Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals

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For courses in Pharmacology and/or Medical Transcription. This introductory text helps students in health professions understand pharmacology. From the history of drugs to current drugs for every body system, it covers everything students will need to know. A comprehensive glossary/index with drug dosages and drug name pronunciation is also provided. For Sale in Indian subcontinent onlyFeatures NEW - Updated, revised, and expanded preliminary chapters—Features added illustrations. Presents students with additional material on the history of drugs, drug legislation, drug design, drug actions, drug terminology, and the prescription. NEW - Focus on healthcare issues. Helps students and teachers explore some of the complex issues in the world of healthcare and pharmacology that we hear about on the news each day. NEW - Comprehensive coverage of generic and trade name drugs. Assembles both types of drugs currently on the market listed for each drug category, and includes prescription as well as over-the-counter drugs. NEW - Chapter-end lists of discontinued drugs—Also listed in the Glossary and Index. Provides students with a quick reference to drugs that have been taken off the market but may be mentioned in a patient's medical record or in the dictated Past Medical History, allowing students to readily identify them as being discontinued. NEW - Clinical scenarios. Supplies students with real medical case histories accompanied by questions and answers.Contents 1. Introduction to Pharmacology. 2. The History of Drugs: An Overview. 3. Drug Legislation. 4. Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing, and Marketing. 5. Drug Forms and Routes of Administration. 6. Steps in the Drug Cycle. 7. Drug Effects. 8. Drug Terminology. 9. Systems of Measurement. 10. The Prescription. 11. Dermatology Drugs. 12. Urinary Tract Drugs. 13. Gastrointestinal Drugs. 14. Musculoskeletal Drugs. 15. Cardiovascular Drugs. 16. Emergency Drugs. 17. Anticoagulant and Thrombolytic Drugs. 18. Pulmonary Drugs. 19. Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Drugs. 20. Ophthalmic Drugs. 21. Endocrine Drugs. 22. Antidiabetic Drugs. 23. Obstetric and Gynecologic Drugs. 24. Neurological Drugs. 25. Psychiatric Drugs. 26. Analgesic Drugs. 27. Anti-Infective Drugs. 28. AIDS Drugs and Antiviral Drugs. 29. Antifungal Drugs. 30. Chemotherapy Drugs. 31. Anesthetics. 32. Intravenous Fluids and Blood Products. Glossary/Index.