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Recommended Books on Pharmacology

Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics) The undisputed leader in medical pharmacology, without equal. Updated to reflect all critical new developments in drug action and drug-disease interaction. This is the “desert island” book of all medical pharmacology—if you can own just one pharmacology book, this is it.

Guide to Federal Pharmacy Law, 5th Ed. This best seller is a comprehensive, easy-to-study guide to current federal pharmacy law that helps you review the newest federal statutes and regulations, including Medicare Part D, the Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS), new rules for prescribing and dispensing drugs that have restricted distribution systems, the Methamphetamine Anti-proliferation Act (MAPA), HIPAA regulations, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), and much more. Designed to assist candidates in preparing for pharmacy law examinations in all states. Also includes over 300 practice federal law questions and answers.

PCAT Flashcards (REA) - PHARMACY COLLEGE ADMIN TEST (Flash Card Books)

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications (Essential Psychopharmacology Series) Essential. Trusted. Indispensable. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology has established itself as the preeminent source of education and information in its field. This much-expanded third edition relies on advances in neurobiology and recent clinical developments to explain the concepts underlying drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. In addition to redrawn art, an improved and more readable layout, and 30% more illustrations, the Third Edition has four all-new chapters on Psychiatric Genetics, Chronic Pain and Functional Somatic Syndromes, Disorders of Sleep, and Disorders of Cognition. Covered within are new neurotransmitter systems; theories on schizophrenia; clinical advances in antipsychotic and antidepressant therapy; coverage of attention deficit disorder and drug abuse; and new coverage of sleep disorders, chronic pain, and disorders of impulse control. This volume is indispensable for all students and professionals in mental health, enabling them to master the complexities of psychopharmacology.This expanded and fully revised edition explains and illustrates the neurobiological concepts underlying the drug treatment of psychiatric disorders. For the student it provides an easily readable and highly illustrated introduction to the subject. For the physician or scientist it offers a quick review of psychopharmacology and the drug treatment of mental illness.

Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference (Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference) Elsevier's bestselling nursing drug reference is the one you need to stay up-to-date and avoid medication errors. Thoroughly revised and updated every year, Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference provides all the information necessary for safe administration of more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade name drugs. This portable handbook organizes drugs alphabetically, and features an improved, two-color interior design with A-to-Z thumb tabs to make it even easier to find essential information quickly. This edition continues to feature do-not-confuse headings, nursing alert icons, "Tall Man" lettering as recommended by the FDA, specially grouped administration-route considerations, an emphasis on IV information, the highlighting of high alert drugs, and the identification of common and life-threatening side effects to promote safe medication administration and prevent drug errors. Fifteen detailed, four-color illustrations show how select drugs and drug classes work at the cellular level. Approximately 20 new drugs, thousands of new and updated drug facts, and new appendices are included in this latest edition, which also features a revamped mini Companion CD-ROM. A free internet drug updates website provides the latest drug alerts, new drug monographs and many more helpful features. Thousands of drugs facts change every year - make sure you stay current! Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference is also available as an interactive PDA powered by Skyscape.

