pharmacology books

	Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)
	By: Richard D Howland, Mary J Mycek, Richard A Harvey, Pamela C Champe ISBN: 0781741181 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Release Date: 01 August, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 5263	This book is clear, concise, and has great illustrations and charts that supplement and explain the material very well. It is a good text for an introductory level. However, for a graduate level class, I am always seeking other texts for more information. It provides cursory-level information, but few details. Also, I appreciate the way the categories are organized for some topics, but other topics the book will just have a brief paragraph. However, I do recommend this book to help you generally understand the pharmacology of a large variety of categories, and I cannot stress the excellence of the charts and figures, but if you want to focus on a topic, plan on looking in another text. I used this book many years ago to get through pharmacology. I found that reading it before reading the class notes and doing questions was best. It was a lot better than the overly detailed notes from class or the Lange book, that was filled with useless details.The main points (mechanism of action, side effects, indication, etc.) are clearly stated with illustrations to clarify and help with remembering. It is concise and geared to what you need to know for Boards and also in practice, whether you are a student or resident on the wards, or later on in practice. Now that I teach medical students, I am buying an updated version, since it still offers the best way to explain pharmacology in medical practice. Very clear and thorough on the subject matter that it contains, but this is not all you need for med school pharmacology. Use it as a learning aid or review.
	Illustrated Pharmacology Memory Cards: PharMnemonics
	By: Howard Shen ISBN: 1595411011 Publisher: Minireview Release Date: 16 February, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 18602	I found these cards to be very helpful. I was impressed by the clarity and precision of the figures, as well as by the catchy mnemonics. Highly recommended and worth the money. I bought these cards last semester. I really like how they use pictures and sayings to help jog your memory. Dont waste your money on other cards. These are the only ones you will need. amazing set of cards...use it with first aid, as it is missing some of the drugs. <br /> <br />Guys..i have to change the review because as I go through more cards I discover more critical info that's not on here..which is very unfortunate because I really like the cards.
	Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (Basic and Clinical Pharmacology)
	By: Bertram G. Katzung ISBN: 0071451536 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Release Date: 05 December, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 6696	This is one of those books where you have to read a paragraph again and again to actually get what it's saying. It's got great topics, if you can sift through the words! I don't love the writing style. While most of my students would not find this excellent work "basic", it is an outstanding adjunct to any healthcare professional's library. The chapters are well structured and the information is up to date. The illustrations have improved over the years and are mated well with the text. <br />In all, this is a worthwhile text for anyone studying pharmacology or a useful resource. This is a very good book. I have been using this as the reference while working on a PharmD Degree.
	Olson: Clinical Pharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple (Edition 3)
	By: James Olson, Hilary Clement Olson ISBN: 0940780763 Publisher: MedMaster Inc. Release Date: 01 February, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 18788	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. <br />Now that I'm out practicing, I like the book alot as a quick reference/refresher. 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. 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.
	Pharmacology: A Nursing Process Approach
	By: Joyce LeFever Kee, Evelyn R. Hayes, Linda E. McCuistion ISBN: 0721639275 Publisher: Saunders Release Date: 11 October, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 8685	This book has a great way of explaining pharmocologoy and gives plenty of practice problems (along with answers to check yourself). My instructor acutally wrote her own book and used this book alongside her notes. It was very useful for reference. I got an "A" out of the pharmacology class. This is a wonderful text. It is an easy and engaging read. It is well organized and applicable. It is one nursing book I don't like to put down. Full of knowledge and references for more info.
	Mosby's Pharmacology Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
	By: JoAnn Zerwekh, Jo Carol Claborn, Tom Gaglione ISBN: 0323054064 Publisher: Mosby Release Date: 05 December, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 18980	A pocket sized spiral bound flip book with some basic information on various classes (and a few specific) medications. I was disappointed, as I expected to have more medications included. It is intended to be a pocket reference, but the content is too sparse to be useful to me. A waste of money. If you are a Nursing student this is a must have for Nursing school... Small enough to take to clinicals with you. I highly recommend this item. It is great to take with you on the go and it's fun. It's an easy way to learn about meds.
