How to Pronounce Drug Names: A Visual Approach to Preventing Medication Errors

by Tony Guerra

Can you remember, pronounce, and spell the active ingredient in the last medicine you took or gave your child? If you’re an administrator, can everyone in your facility who provides patients with medications spell and pronounce those medications correctly? If you have any doubt—whether you’re reading this book in a doctor’s office, a pharmacy, or a hospital room—I wrote this book for you. A revolution is happening in health care. In the past, nurses, pharmacists, and doctors spoke together at length with families about their concerns and medicines. But now, patients receive only distracted attention as their health professionals tangle with billing, electronic records, and insurance obstacles. This shortened communication frustrates doctors and patients who want to connect. Patients find themselves isolated because they don’t speak the language of medicine. This book teaches you that language with plain English words.

192 pages, Paperback

Published July 25, 2016

About the author

Non-Fiction Reviewer for audiobookreviewer.com Tony Guerra, Pharm.D, originally from the Baltimore-Washington corridor, has combined creative writing work from with his knowledge of pharmacology to author the Audiobooks Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach, a guide to help students more easily learn drug names and How to Pronounce Drug Names: A Visual Approach to Preventing Medication Errors. He currently teaches at Des Moines Area Community College. He lives in Ankeny, Iowa with his wife Mindy and triplet daughters Brielle, Rianne, and Teagan. He received his High School's reunion award for attending the most 2 and 4 year colleges, currently holding at 14.

Reviews

[Tony Guerra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm the author, I just wanted to see if this was on Goodreads, I'm going to have a free audiobook promotion soon.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for two reasons: 1) I have met the author and 2) I am one of those people who reads a lot, but doesn't have as large of a speaking vs reading vocabulary because I often mispronounce words. Not only was the book informative and useful, but it is set in the moving context of the author's experiences as a father of triplets that required supportive health care. Additionally, as a pharmacist working in an ambulatory care setting, I often encounter patients with limited health literacy; reading this book gave me some ideas on ways to better communicate with my patients in order to help them to be more fully engaged in their own health care. An interesting approach to a common issue, I recommend this book.