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Essentials of pharmacology for health professions / Bruce J. Colbert, MS, RRT, Director of Allied Health Programs, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Ruth Woodrow, RN, MA, Medical Consultant for Education and Infection Control, Senior Friendship Centers, Inc., Health Services, Sarasota, Florida, Former Director, Staff Development, Plymouth Harbor, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, Former Instructor, Pharmacology, Coordinator, Continuing Education, Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota, Florida.

Colbert, Bruce J., (author.). Woodrow, Ruth. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781337395892 (Paper)
ISBN: 1337395897 (Paper)
Physical Description: xxiii, 629 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: 8th edition.
Publisher: Boston, MA : Cengage, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Revision of: Essentials of pharmacology for health occupations. c2011. 6th ed.

Formatted Contents Note:

Consumer safety and drug regulations -- Drug names and references -- Sources and bodily effects of drugs -- Medication preparations and supplies -- Abbreviations and systems of measurement -- Safe dosage calculations -- Responsibilities and principles of drug administration -- Administration by the gastrointestinal route -- Administration by the parenteral route -- Poison control -- Vitamins, minerals, and herbs -- Skin medications -- Autonomic nervous system drugs -- Antineoplastic drugs -- Urinary system drugs -- Gastrointestinal drugs -- Anti-infective drugs -- Eye and ear medications-- Analgesics, sedatives, and hypnotics -- Psychotropic medications, alcohol, and drug abuse -- Musculoskeletal and anti-inflammatory drugs -- Anticonvulsants, antiparkinsonian drugs, and agents for Alzheimer's disease -- Endocrine system drugs -- Reproductive system drugs -- Cardiovascular drugs -- Respiratory system drugs and antihistamines -- Drugs and older adults.