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Don A. Ballington and Mary M. Laughlin

Like its predecessors, Pharmacology for Technicians, 3rd edition contains warning side bars to alert you to look-alike and sound-alike drug names, as well as an expanded treatment of generic drugs, the drug approval process, and pharmacokinetics. Lists of key terms and definitions in each chapter also help to reinforce medical terminology.

New to this edition is an Encore CD, with pronunciations of generic drug names and interactive Fast Drug Facts and Drug Drills. Internet research exercises introduce you to important sources of information about drugs and diseases, and an enhanced layout and full-color diagrams improve the presentation of information.

Inside you'll find Units and Chapters such as:

• Introduction to Pharmacology
  Chapter 1: The Evolution of Medicinal Drugs
  Chapter 2: Basic Concepts of Pharmacology
  Chapter 3: Dispensing of Pharmacologic Agents
  
• Anti-Infectives
  Chapter 4: Antibiotics
  
• Narcotic Pain Relievers, Neurologicals, and Psychiatric Drugs
  Chapter 7: Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Antianxiety Agents, and Alcoholism
  Chapter 8:Anticonvulsants and Drugs to Treat Other CNS Disorders
  
• Respiratory, GI, Renal, and Cardiac Drugs
  Chapter 10: Gastrointestinal Drugs
  Chapter 12: Cardiovascular Drugs
  
• Nonnarcotic Analgesics, Muscle Relaxants, Hormones, and Topicals
  Chapter 15: Topicals, Opthalmics, and Otics
  
• Chemotherapy and Nutritional and Alternative Substances
  Chapter 17: Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Alternative Supplements, Antidotes, and CODE Blue Emergencies

This book also includes appendices covering the most commonly prescribed drugs, equivalent measures and conversions, abbreviations, and lab values.

Published by EMC Paradigm Publishing
P839
ISBN: 978-0-7638-2210-1
2005; Approx. 576 pages; softbound
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