drugs from A-Z. Written in a straightforward style with approachable terminology, it offers concise and consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically. The 2021 Nurse’s Drug Handbook includes: • Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names • Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category, and controlled substance schedule • Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information • Incompatibilities and contraindications • Interactions with drugs, food, and activities • Adverse reactions • Nursing considerations, including key teaching points for patients • Mechanism-of-action illustrations • Warnings and precautions • Updated appendices, including Uncommon Drugs • Bolded life-threatening Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)

The British National Formulary (BNF) is the first choice for concise medicines information. Trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. The new edition (BNF 81) provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering medicines, plus legal and professional guidelines.

This book provides a broad coverage from principles of drug action to basis of their therapeutic use and skill of rational selection of drugs. Also mechanisms of drug action are explained in a simplified manner. Essential pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic and information of dosage is included to enable prescribing with understanding and confidence.

Drug Facts and Comparisons contains up-to-date, comprehensive information on over 22,000 Rx and 6,000 OTC items grouped by therapeutic category for ease of comparison. The book answers questions about actions, indications and contraindications; warnings and precautions; interactions between drugs; adverse reactions; administration, dosage, and overdosage; and patient information. Comparisons provided include drug to drug; different dosage forms; name brands are compared to name brands and to generics. Facts and Comparisons are also given on Centers for Disease Control biologicals and antiparasitic drugs; IV solutions; therapeutic and diagnostic ophthalmic preparations; diagnostic aids and radiographic contrast media and products; NCI investigational chemotherapeutic drugs; and combination cancer chemotherapy regimens. This hardbound edition includes the Drug Identifier 2010 CD-ROM, the premier tool for correct drug identification. Ensure accuracy by searching through more than 5,000 color images in seconds. Search by drug name, imprint, NDC code, color, shape, manufacturer, coating, scoring, clarity, and flavor.

Elsevier now offers a series of derivative works based on the acclaimed Meyler’s Side Effect of Drugs, 15th Edition. These individual volumes are grouped by specialty to benefit the practicing biomedical researcher and/or clinician. Opioids and analgesics are members of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. They are frequently used in combination with prescription and nonprescription pain relievers, and misuse is prevalent. Pain medicine specialists and physicians or surgeons will find this volume useful in prescribing the appropriate drugs for pain therapy and for preventing misuse of the medication. The only drug guide that includes clinical case studies and expert analysis UNIQUE! Features not only analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, but also all other drugs that act in an analgesic or anti-inflammatory manner Most complete cross referencing of drug-drug interactions available Latest content from the most highly regarded compilation of drug side effects: Side Effects of Drugs Annual serial

A simple, effective, and time-proven method of learning the essential concepts of pharmacologyA MUST-READ FOR THE USMLE STEP 2Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Study Class, Fifth Edition provides you with a complete framework for studying – and understanding – the fundamental principles of drug actions. This unique resource presents drugs by classes, details exactly what you need to know about each class, and reinforces key concepts and definitions. With Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Study Class you will be able to identify your strengths and weaknesses, minimize memorization, streamline your study, and build your confidence.With this innovative text you’ll be able to:• Recognize the concepts you truly must know before moving on to other material• Understand the fundamental principles of drug actions• Organize and condense the drug information you must remember• Review key information, which is conveniently presented in boxes, tables, and illustrations• Identify the most important drugs in each classSeven sections specifically designed to simplify the learning process and help you gain an understanding of the most important concepts:• General Principles• Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System• Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System• Drugs That Act on the Central Nervous System• Chemotherapeutic Agents• Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System• Miscellaneous DrugsIf you are in need of a time-saving, stress-reducing approach to learning about drug classes and their mechanisms of action, your search ends here.

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BRS Pharmacology is designed for medical students, dental students, and other students preparing to enter the health care professions. It is intended primarily to help students prepare for licensing examinations, such as the USMLE, but can be used for course review or as a supplementary text. This book presents succint descriptions of how drugs act on the major body systems, providing readers with vital information without overloading them with extraneous details. Written with a body systems approach, the book begins with a chapter devoted to the general principles of drug mechanisms, and continues with chapters that detail how drugs act on the major body systems. Other chapters discuss numerous popular drugs, like autocoids, ergots, anti-inflammatory drugs, and immunosuppresive agents. Readers will also learn about drugs used to treat anemia, disorders of hemostatis, infectious diseases, and cancer. Additionally, the text covers pharmacological principles associated with toxicology.

This new edition has been fully revised to bring pharmacologists and trainees fully up to date with the latest developments in the field of medical pharmacology. Beginning with an introduction to general pharmacological principles, the following sections discuss drugs for common and less common disorders found in different regions of the body. The seventh edition includes new drugs, as well as the latest therapeutic guidelines from authoritative sources such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the British National Formulary (BNF). Each topic includes key point summary boxes as well as illustrations, flowcharts and tables to enhance learning. A problem-directed study question at the end of each chapter helps trainees test their knowledge. An extensive appendices section includes a list of essential medicines, drugs that should/shouldn t be prescribed in pregnancy and lactation, and suggestions for further reading. Key points Fully revised, new edition presenting latest developments in medical pharmacology Includes therapeutic guidelines from WHO and BNF Problem-directed study questions and key point summary boxes enhance learning Previous edition published in 2008

