Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 6th Edition – Pearson Paperback – 20 September 2024

Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals simplifies the vast world of drugs and pharmaceuticals. It groups drug categories by therapeutic effects and the disease they're used to treat. The text streamlines drug data through an A-Z Drug Reference along with other resources. Features – Every chapter and each appendix has been updated with the most current generic and trade name drugs. Drug categories and drug information are current right up to the date of publication. This edition has more illustrations and photographs of real drugs. The images picture drug forms, drug packages, drug labels and drugs being administered to patients. “See-and-say” drug pronunciations appear after every generic drug in the chapters and appendices. The A-Z Drug Reference includes pronunciations for both generic and trade name drugs. Word part and meaning boxes helps students see how a complex word can be broken down into its word parts and meanings. This helps deepen their understanding of medical terminology. Chapter-ending review has been expanded. It now includes additional types of questions: matching, true or false, and fill in the blank.

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