KEY BENEFITS: This text presents pharmacology from an interdisciplinary perspective. The text draws upon core concepts of anatomy, physiology, and pathology to make drug therapy understandable. It does not assume that the student comes to the course with a strong background in the natural or applied sciences. The prerequisite science knowledge necessary for understanding drug therapy is reviewed in each chapter that presents the core concepts in pharmacology. KEY TOPICS: The Practice of Pharmacy; Drug Classification, Regulation, and Approval (NEW); Drug Forms and Routes of Administration; Pharmacokinetics; Substance Use and Misuse; Using Drug References (NEW); Drugs for Disorders Associated with the Autonomic Nervous System; Drugs for Anxiety, Daytime Sedation, and Insomnia; Drugs for Behavioural, Emotional and Mood Disorders; Drugs for Psychoses & Degenerative Diseases; Drugs for Seizures; Drugs for the Control of Pain and Fever; Drugs for Local and General Anaesthesia; Drugs for Coagulation Disorders; Drugs for Hypertension; Drugs for Heart Failure; Drugs for Dysrhythmias; Drugs for Chest Pain, MI and Stroke; Drugs for Lipid Disorders; Drugs for Shock and Anaphylaxis; Drugs for Kidney, Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders; Drugs for Bacterial Infections; Drugs for Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Diseases; Drugs for Neoplasia; Drugs for Respiratory Disorders; Drugs for Immune System Modulation; Drugs for Eye and Ear Disorders; Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders; Vitamins, Minerals and Nutritional Supplements; Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Bone Disorders; Drugs for Skin Disorders; Drugs for Endocrine Disorders; Drugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Reproductive Systems MARKET: This book is for Pharmacology courses offered in Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Assisting programs in Canada.
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Students using this book will learn the therapeutic effects of prescription medications, nonprescription medications, and alternative therapies commonly used to treat diseases affecting that system, and their adverse effects.
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