Applied Pharmacology for the Veterinary Technician

By Boyce P. Wanamaker, Kathy Massey, Lisa Martini-Johnson

Book Overview

Heres the revised and updated edition of the innovative reference, presenting the fundamental principles of pharmacology, administration of drugs, and pharmacological calculations. Addresses all major categories of drugs in a consistent format including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse side effects, clinical uses, and dosage forms. Illustrated, step-by-step procedures demonstrate the administration of common drug forms.Consistent format provides easy and quick access to information. Each chapter is introduced with learning objectives, a chapter outline, and key terms with simple definitions.Technician Notes throughout the text provide helpful hints and important points technicians should be aware of to avoid errors and increase efficiency.Drug descriptions use a consistent formatclinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse side effectsthat allows easy access to desired information.Dosage calculations help readers administer drugs appropriately.Outstanding photographs, tables, and illustrations supplement the text and summarize complex information.Appendixes offer up-to-date reference to emergency drugs, controlled substances, conversion tables, vaccinations, and other useful data.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721685773
• ISBN13: 9780721685779
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful!

This book is awesome! It has provided me with so much knowledge of drug uses, interactions, reactions... etc. Working in a vet's office this book has been a great help to me. It talks at the veterinary technicians level, as opposed to reading a lot of information that just goes right over your head. It is geared from the nurses point of view and is organized into easy to find categories, with all the similar drugs listed near it, along with possible interactions/reactions. A must have for the vet tech!

This book is a very good pharmacology reference!

I found this book very helpful for me while I was in school and while in practice. The only thing that I had a little trouble with is cross referencing the trade names of the drugs with what was listed in the appendendix. Otherwise it is an excellent book!