Provides general principles of pharmacology. Includes tables to compare different agents within a given class of drugs. For use as a review for Boards, self-testing, or reference. Previous edition: c1997.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
This book is rediculous!:
I ordered this book with hopes that it would help me with my pharmacology class. It does list some medications with some brand names. It does not address any information about the math, or dosing involved in pharmacology that a nurse or surgical technologist might have to work out during surgery or otherwise. I am really embarrassed about the amount of money I spent having this book expressed to me.
Great for review, bad for learning:
While in school, I enjoyed the pictures and such. But found the book tough to learn from. Maybe I don't handle gigantic lists that well.
Now that I'm out practicing, I like the book alot as a quick reference/refresher.
Great pharm review book:
Great charts and they group the meds together by class. They give you a quick patho review too. This book really helps with memorization and it really is simple.
The title is an oxymoron, but they did a good job of making it simple:
I actually really like this book, but I think you do need the extra guidance of a professor when using it. It's very easy to look up the pharmaceuticals and all related info, and I was actually able to use it easily when taking the open book section (looking up the pharms) of a pharmacotherapeutics test. I would definitely recommend this book.