• Presents comprehensive coverage on more than 1,300 generic drugs (encompassing more than 4,500 trade names) that nurses commonly administer.
• Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information.
• Includes comprehensive drug monographs containing generic names; Rx or OTC designations; pronunciation; U.S. and Canadian trade names; functional and chemical classification; controlled-substance schedule; do-not-confuse drugs; action; uses; unlabeled uses; dosages and routes; available forms; side effects; contraindications; precautions; pharmacokinetics; interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test); nursing considerations; and treatment of overdose.
• Provides extensive nursing considerations in a concise, practice-oriented framework: assess, administer, perform/provide, evaluate, and teach patient/family.
• Highlights IV drug information under the Administer heading that includes special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities, ensuring that all of the IV drug administration content is grouped together in one easy-to-find place.
• Features boldface route subheadings (PO, IV, IM, etc.) under the Dosage and Routes and Administer headings to help the user find information quickly.
• Identifies high alert drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly.
• Highlights common and life-threatening side effects in different typefaces for easy identification.
• Features a second color safety alert icon to identify considerations that require special attention.
• Features over 400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products.
• Includes lifespan and disorder-related dosages for newborns; children; adolescents; adults; geriatric, hepatic and renal patients.
• Lists over 1,200 pairs of look-alike/sound-alike drug names in an appendix as well as in special do-not-confuse headings at the beginning of drug monographs to help nurses avoid administering the wrong drug.
• Includes several detailed multi-product monographs that group all chemically similar forms of insulin, cephalosporin (1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-generation), contraceptives, and penicillin together into single monographs. Cross-references to the individual forms of these drugs appear alphabetically throughout the book in easy-to-find colored monograph header blocks.
• Features key Canadian drug content including a listing of high alert Canadian medications, a Canadian controlled substance chart, an immunization schedule, and a maple leaf to designate Canadian brand names.
• Includes a separate section of drug category information that includes nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category.
• Features 15 full-color illustrations that show mechanisms or sites of action for select drug classes such as antidepressants, antiinfectives and antiretroviral agents.
• Provides a Syringe Compatibility Chart and IV Drug/Solution Compatibility Chart
• Presents new drug monographs in a separate appendix and throughout the text. Cross-references make these new drugs easy to find no matter where they are.
• Includes an appendix that lists the names and uses of approximately 50 of the most commonly used herbal products.
• Offers a combination products appendix that provides details on the forms and uses of more than 700 products.
• Features formulas for drug calculations and a nomogram for calculation of body surface area for quick retrieval.
• Provides a visual guide to using this book.
• Features an improved two-color design that streamlines content and enhances readability for quick, easy reference.
• Offers a flexible, water-resistant cover that provides durability in the clinical setting.
• Provides a free mini Companion CD-ROM that includes complete, printable information on the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, a comprehensive drug interaction tool, patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, herbal monographs with detailed information for more than 40 of the most commonly used herb and natural supplements, and 30 clinical calculators.
• Includes free Internet updates at http://evolve.elsevier.com/nursingdrugupdates/Skidmore/NDR/ to provide users with the latest drug alerts, new drug monographs, tables of recently released U.S. drugs, links to useful drug-related websites, an extensive table of orphan drugs, a detailed table of AHA drug dosing guidelines, and a comprehensive Drug Safety reference.

• Contains approximately 20 new monographs for drugs recently approved by the FDA.
• Presents thousands of new and updated drug facts, including doses, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions and nursing considerations.
• Includes an appendix of newly approved key drugs that provides generic names, trade names, and uses for drugs so recently approved that only limited information was available at the time of publication (Appendix B)
• Offers a revamped mini Companion CD-ROM with printable monographs for the most commonly prescribed drugs and herbal supplements, patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, and 30 clinical calculators.

Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference (Mosby's Nursing Drug Reference) Elsevier's bestselling nursing drug reference is the one you need to stay up-to-date and avoid medication errors. Thoroughly revised and updated every year, Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference provides all the information necessary for safe administration of more than 1,300 generic and 4,500 trade name drugs. This portable handbook organizes drugs alphabetically, and features an improved, two-color interior design with A-to-Z thumb tabs to make it even easier to find essential information quickly. This edition continues to feature do-not-confuse headings, nursing alert icons, "Tall Man" lettering as recommended by the FDA, specially grouped administration-route considerations, an emphasis on IV information, the highlighting of high alert drugs, and the identification of common and life-threatening side effects to promote safe medication administration and prevent drug errors. Fifteen detailed, four-color illustrations show how select drugs and drug classes work at the cellular level. Approximately 20 new drugs, thousands of new and updated drug facts, and new appendices are included in this latest edition, which also features a revamped mini Companion CD-ROM. A free internet drug updates website provides the latest drug alerts, new drug monographs and many more helpful features. Thousands of drugs facts change every year - make sure you stay current! Mosby's 2008 Nursing Drug Reference is also available as an interactive PDA powered by Skyscape.