Trusted for over 25 years, this portable, full-color drug reference is easy to navigate and provides safety features that help you practice knowledgeable, safe medication dispensing. Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you are likely to encounter in clinicals. Side effects information, logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, shows you the important and intricate signs to watch for during assessments. This guide also includes complete pharmacokinetic tables that explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. Whether you’re in the classroom or in clinicals, Mosby's 2021 Nursing Drug Reference, 34th Edition is the all-in-one drug reference you need. Content on more than 5,000 generic and brand-name drugs covers almost every drug you will encounter in clinicals. A Safety Alert feature icon highlights the most critical interactions and side effects that you must be aware of during clinicals. A Black Box Warning feature alerts you to FDA warnings of potentially life-threatening reactions. Bold heading and details on IV drug administration so students can easily find appropriate dosage and IV instructions to help them administer these drugs safely. Side effects information is logically organized by body system and identified as common or life threatening, alerting students to the signs to watch for during assessments. Nursing Process Framework organizes all nursing care steps so students learn how to easily and completely incorporate the nursing process into their clinical experiences. Cross-reference headers in the book listings and in the appendicies make it easier to find the drug content quickly and less likely that students will think a drug is missing if it’s not first found in the book. Complete pharmacokinetic tables explain the mechanism and absorption of the drug, as well as the action, duration, and excretion of the drug. NEW! Approximately 25 monographs on newly released, FDA-approved drugs give you the intricate details you need both in the classroom and clinicals. Each monograph includes new interactions, precautions, alerts, patient teaching instructions, and other need-to-know information ― so you’ll feel confident in the accuracy of the information and in preventing medication dispensing errors. NEW! Up-to-date content on drug therapies provides you with instant access to the latest information.

For the past four decades, University College London has offered a renowned course on receptor pharmacology. Originating from this course, the perennially bestselling Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology has presented in-depth coverage of this rapidly expanding area of research. This third edition continues to combine current understanding of classical quantitative pharmacology and drug-receptor interactions with the basics of receptor structure and signal transduction mechanisms, providing an integrated analysis of the mechanisms of drug action at membrane receptors.

This edition has totally revised chapters on drug regulation in the USA, with new contributor, Dr Peter Barton Hutt formerly FDA Special Counsel. New contributions regarding pharmaco-economics are covered in two new chapters. There are 22 chapters in all with contributions from pharmaceutical physicians, drug regulators, health economists and lawyers from UK, USA and Japan.

Stockley's Drug Interactions Pocket Companion 2015 is a portable, easy-to-use, quick-reference guide to common drug interactions for the busy healthcare professional. Based on the fully researched and revalidated monographs in the latest updates of Stockley's Drug Interactions, it gives evidence-based guidance on the management of common drug drug, drug herb, and drug food interactions, in the familiar style of the Stockley family products.

Bring key pharmacology topics to life in a flash! Mosby’s Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses, 5th Edition uses humor, illustrations, and mnemonics, to help you retain challenging pharmacology concepts and drug information. This sturdy, spiral bound kit covers important nursing implications, frequent side effects, serious and life-threatening implications, and patient teaching skills. Whether you use it to prepare for class, clinicals, or the NCLEX® examination, you won’t find another study tool like this!

Medicines, drugs and chemicals have fascinated mankind for many centuries. Stimulated by the basic human instincts of experimentation, observation and plain curiosity modern medicine has developed the study of ocular pharmacology into an accurate and elaborate science. The knowledge of ophthal- mic physiology, molecular biology and therapeutics is expanding so rapidly that it proves to be very difficult for the practicing ophthalmologist to keep abreast with all the available drugs and their individual dosages in our field, let alone in the rest of medicine. In our daily practice it would be wonderful to have access to Goodman and Gillman or Martindale at our desks or in our “pockets”, but alas these texts are so bulky that they usually are only reserved for libraries.

• Revised and updated chapters including new drugs and latest treatment guidelines. • Wide range of topics from basic pharmacological concepts to practical therapeutics. • A new chapter on 'Nitric Oxide and Vasoactive Peptide Signal Molecules’; has been added along with novel drugs that act by modifying action/turnover of these molecules. • Priority has been accorded to drugs that are marked in India, and their leading brand names are mentioned along with dosage forms.

In recent years, ultrasound has become an essential tool for clinicians who care for patients suffering from acute or chronic pain. Comprehensive Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Pain Management Injection Techniques, 2nd Edition, depicts in clear, step-by-step detail how to prepare and perform injections under ultrasound guidance. Noted pain expert Dr. Steven D. Waldman’s succinct, easy-to-read writing style guides you through more than 180 useful techniques – all highlighted by hundreds of full-color, oversized images designed to demonstrate the ease and utility of ultrasound in contemporary pain management care.

BRS Pharmacology, Seventh Edition, equips medical, dental, and other health professions students with the preparation needed to excel on licensing examinations and confidently transition to healthcare practice.

Presented in full-color and packed with hundreds of illustrations, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology is the wide-ranging, engaging guide students have counted on for decades.

Organized to reflect the syllabi in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Fourteenth Edition covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. Selection of the subject matter and order of its presentation are based on the authors’ many years’ experience in teaching this material to thousands of medical, pharmacy, dental, podiatry, nursing, and other health science students.

Antibiotics Simplified, Third Edition is a best-selling, succinct guide designed to bridge knowledge gained in basic sciences courses with clinical practice in infectious diseases. This practical text reviews basic microbiology and how to approach the pharmacotherapy of a patient with a presumed infection. It also contains concise Drug Class Reviews with an explanation of the characteristics of various classes of antibacterial drugs and antifungal drugs.