Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals

<p><strong>UNIT 1Introduction to Pharmacology: Understanding the Past History, Present Uses, and Future of Drugs </strong><br> 1.Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs <br> 2.Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing, and Marketing<br> 3.Drug Forms<br> 4.Routes of Administration and the Drug Cycle <br> 5.Using Drugs Therapeutically<br> 6.The Prescription</p> <p><strong>UNIT 2Understanding Drugs and Drug Categories by Body Systems </strong><br> 7.Urinary Drugs<br> 8.Gastrointestinal Drugs<br> 9.Musculoskeletal Drugs<br> 10.Respiratory Drugs <br> 11.Cardiovascular Drugs <br> 12.Hematologic Drugs <br> 13.Gynecologic and Obstetric Drugs<br> 14.Endocrine Drugs <br> 15.Neurologic Drugs <br> 16.Psychiatric Drugs<br> 17.Dermatologic Drugs <br> 18.Ophthalmic Drugs <br> 19.Ears, Nose, and Throat Drugs</p> <p><strong>UNIT 3Understanding Other Drugs and Drug Categories </strong><br> 20.Analgesic Drugs <br> 21.Anti-Infective Drugs <br> 22.Chemotherapy Drugs <br> 23.Vaccines <br> 24.Anesthetic Drugs <br> 25.Emergency Drugs, Intravenous Fluids, and Blood Products</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>APPENDICES </strong><br> Appendix A<br> Top 50 Prescription Drugs 2010-2013 <br> Top 50 Prescription Drugs by Sales <br> Top 50 Prescription Drugs by Number of Prescriptions <br> Appendix BGlossary of Key Words with Definitions <br> Appendix CGlossary of Abbreviations, Short Forms, Symbols, and Their Meanings<br> Appendix DSound-Alike Drug Names <br> Appendix EISMP List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations<br> Appendix FDrugs Recently Taken Off the Market<br> Appendix GEndings Common to Generic Drug Names and their Drug Categories </p> </blockquote>