	Pharmacology Flash Cards
	By: George Brenner, Stephen Back ISBN: 1416031863 Publisher: Saunders Release Date: 03 April, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 21424	I've been using these to study for Step 1 of the USMLE and find them to be great. The basics: mechanism of action, clinical indications and adverse effects are all on each card. I think they are less detailed than some cards -- no info. on the pharmacokinetics, but I don't really need that information at this stage. I would recommend these cards without hesitation. These cards come in a great box and are very high quality, so that is nice. The problem is that they don't cover many of the drugs I'm required to know. This makes it hard to use them as a study aid because you tend to forget about the drugs that aren't included. <br />I don't take step 1 for another 5 months so I can't comment on their usefulness in that regard. The Brenner Pharmacology Flash Cards are an excellent source for the cards that are in it. My only real disappointment has been in the number of cards. Many of the drugs in our course (medical pharm) did not have drug cards, however the drugs that don't have cards have FDA required insert information available at the Elsevier Studentconsult.com. <br /> <br />Each card includes the name and class on the front (with brand/generic names). Then on the back it includes the front's information with the <br /> <br />Clinical Class <br />Pharmacologic class <br />MOA <br />Clinical Indications <br />ADR's <br />Special information <br />Similar drugs <br /> <br />These aren't the exact titles, but it makes the point. For the drugs that I was tested over, I had all I needed in the lecture materials, but the cards sounded down the information and I believe will greatly help for board preparations.
	Pharmacology for Nursing Care
	By: Richard A. Lehne ISBN: 1416025529 Publisher: Saunders Release Date: 20 June, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 11699	Although many nursing students would cringe at the thought of taking pharmacology, this text actually makes it easy. The author inserts many humorous comments throughout the text while making the necessary presented information easily readable and understandable. The included disc provides students with thought-provoking questions that test knowledge on each chapter. An excellent text overall. Although I just started the Pharmacology class, this book has been very beneficial in helping me understand the concepts of pharmacology. I would also recommend the Lipincott or Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses 10ed. book to facilitate learning. So far the class has been pretty rough, so beware. This text is being used by PA and FNP students at my school. Of all the books we have read throughout the program, Pharmacology for Nursing Care is hands down my favorite text. It's extremely well written, important points are clearly emphasized, and Lehne also throws in a touch of humor!
	Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, 2e
	By: David E Golan, Armen H Tashjian, Ehrin J Armstrong, April W Armstrong ISBN: 0781783550 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Release Date: 01 April, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 180869	The second edition is usually better than the first one, and the first one was simply excellent! A great book, with a problem-based learning approach in mind, updated and with many new and important chapters (Protein Therapies, Drug Delivery Advances, Pharmacogenetics, among others). The good thing with this book is that any chapter deals with the necessary coverage of anatomy, physiology, pathology and so on before coming to the drugs facts. With the early med student in mind, the book will be useful for any health related career. The book is clear, is concise -notwithstanding comprehensive-, and with a complete set of drug facts tables at the end of most chapters. Simply said, the kind of book I'd liked to write myself. <br /> <br />One more thing: The book is brilliantly complemented by its companion book, "Principles of Pharmacology Workbook", by S. Farrell, a great account of more than 100 clinical cases regarding each chapter of the main book, with no less than five questions -and their corresponding answers- for every one of the cases. The ideal complement to make this couple of books the best pharmacology books in the scene today. I work very actively with both of them in teaching my own pharmacology courses. Exceptional for learning the basics. I had a few all-important concepts that I just couldn't get: G-proteins, the anterior pituitary hormones, and the alpha/beta/cholinergic agonists and antagonists. After struggling to learn each of these several times from lecture notes and other books, I turned to this book. It worked well for me because it teaches in a conceptual way and helps develop your understanding of the material. It will take a little more time, but if this is the way you learn, it will really help. <br /> <br />I went back to this book many times when I ran into difficult questions reviewing for Step 1 and realized that I didn't really understand the basic concepts. <br /> <br />Not the book to use the night before your pharm exam: for that, I'd use the small Katzung and Trevor. Armen(Tashjian) and others have invented a unique type of pharmacology textbook in collaboration with Harvard Med Stud! Each chapter begins with the short introduction of a case report, relevant to each drug. This may give an easy undestanding of clinical significance of the drug to med stud, interns, pharmacologists and even clinicians. I believe that it will evolve into the classic of pharmaocolgy textbook!!
	Katzung & Trevor's Review of Pharmacology (Lange Medical Books)
	By: Anthony J. Trevor, Bertram G. Katzung, Susan B. Masters ISBN: 0071488693 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Release Date: 11 December, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 22822