Pharmacy Books

A complete, up-to-date textbook for medical students detailing everything needed to pass medicine exams feeling confident. The diagrams and at-a-glance sections are particularly helpful. There are more detailed books, but this covers everything necessary (and more) and what it does, it does well. Could be used either as a standard text or as a revision guide, due to the at-a-glance features. Easy to read and attractively laid out - this is a nice all-round medical textbook.

This book goes through the different chapters in medicine in a clear and thorough way, including anatomy, physiology, clinical topics and treatments. This book is even READABLE (unlike a lot of medical reference books) because of well spaced text, plenty of clear diagrams and pictures. Great for students or for a quick rehearsal, though a bit limited for practicing clinicians.

I've used this book for a year, but am currently looking for another book on internal medicine. I found the information in this book too shallow. Most of the chapters I read, I felt I got too little information about pathology and treatment, so I often had to look up in other books to fill out the blanks. I'm a person that has to understand what I read in order to learn it well. Nice charts are not enough. I was disappointed about this book, and I know many of my fellow students were too.

very clear diagrams, well set out, good pictures and "At A Glance" boxes make exam revision very easy. Highly recommend to any clinical student as a text or exam revision. Better than Kumar & Clark.

As a med student buying this book has saved me a lot of money, its the only medical reference to have lots of pictures, which is what you need especially for Derm & Ophth. No need to buy a picture book. "At A Glances" are brilliant!Highly recommended, its cheap too, as far as medical books go.

The basic idea is accomplished. But there are, out of date chemoteraphy protocols.

I found the book to be a complete, concise reference that was easy to read and an excellent resource. A small book but well worth the money.

The Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook has been extremely useful to me in doing preclinical laboratory work, which requires a working knowledge of current clinical practice. Sections include an alphabetically arranged section of chemotherapy drugs and biological response modifiers with detailed descriptions, a section of current treatment protocols arranged by cancer type, and sections on pain, toxicity, etc. in addition to useful tables. All of this information comes in a small paperback making it very convenient to carry with you.

This continues to be the premiere source for chemotherapy information. It is very well organized and easy to navigate. All the information is current and timely. The compact size makes it easy to take with you for use whenever it is needed.

We purchased this book thinking it might be useful for our medical students. It is not. This book has numerous basic errors of pharmacology principles. It is laid out well and communicates things clearly however it is misleading and wrong about important aspects of pharmacology. Believing some of what is written in this book could result in harm if it influenced prescribing decisions.

A book written in this style covering these areas could be very useful if it was correct.

Dr Matt Doogue
Clinical Pharmacology Registrar.

I love this book. It breaks down pharmacologic drugs by system (ie. drugs used on the GI system, abx, etc.) and explains them in very simple terms while still being entertaining. This book is a must have for all nursing students. Sure does make pharmacology a lot easier to understand.

I love this book. It breaks down pharmacologic drugs by system (ie. drugs used on the GI system, abx, etc.) and explains them in very simple terms while still being entertaining. This book does not read like a text book. However, at the end of each chapter, there is a little 3-7 question quiz. The only down side about this book is that it does not give the common names of drugs (ie. Colace is referred to as ducosate sodium). This book has really helped me in clinical and my practice NCLEX scores have dramatically improved. This book is a must own for nursing students, new grad nurses, or anyone who needs brushing up on pharmacology.

Doctors can't keep track of every detail about every medication. So, it's essential that patients read about meds before taking them. Sometimes, however, the information just doesn't make sense to us. This book, helps it make sense. It's well organized. The information is great, and the style incorporates humor to make important points.

Psychiatric syndromes like depression, anxiety, and bipolar are explained along with reasons why certain drugs are used instead of others.

About two pages are devoted to each medication. Common, expected side effects are described. For example, Paxil is said to take two to four weeks to cause improvement, even though side effects may appear in one to two days. Fatigue, weakness, and sexual dysfunction are the most common side effects. Your symtoms may return if you stop taking Paxil--even if taper off the medication gradually.

If you want to know how exactly drugs work, Appendix A shows the part of the synapse/neuron that is involved for each of the major classes of psychiatric drugs.

