Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals

by Susan M. Turley

The purpose of this book is to provide a framework of knowledge to help readers recognize drug categories and generic and trade name drugs, understand therapeutic drug actions and the rationale for using drugs to treat disease, understand why side effects, allergic effects, and other effects of drugs occur, discern between sound-alike drugs, and explore clinical applications and current healthcare issues relating to pharmacology. By providing this foundation of knowledge, Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals will help health professionals deal with drugs currently on the market and also with the myriad of new drugs that are approved each year.

Genres: Medical

648 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ashley the Magnificent™]

Well, I got an A in the Pharm class, sooo book can't be that bad.