pharmacology, drugs, medicine, drug therapy, drug administration 

The purpose of this book is to provide a framework of knowledge to help readers recognize drug categories and generic and trade name drugs, understand therapeutic drug actions and the rationale for using drugs to treat disease, understand why side effects, allergic effects, and other effects of drugs occur, discern between sound-alike drugs, and explore clinical applications and current healthcare issues relating to pharmacology.  By providing this foundation of knowledge, <i>Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals</i>  will help health professionals deal with drugs currently on the market and also with the myriad of new drugs that are approved each year. - from Amazon 

xix, 451 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm 

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Reviewers -- About the Author -- A Note to Students -- Unit One The Past History, Present Uses, and Future of Drugs -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs -- Chapter 2 Drug Design, Testing, Manufacturing, and Marketing -- Chapter 3 Drug Forms -- Chapter 4 Routes of Administration and the Drug Cycle -- Chapter 5 Using Drugs Therapeutically -- Chapter 6 The Prescription -- Unit 2 Drugs by Body Systems -- Chapter 7 Urinary Drugs -- Chapter 8 Gastrointestinal Drugs -- Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Drugs -- Chapter 10 Pulmonary Drugs -- Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Drugs -- Chapter 12 Hematologic Drugs -- Chapter 13 Gynecologic and Obstetric Drugs -- Chapter 14 Endocrine Drugs -- Chapter 15 Neurologic Drugs -- Chapter 16 Psychiatric Drugs -- Chapter 17 Dermatologic Drugs -- Chapter 18 Ophthalmic Drugs -- Chapter 19 Ears, Nose, and Throat Drugs -- Unit 3 Other Drug Categories -- Chapter 20 Anti-Infective Drugs -- Chapter 21 Chemotherapy Drugs -- Chapter 22 Analgesic Drugs -- Chapter 23 Anesthetic Drugs -- Chapter 24 Emergency Drugs, Intravenous Fluids, and Blood Products -- Appendix A Sound-Alike Drug Names -- Appendix B Glossary of Key Words with Definitions -- Appendix C Glossary of Abbreviations, Short Forms, Symbols, and their Meanings -- Appendix D Glossary of Generic and Trade Name Drugs, Categories, Indications, Doses, and Drug Pronunciations --Photo Credits -- Index.