• Presents comprehensive coverage on more than 1,300 generic drugs (encompassing more than 4,500 trade names) that nurses commonly administer.
• Organizes monographs alphabetically by generic drug name to allow for fast retrieval of needed information.
• Includes comprehensive drug monographs containing generic names; Rx or OTC designations; pronunciation; U.S. and Canadian trade names; functional and chemical classification; controlled-substance schedule; do-not-confuse drugs; action; uses; unlabeled uses; dosages and routes; available forms; side effects; contraindications; precautions; pharmacokinetics; interactions (including drug/herb, drug/food and drug lab test); nursing considerations; and treatment of overdose.
• Provides extensive nursing considerations in a concise, practice-oriented framework: assess, administer, perform/provide, evaluate, and teach patient/family.
• Highlights IV drug information under the Administer heading that includes special considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities, ensuring that all of the IV drug administration content is grouped together in one easy-to-find place.
• Features boldface route subheadings (PO, IV, IM, etc.) under the Dosage and Routes and Administer headings to help the user find information quickly.
• Identifies high alert drugs that pose the greatest risk for patient harm if administered incorrectly.
• Highlights common and life-threatening side effects in different typefaces for easy identification.
• Features a second color safety alert icon to identify considerations that require special attention.
• Features over 400 potential interactions between drugs and herbal products.
• Includes lifespan and disorder-related dosages for newborns; children; adolescents; adults; geriatric, hepatic and renal patients.
• Lists over 1,200 pairs of look-alike/sound-alike drug names in an appendix as well as in special do-not-confuse headings at the beginning of drug monographs to help nurses avoid administering the wrong drug.
• Includes several detailed multi-product monographs that group all chemically similar forms of insulin, cephalosporin (1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-generation), contraceptives, and penicillin together into single monographs. Cross-references to the individual forms of these drugs appear alphabetically throughout the book in easy-to-find colored monograph header blocks.
• Features key Canadian drug content including a listing of high alert Canadian medications, a Canadian controlled substance chart, an immunization schedule, and a maple leaf to designate Canadian brand names.
• Includes a separate section of drug category information that includes nursing considerations and a list of common generic drugs for each category.
• Features 15 full-color illustrations that show mechanisms or sites of action for select drug classes such as antidepressants, antiinfectives and antiretroviral agents.
• Provides a Syringe Compatibility Chart and IV Drug/Solution Compatibility Chart
• Presents new drug monographs in a separate appendix and throughout the text. Cross-references make these new drugs easy to find no matter where they are.
• Includes an appendix that lists the names and uses of approximately 50 of the most commonly used herbal products.
• Offers a combination products appendix that provides details on the forms and uses of more than 700 products.
• Features formulas for drug calculations and a nomogram for calculation of body surface area for quick retrieval.
• Provides a visual guide to using this book.
• Features an improved two-color design that streamlines content and enhances readability for quick, easy reference.
• Offers a flexible, water-resistant cover that provides durability in the clinical setting.
• Provides a free mini Companion CD-ROM that includes complete, printable information on the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, a comprehensive drug interaction tool, patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, herbal monographs with detailed information for more than 40 of the most commonly used herb and natural supplements, and 30 clinical calculators.
• Includes free Internet updates at http://evolve.elsevier.com/nursingdrugupdates/Skidmore/NDR/ to provide users with the latest drug alerts, new drug monographs, tables of recently released U.S. drugs, links to useful drug-related websites, an extensive table of orphan drugs, a detailed table of AHA drug dosing guidelines, and a comprehensive Drug Safety reference.

• Contains approximately 20 new monographs for drugs recently approved by the FDA.
• Presents thousands of new and updated drug facts, including doses, side effects, pharmacokinetics, interactions and nursing considerations.
• Includes an appendix of newly approved key drugs that provides generic names, trade names, and uses for drugs so recently approved that only limited information was available at the time of publication (Appendix B)
• Offers a revamped mini Companion CD-ROM with printable monographs for the most commonly prescribed drugs and herbal supplements, patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, and 30 clinical calculators.

