Principles of Pharmacology for Medical Assisting

by Jane Rice

Become a medical assistant with PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTING, 6E! Written by a seasoned instructor to meet the specific needs of medical assisting students, this book leverages current health care standards to explore common practices, procedures, medications, and drug preparations, explaining concepts in clear and easy-to-understand language. For deeper focus, graphic icons throughout the readings point out important issues such as legal implications, safety in administering medications, warnings and cautions, medical documentation, ethical considerations, and patient teaching. Designed to help you succeed in your course and beyond, PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTING, 6E also includes special learning features such as spotlights on key topics, discussions about special considerations for older adults and children, critical thinking questions and activities, spot checks for self-testing, and much more!

573 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Deb]

If you have an option for another book take it. The index of this text is a joke, half of what I tried to look up wasn't listed in the index, either by topic or by drug, so a great deal of time is spent hunting or you just break down and google it.
The book listed some contradictory facts (for example when writing a prescription the book specifically states to use both the actual number, say 50, and to write it out as fifty, then they show an example of a written script and guess what no written out numbers present! Makes learning very confusing.)
To me the book was also not clear or detailed enough on topics. Too bad the school I attend requires this book, all the students in my class hated this book and my teachers weren't happy with it either, I'm sure there's something better out there.