Understanding pharmacology for health professionals /
Turley, Susan M.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education,
c2010.
Includes index.
Introduction to pharmacology and the history of drugs -- Drug design, testing, manufacturing, and marketing -- Drug forms -- Routes of administration and the drug cycle -- Using drugs therapeutically -- The prescription -- Urinary drugs -- Gastrointestinal drugs -- Musculoskeletal drugs -- Pulmonary drugs -- Cardiovascular drugs -- Hematologic drugs -- Gynecologic and obstetric drugs -- Endocrine drugs -- Neurologic drugs -- Psychiatric drugs -- Dermatologic drugs -- Ophthalmic drugs -- Ears, nose, and throat drugs -- Anti-infective drugs -- Chemotherapy drugs -- Analgesic drugs -- Anesthetic drugs -- Emergency drugs, intravenous fluids, and blood products.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pharmacology.
Allied health personnel.