TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fulcher,Eugenia M.
AU  - Soto,Cathy Dubeansky
AU  - Fulcher,Robert M.
TI  - Pharmacology: principles and applications 
SN  - 9781416025405 (pbk.)
U1  - 551.4 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Saunders Elsevier
KW  - Pharmacology
KW  - Allied health personnel
N1  - Contents

Section 1: General Aspects of Pharmacology 
Introduction 
1. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Pharmacology 
2. Basics of Pharmacology 
3. Drug Information and Drug Forms 
4. Understanding Drug Dosages for Special Populations 
5. Reading and Interpreting Medication Labels and Documenting Appropriately 

Section 2: Mathematics for Pharmacology and Dosage Calculations 
6. Math Review 
7. Measurement Systems and Their Equivalents 
8. Converting between Measurement Systems 
9. Calculating Doses of Nonparenteral Medications 
10. Calculating Doses of Injectible Medications 
11. Principles and Calculations in Intravenous Therapy 

Section 3: Medication Administration 
12. Safety and Quality Assurance 
13. Enteral Routes 
14. Percutaneous Routes 
15. Parenteral Routes 

Section 4: Pharmacology for Multisystem Application 
16. Analgesics and Antipyretics 
17. Immunizations and the Immune System 
18. Anitmicrobials, Antifungals, and Antivirals 
19. Antineoplastic Agents 
20. Nutritional Supplements and Alternative Medicines 

Section 5: Medication Related to Body Systems 
21. Endocrine System Disorders 
22. Eye and Ear Disorders 
23. Skin Conditions 
24. Musculoskeletal System Disorders 
25. Gastrointestinal System Disorders 
26. Respiratory System Disorders 
27. Circulatory System Disorders 
28. Urinary System Disorders 
29. Reproductive System Disorders 
30. Neurological System Disorders 
31. Drugs for Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders 
32. Drugs of Abuse and Misuse 

Appendices 
A. Basic Intravenous Therapy Medications 
B. "Check Your Understanding" Answers 
C. Drug-Food and Drug-Drug Interactions; Includes index
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