The Pill Book (13th Edition) (Pill Book) For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes.

The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States:

• Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money
• What the drug is for, and how it works
• Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped
• Side effects and possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick reference
• Interactions with other drugs and food
• Overdose and addiction potential
• Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
• The most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling
• Information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding women, children, and others with special needs
• Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
• 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills

2008 Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals (Intravenous Medications) Use the IV drug reference more health professionals trust. The #1 bestselling IV drug handbook for 35 years is published annually to provide the most current IV drug information possible. The 2008 edition is updated throughout with hundreds of new drug facts and 8 new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA. This portable IV drug handbook includes all essential data for administering more than 350 FDA-approved generic IV drugs. The alphabetical organization - as well as indexing by generic name, all common trade names, and pharmacologic action - makes drugs easy to find. Its clinically useful format and consistent, comprehensive, and reliable information are hallmarks of this bestseller.

• UNIQUE! Acclaimed as the #1 intravenous drug reference for 35 years and trusted for accuracy and comprehensive coverage of more than 350 intravenous drugs.
• Provides complete information for each drug including generic name (with a phonetic pronunciation guide), common trade name(s), drug category, pH, dosages and dose adjustments, dilution, compatibilities and incompatibilities, rate of administration, actions, indications and uses (including unlabeled uses), contraindications, precautions, drug/lab interactions, side effects, and antidotes.
• Lists IV drugs alphabetically by generic name with indexes of drugs by generic name, trade name, and drug category for quick clinical reference.
• UNIQUE! Displays dosing information on a single page or a two-page spread.
• Highlights dose variances for geriatric, pediatric, infant, and neonatal patients in separate sections to provide age-specific dosing information.
• UNIQUE! Includes over 100 charts detailing dosing and dilution guidelines, recommended dose modifications, combination schedules, infusion rates, and more.
• Uses extensive cross referencing within individual drug descriptions to ensure all pertinent information is readily accessible.
• Portable size and flexible spiral binding make it ideal for use in any setting.
• Presents General Dilution Charts and a Solution Compatibility Chart inside the front and back covers for fast, easy reference.
• Provides quick, valuable guidance with IV Therapy Facts and appendices.
• Identifies Canadian-only drugs with a maple leaf icon.
• PDA version available for use with portable handheld devices (ISBN: 978-0-323-05380-8).

• Access full details for 8 new IV drugs recently approved by the FDA, making this the most complete and current IV drug reference available.
• Quickly reference hundreds of new and updated drug facts, including new dosage adjustments, indications, interactions, compatibilities, side effects, precautions, and additional disease-specific dosages.

Physicians Desk Reference 2008: Hospital/Library Version (Physicians' Desk Reference (Pdr)) Physicians have turned to PDR for the latest word on prescription drugs for over 62 years! Today, PDR is considered the standard prescription drug reference and can be found in virtually every medical facility and pharmacy in the United States. The 62nd edition contains more that 3,000 pages-our most comprehensive edition ever! Among the new drugs featured in this edition are: Brovana; Coreg CR; Fentora; Glumetza; Januvia; Travatan Z; Vectubix; Zolinza You will find information on more that 4,000 drugs by brand and generic name, manufacturer, adn product category. Your 2008 PDR provides usage information and warnings, drug interactions, plus more that 2,000 full-size, full-color photos cross-referenced to the drug. You will also find: * Phonetic spelling * A key to controlled substances * Dosages * Clinical pharmacology * Other FDA-required information * Adverse Reactions * Contraindications * Pediatric use * FDA use-in-pregnancy ratings

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (Basic and Clinical Pharmacology)

The current science of pharmacology-and its clinical applications-at your fingertips

Now in its 25th year of publication, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology is the most up-to-date and complete pharmacology textbook available. Through nine previous editions it has set the standard for concise and easy-to-read, yet comprehensive coverage of pharmacology. The text's integration of basic with clinical science makes it well suited for an integrated organ-system-based curricula as well as the more traditional curricula.

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