Lange Pharmacology Flash Cards [Cards]

Suzanne Baron (Author), Christopher Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 8, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0071622411 | ISBN-13: 978-0071622417 | Edition: 2

A fun, portable way to learn Pharmacology

"Many students will find this to be a very useful study aid. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service

Written by medical students at Yale University, LANGE Pharmacology Flash Cards offer concise, yet complete coverage of the subject. Each pack contains 189 cards, with each card covering a specific disease or drug with high-yield facts in bold. Every card also includes a clincal vignette.

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About the Author

Suzanne J Baron, is a medical student at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Christoph Lee, is a medical student at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Cards: 189 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2 edition (June 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071622411
• ISBN-13: 978-0071622417
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology
  • #13 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for boards, April 27, 2011

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I bought these cards to review the step 1s and they did a good job covering most of the high yield topics. If you supplement these cards with the USMLE Qbank (which 99% of the people do) then you will be 100% ready for the boards. Other cards that I've tried are overly detailed and frankly too much for the boards.

Other reviewers have said that these cards are not 100% comprehensive and that is true. But honestly you don't need a deck that has everything for the boards. Time is limited and memorizing every minuscule fact about drugs is very low yield.

Update: I used these cards for about 5 days total to study for the boards (these cards + qbank were my main/sole source of info on pharm) and I ended up getting 245/99 on the exam. Pharm isn't my strong point and frankly the subject is like memorizing a phone book. However, these cards are great for boards and made studying slightly easier.

24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for quick review, December 7, 2009

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DoQuyen Phan - See all my reviews
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As a pharmacist, I find these flashcards highly relevant and succinct. For those studying for the pharmacy boards or USMLE, I suggest saving time by not making your own flashcards, but using a "base" set (I like LANGE Katzung's Pharmacology), then adding or deleting cards, highlighting and marking as necessary. In the end, it's all about the repetition and DOING CASES, not wasting time making flash cards and reading multiple sources to "guess" what's going to be on the exam. Just get the cards and memorize and repeat !

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well Organized, but not completely comprehensive, October 12, 2010

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C. HSIEH "ptube" - See all my reviews
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Disclaimer: I have only used these cards for learning anti-microbial agents so far

What I like:
- Each card has a clinical case on the back to put things in context
- Cards are well organized into "mechanism of action", "Clinical Uses", "Side Effects", and "Other".
- Overview cards organize drugs into classes. For example, Antibacterial Agents are separated into "beta lactams, protein synthesis inhibitors, antimycobacterial, and other antibacterial.

What I don't like:
- The cards often seem to be missing key elements that I have had to look up in other sources and write onto my cards. For example, there is no mention that aminoglycosides are not absorbed orally and must be given by IV. This kind of missing information has happened a couple times, but not too often, so I am content to write it in on my own...better for learning anyways...
- At times, I found that the cards were too wordy. For example, why say "macrolides are effective against gram-positive cocci" when you can just say "gram-positive cocci" and get the same message across? Isn't that the point of flash cards?
- I would have preferred thicker cards...these are slightly flimsy.

On the whole, pretty decent, althought I don't have a different set of cards to compare to.