This book is very easy to understand. It is a great resource for clinicians and therapists.

For the person who is contemplating phsychiatric treatment, "medication" can have an intimidating impression especially if it is a foreign subject. The book will help you make you this important decision by giving you updated information on the newest prescription drugs. For those who are uncomfortable, alternatives and non-drug options are discussed as well. A wide range of psychiatric syndromes are covered: Anxiety disorders, ADD, Bipolar, Depression, Developmental disorders, Drug dependence, Eating disorders, Insomnia, Pshychosis, and even Alzheimer's Disease. A wide range is covered..

strong points: i'm a therapist who has many patients taking psychiatric meds, and while i don't prescribe them myself (nor have any desire to), i do need to know at least a thumbnail sketch about most of them. this book does the trick for me. it avoids the irrelevant and obscure detail of the Physician's Desk Reference and hits on the necessary basics (dosages, side effects, dangers, potential "benefits", brand versus generic names - and it has a good index!).

that said: this book, like all others of its ilk, almost completely avoids touching on the notion that medication in most cases can be terribly anti-therapeutic, and is prescribed by doctors for much the same reason drug addicts prescribe themselves the assortment of illicit drugs - symptom relief. these drugs cure no one, just keep people happily numb and in check, and are basically prescribed to help people improve their level of functioning IN THE SHORT TERM. if it were up to me, i'd restructure the whole system and do away with most of these meds entirely.

there's a funny thing i've noticed: when a patient comes to me and wants both therapy and medication (say, Zoloft), i can almost certainly surmise that he or she has less motivation for doing deep inner work (which produces the long-term gain) than someone who wants therapy alone and is resistant to taking medication. doing therapy (learning to know oneself at one's deepest level of being) is a painful process. medication takes away pain. you do the math.

and as for that idea that being on psych meds gives someone a "platform from which to do deep inner work"? as for evidence, i haven't seen it. but i do think it's a great rationalization!

Brand new mint condition at a fraction of retail. Would definitely buy from this seller again.

This book truly does make learning how to calculate drug dosages very easy. It takes each step of each type of problem and explains in understandable terms how to set up the calculation and how to solve it. The book is filled with sample calculations and problems for the reader to solve. At the same time that it is a learning tool, it is easy to read and entertaining. It covers all types of calculations even dimensional analysis, explains drug labels, and helps the nurse avoid making drug calculation errors. Great book!

I am so pleased with this book. I got it to help me with my Math for Meds class, and I just loved it. Everything is explained so well.

The first 6 chapters covered algebra stuff. I have recently had algebra, so this was just a nice review for me, but for those of you who haven't had it in years, this book is a godsend.

The chapters on actually med-type stuff are great. There are tons of examples and a mini quiz at the end of each chapter. The tables, charts, graphs, and graphics are great.

I highly recommend this book. It is a must have for every pre-nursing/nursing major or nurse.

This book was a big disapointment I ordered it to help with IV drug probloms. The book is very basis it has mostly basis math like adding, divison, and % there is only about one or two real math probloms that are used as example. This book is not a good learning tool.

This book is a tell-all of St. John's wort. It gives you all you ever wanted to know (and even more) about this fabulous herb. If you're looking for a comprehensive tome about St. John's wort, look no further.

The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because, in the year 2008, it is somewhat outdated, having been released in '97. I haven't done any further reading about this herb, but I can only imagine that some new discoveries have been made since the publishing of this book.

While this book is informative, conclusions that "natural" is "better" after reading this book may cause harm to some people. I am a licensed psychologist trained in the treatment of depression and concomttant problems. My reservation with this book is that there has been insufficient study of the use of this drug (yes - St. John's Wart is a drug), so books about this "natural" drug may cause more harm than good to the public.

st, johnswort has been around for a very long time. but is has been used in europe more frequesntly than in th us .however it should be used with caution and the prescribed use should be by a homepathic doctor. other than that it's the safe alternative to prozac with much less if not no side effects.

