BRS Pharmacology (Board Review Series) [Paperback]

Gary C. Rosenfeld (Author), David S. Loose (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781780748 | ISBN-13: 978-0781780742 | Publication Date: July 24, 2006 | Edition: Fourth

This concise review of medical pharmacology is designed for medical students, dental students, and others in the health care professions. It is intended primarily to help students prepare for licensing examinations such as the USMLE Step 1 or similar examinations. Each chapter presents specific drugs and discusses their general properties, mechanism of action, pharmacologic effects, therapeutic uses, and adverse effects. Drug lists and two-color tables and figures summarize essential drug information in all chapters. Clinically oriented USMLE-style review questions and answers with explanations follow each chapter. A comprehensive examination consisting of USMLE-style questions appears at the end of the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fourth edition (July 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781780748
• ISBN-13: 978-0781780742
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book., May 17, 2006

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I was one of the few people in my medical school class that liked this book. I used it as a supplement to my class notes and pharmcards to study for pharmacology. I used it in addition to FirstAid to study for the boards. I found it to be excellent. I like the outline format. I found that it hit upon the pertain side effects and interactions, and I liked the organization. Mechanism of action descriptions were adequate for nearly all questions I was asked. Most in my class used the Lippicontt Illustrated Reviews Pharmacology book. But, they weren't #1 in their class for both Pharm I and Pharm II in medical school. I was. It is a good book. It is a little old now, and is certainly over-due for a new edition. I hope they come out with one. This book presents the facts concisely without a lot of fluff. Give it a shot. And, its cheaper.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worst BRS book, May 13, 2011

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very dry. hated this book. kept trying to use it but felt like i was getting nothing out of it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRS book, July 23, 2010

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This review is from: BRS Pharmacology (Board Review Series) (Paperback)

Traditional BRS books. They're great. Not much more can be said about them.