Full Description
In today's pharmacy, technicians are increasingly taking on the dispensing functions previously performed by pharmacists. Part of the LWW Pharmacy Technician Education Series, this easy-to-read book prepares technicians for these responsibilities by helping them understand how drugs affect human function.
Focusing on classes of drugs, rather than individual drugs, the book highlights the general principles that apply to all drugs in each class—drug actions, indications, side effects, administration, plus practical information for the pharmacy workplace. Features include Tips for the Technician, case scenarios, and end-of-chapter review questions.
A bound-in CD-ROM and companion Website include chapter quizzes, worksheets, hands-on activities, animations, audio pronunciations, and a searchable online version of the text.
Contents
Unit I: Introduction to Pharmacology
Chapter 1: Pharmacology and Pharmacy: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 2: Drug Therapy and Pharmacodynamics: The Mechanics of Drug Action
Chapter 3: Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution and Excretion of Drugs
Unit II: Drugs Affecting the Nervous System
Chapter 4: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Nervous System
Chapter 5: The Autonomic Nervous System: Cholinergic Agonists and Antagonists
Chapter 6: The Autonomic Nervous System: Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
Chapter 7: Anesthetic Agents
Chapter 8: Central Nervous System Depressants: The Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 9: Central Nervous System Depressants: The Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
Chapter 10: Central Nervous System Stimulants and Hallucinogens
Chapter 11: Antidepressants
Chapter 12: The Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 13: Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, and Migraines
Unit III: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 14: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 15: Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 16: Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure and Angina Pectoris
Chapter 17: Treatment of Hypertension
Chapter 18: Drugs Affecting the Blood
Unit IV: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory, Urinary, Gastrointestinal, and Musculoskeletal Systems
Chapter 19: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory, Urinary, Gastrointestinal, and Musculoskeletal Systems
Chapter 20: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
Chapter 21: Diuretics and other Drugs Affecting the Urinary System
Chapter 22: Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 23: Drugs Used to Treat Musculoskeletal Disorders
Unit V: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
Chapter 24: Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System
Chapter 25: Hypothalamic, Pituitary and Thyroid Hormones
Chapter 26: Insulin and Other Drugs for Diabetes
Chapter 27: The Steroid Hormones
Unit VI: Antimicrobials
Chapter 28: The Immune System, Infectious Disease, and the Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 29: Antibiotics: Cell Wall and Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Chapter 30: Antibacterials: Sulfonamides, Quinolones, Urinary Antiseptics, and Antituberculars
Chapter 31: Drug Treatment of Fungal and Parasitic Infections
Chapter 32: Antiviral Drugs and Vaccines
Unit VII: Chemotherapy and Other Drug Therapies
Chapter 33: Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter 34: Fluids, Nutrients, and Electrolytes
Chapter 35: Topical and Locally Acting Drugs
Chapter 36: Antidotes and Antivenins
Chapter 37: Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Appendix A: Answers to Cases
Appendix B: Auxiliary Prescription Labels
Appendix C: Error-Prone Drug Names and Abbreviations
Glossary
Index