St Johns wart is an effective natural replacement for prozac and other anti depressive drugs having few side effects due to one's using the whole plant and not just the possibly dangerous raw chemicals contained in western medicine.
This book is an excellent resource regarding all facets of this marvelous plant.

This was required for my RN program, I purchased it and I think it is a good source but isn't very convenient because you have to pull the cards out of a box that just fits the cards. Some meds are not in this as well and I had to purchase another reference so that I have all information for my clinical setting. So it was pretty costly due to the fact I had to purchase 2 reference materials and would like to have just purchased one.

The med deck is just what I needed as far as good compilation of meds. I wish the cards were printed on heavier paper as they won't take much usage. I am a nursing student and need to carry them with me and to laminate them would be twice the cost.

this was the most useful tool for nursing students like me to have purchased. it was handy and i could bring it to the clinical facility wherever and whenever i can. almost all the drug listings and classifications are included so, it gives me less time to search for drug assignments anywhere else. i recommend this to everyone who is into the nursing program to invest in and purchase for studying purposes and future use in their nursing career.

I am required to bring med cards to clinical and (like all nursing students) have limited time to write them out. These cards saved me a bundle of time. My only criticism is that not all the drugs from my Davis's Drug Guide book are included in these cards. I was very surprised to find Pitocin was not included since it is a pretty standard drug in Labor and Delivery. The cards include all of the necessary information for safe administration of meds and also includes a handy little plastic pouch to carry to clinical.

Subject matter is more elementary than Amiji, but there are fewer errors. Buy it if you need it for a course, the problem sets are great practice. Indispensable until a better book comes out.

I have worked in a retail pharmacy and a hospital pharmacy. I believe this book covers the basics behind the calculations performed for both environments. Students should receive more training on calculations as they progress through pharmacy school, of course, but this book is a great way to get started. If you are the student who plans to go into research and production, yes, you may need additional training.

There is a difference between 11th and 12th edition. The 12th edition is missing some of the lessons that were included in the 11th edition. This doesn't necessarily mean you need to go out and buy the 11th edition instead of the 12th edition. Errors in the 11th edition may be fixed in the 12th edition. My particular pharmaceutical calculations course used the 12th edition.

I have already decided that this book will be one of those books I keep on my shelf when I finally graduate and become a pharmacist.

This was a recommended text for my Intro to Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics course. So far, I do not find it very helpful in giving additional practice problems. If this is a recommended text for you, I'd keep looking... though I don't have any suggestions for alternatives.

This is by far the finest, most comprehensive text book on pharmaceutical calculations available. This is the text by which all others are judged. It is great for the student who is unfamiliar with this topic as well as for the pharmacist who could use a refresher course. It makes a great reference text for the pharmacy.

Szasz and the reviewers fo this book have obviously never suffered from nor known anyone who suffers from a serious mental illness. Far from being just bad or unwanted behaviors or 'fake diseases', mental illness is a devastating disease that ruins lives and often kills its victims.
After years of denial and attemps to control my own behavior, my life spun out ot control and I went from a respected professional in my community to a manic-depressive psychotic, roaming the streets delusional, completely out of touch with reality. It took commitment to the state mental hospital to give me some insight into my problem.
Thanks to the drugs that Szasz and others find so questionable, I am now able to lead a normal, stable life. Without the progress made in pharmacology in the last thirty years many people like me would be confined to mental institutions for extended periods or permanently.
This book is nothing more than a rant by an elderly doctor who needs to catch up with the real world. There is much still to be learned about brain function and the mechanisms of these disorders, but the fact that we don't have all the answers yet doesn't mean that they aren't out there. Or should I say in there?
Unless you don't want to be pulled back into the ninteenth century, steer clear of this book. Szasz is quackers!

Dr. Szasz, now 81 years old, has done it again: explained what's going on in the minds of psychiatrists and their adulators from the Surgeon General on down. And why.

For example, he tells us how doctors are really paid and explains the corrupting effect of third party reimbursement by DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups)on the most important and the kindest thing any doctor can do: make an accurate diagnosis.

There are new insights, new quotes and the usual entertaining anecdotes and fastidious footnotes.

