Focus on Pharmacology: Essentials for Health Professionals, 3rd edition

A focused, teach-and-test approach to learning pharmacology

• Provides fast access to the knowledge that matters most through a structured presentation of drugs intended to treat specific body systems and associated disorders.

• A concise review of anatomy and physiology gives students a strong foundation for understanding the actions, effects, and uses of each drug.

• Pharmacologic principles are presented in a consistent and easy-to-follow format  using clearly identifiable question-headings that help students focus on key points about drugs and drug classes, including “How do they work?” “How are they used?” “What are the adverse effects?” “What are the contradictions and interactions?” “What should patients know?”

• Makes learning pharmacology more engaging and interactive using a proven teach-and-test approach. The text presents small amounts of information and then quickly challenges  students with applying what they’ve just learned using three sets of exercises: strategically placed in-chapter Apply Your Knowledge questions; end-of-chapter Practical Scenarios with critical-thinking questions; and end-of-unit Checkpoint Reviews that reflect the formats of most certifying and licensing exams by including multiple-choice and essay questions.

• UPDATED: Gives students complete, up-to-date reference material for both study and practice with drug dosing information. Each drug chapter includes up-to-date tables of all drugs discussed in each chapter, arranged by classes and formatted to include generic and trade names, adult dosing, and route of administration.

• Prepares students to recognize the unique care requirements of special populations—including pediatrics and geriatrics. To ensure that readers understand how to provide safe and effective pharmacological care to all populations, boxed features highlight significant or difficult concepts in pharmacology and pediatric- or geriatric-specific information.

• Helps students safely serve people who are using complementary and/or alternative treatments. Drug interactions related to complementary and alternative medicines—including herbs, supplements, and foods—are highlighted in Focus on Natural Products boxes.

• Helps students study more effectively with proven pedagogical features. Every chapter includes clear chapter objectives, key terms with pronunciations, chapter capsule reviews, and many figures and photos.

• REVISED: Offers readers more practice and review opportunities with a completely revised and expanded Student Workbook. The Workbook (ISBN-10: 0134525299 / ISBN-13: 9780134525297) contains many different types of review questions, including multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and critical-thinking.

• NEW: Delves deeper into topics of interest to the allied health student with seven new chapters. New chapters include:

• Chapter 2, “Pharmacodynamics”

• Chapter 3, “Pharmacokinetics”
• Chapter 4, “Drug Toxicity and Pharmacogenomics”

• Chapter 13, “Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies”

• Chapter 17, “Antiviral Agents”

• Chapter 19, “Antiprotozoal Agents”

• Chapter 29, “Drugs Used to Treat Hyperlipidemia and Related Conditions”

• Keeps content current with updates to chapters and appendices including:

• UPDATED: Chapter 1 was divided and expanded into four chapters (“Introduction to Pharmacology,” “Pharmacodynamics,” “Pharmacokinetics,” and “Drug Toxicity and Pharmacogenomics”).

• UPDATED: “Nutritional Aspects of Pharmacology and Herbal Substances” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 12, “Nutritional Aspects of Pharmacology,” and Chapter 13, “Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies."

• UPDATED: “Antibacterial and Antiviral Agents” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 16, “Antibacterial Agents,” and Chapter 17, “Antiviral Agents.”

• UPDATED: “Antifungal, Antimalarial, and Antiprotozoal Agents” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 18, “Antifungal Agents,” and Chapter 19, “Antiprotozoal Agents.”

• UPDATED: “Basic Mathematics” was renamed “Principles of Math in Medicine” (Chapter 8).

• UPDATED: “Substance Abuse” was renamed and expanded as Chapter 15, “Substance Abuse and Misuse.”

• UPDATED: Appendix A is now “The Top 200 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in the U.S.,” and updated with current drugs.

A focused, teach-and-test approach to learning pharmacology

• UPDATED: Gives students complete, up-to-date reference material for both study and practice with drug dosing information. Each drug chapter includes up-to-date tables of all drugs discussed in each chapter, arranged by classes and formatted to include generic and trade names, adult dosing, and route of administration.

• REVISED: Offers readers more practice and review opportunities with a completely revised and expanded Student Workbook. The Workbook (ISBN-10: 0134525299 / ISBN-13: 9780134525297) contains many different types of review questions, including multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and critical-thinking.

• Delves deeper into topics of interest to the allied health student with seven new chapters. New chapters include:

• Chapter 2, “Pharmacodynamics”

• Chapter 3, “Pharmacokinetics”
• Chapter 4, “Drug Toxicity and Pharmacogenomics”

• Chapter 13, “Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies”

• Chapter 17, “Antiviral Agents”

• Chapter 19, “Antiprotozoal Agents”

• Chapter 29, “Drugs Used to Treat Hyperlipidemia and Related Conditions”

• Keeps content current with updates to chapters and appendices including:

• UPDATED: Chapter 1 was divided and expanded into four chapters (“Introduction to Pharmacology,” “Pharmacodynamics,” “Pharmacokinetics,” and “Drug Toxicity and Pharmacogenomics”).

• UPDATED: “Nutritional Aspects of Pharmacology and Herbal Substances” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 12, “Nutritional Aspects of Pharmacology,” and Chapter 13, “Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies."

• UPDATED: “Antibacterial and Antiviral Agents” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 16, “Antibacterial Agents,” and Chapter 17, “Antiviral Agents.”

• UPDATED: “Antifungal, Antimalarial, and Antiprotozoal Agents” was divided and expanded to become two chapters: Chapter 18, “Antifungal Agents,” and Chapter 19, “Antiprotozoal Agents.”

• UPDATED: “Basic Mathematics” was renamed “Principles of Math in Medicine” (Chapter 8).

• UPDATED: “Substance Abuse” was renamed and expanded as Chapter 15, “Substance Abuse and Misuse.”

• UPDATED: Appendix A is now “The Top 200 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs in the U.S.,” and updated with current drugs.