Psychiatric obscurantism is impacting every American every time he or she is misinformed: "Depression is a disease like diabetes - ask your Doctor about...." And that's just TV.

What kills me is how the parrots of psychobaffle preen themselves on their courage at having broken through the mind body barrier - as if obliterating one of childhood's most important lessons - that thinking doesn't make it so - is an accomplishment to squawk over: "Look Mom, I can fly."

How dumb can we get? Read this book and find out. The bamboozlement of Mental Health already is to the 21st Century what the propaganda of Communism and National Socialism were to the 20th. Immunize yourself now.

Dr. Szasz has been one of the clearest thinkers and writers for 50 years and this book is another brilliant facet to the immense diamond which is his life's work.

This is a great book for laying to rest some orthodox but wrong ideas about our mental health. Szasz shows us that the orthodox way is not necessarily the right way. Certainly our own doctors are not going to blow the whistle on themselves, are they? This revolutionary psychiatrist shows us the real path to health, pointing us away from the wrong direction that the pharmaceutical companies have been leading us, and unfortunately, leading our doctors as well. It's a case of the fox guarding the henhouse.
Do you care that a psychiatrist is a doctor who prescribes drugs to change people's brains without ever actually examining those people's brains? Do you worry that nobody knows exactly what the long-term effect of these drugs are that we are now being given for bi-polar disorder, for attention deficit disorder, for depression or for anxiety; or even if they are really doing us more harm than good? Do you know how doctors today are becoming more and more controlled and subverted by the pharmaceutical industry? Do you think that unwanted behavior and unwanted feelings like anxiety and depression are diseases that can be cured by drugs? If you do, you should read the latest book by this world renowned psychiatrist.
"Psychiatrists have a long history of systematically validating fake diseases as real diseases, and getting away with it," says Szasz. They can get away with it because it serves everybody: the family whose medical insurance will pay only for certain diagnoses and not for others; the government officials who can allocate more and more federal funds for their universities and laboratories; and the doctors who can service many more patients in the "service station" atmosphere that has us all believing that everything can be made right with the right pill. The only person whom fake diagnoses and powerful drugs are not serving is the health of the individual who is having his birthright sold for a pharmaceutical mess of pottage.
We are confusing, warns Szasz, bodily diseases which are physiochemical phenomena located in the body and understood by cellular pathology with unwanted personal habits or behaviors which are located in the social context of society and understood by the interconnecting relationships. We are confusing the mind with the brain. And finally, we are confusing medicine with politics and social agenda. In so doing we are becoming less and less the land of the free and the brave and more and more the land of the mentally ill and deluded. Szasz makes a good case for a new look at the insidious subversion of our medical care by the politics of pharmaceutical managed care.

Pharmacracy

Do you care that a psychiatrist is a doctor who prescribes drugs to change people's brains without ever actually examining those people's brains? Do you worry that nobody knows exactly what the long-term effect of these drugs are that we are now being given for bi-polar disorder, for attention deficit disorder, for depression or for anxiety; or even if they are really doing us more harm than good? Do you know how doctors today are becoming more and more controlled and subverted by the pharmaceutical industry? Are unwanted behavior and unwanted feelings like anxiety and depression diseases that can be cured by drugs? If you think they are, please run as fast as you can and get this book. It could save your life.

Everything I thought it was, shipped in a timely manner and arrived really quick.

I ordered this product AND paid extra for shipping. It took over a week to receive. I am NOT happy.

The product has good information, but I am NOT happy with the mistakes. The manufacturers of the drugs do not look as if they have ever been updated. For example, there are cards with GlaxoWelcome, GlaxoSmithKline, and SmithKlineBeecham. This really makes me wonder if the rest of the information is correct.

This binder will keep you up to par on the most recent changes in any drug regimen of the top 300 drugs. A/E, S/E, C/I, dosage, admin., brand, generic are among the topics the cards include. If you are a student, you will love the way these cards are outlined. Nothing beats an easy way to study.

These cards are very useful when learning about drug classes and specific drugs. They provide support for patient counseling. The color pics and chemical structures are also useful. You can also purchase updated cards each year.