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Pharmacology Flash Cards, 2e

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So far, I've covered three organ systems, and the cards have been really helpful for learning pharm. While the the set doesn't have a card for every drug we need to know, it'll typically have a main card for the prototype drug in a class, with similar drugs listed on the back. For the rare drug that still manages to fall through the cracks, the cards are 4x6 so it's easy to make an index card and slip it into the stack.

My main complaint, the cards come arranged by organ system. At first, there were a lot of drugs I couldn't find cards for because I had no idea what organ system they were classified under in this box (diuretics: renal or cardiovascular?) and there's no drug index. Once I dumped the whole box out and put them in alphabetical order, I'm able to find cards for 98% of what I need to know. I would recommend doing this before attempt to find anything.

So im a second year medical student and I went through several sets of pharmacology flash cards I was not happy with until a friend lent me these, and OMG the difference was amazing. they include exactly the core information you need to know. the most important thing is usually to get the names and uses of teh drugs, and until you have that down nothing else will matter, and these are perfect for that. other versions like pharmcards have WAYYYYYYYY too much info and you will get bogged down. trust me, you want these

These cards have the right amount of info and are consistently organized. A few of the cards have diagrams to summarize the mechanisms of a group of related drugs. Each drug card includes the pronunciation of the generic drug name, which is a godsend when you can't remember how to pronounce it, or just need some assurance that your tongue is on the right track. They are very sturdy, and have holes in the corners and a metal ring to put through the holes to carry a set of them around (like Netter's Anatomy cards)--or you can just use binder clips. They are a standard 4x6 size, so it's easy to add more drug cards on 4x6 index cards as you need too. There's even extra space in the large box to accommodate these extras. The cards often have some words written out rather than using abbreviations or symbols ("g-Aminobutyric acid" rather than "GABA"; "increasing" and "decreasing" rather than little up and down arrows). You have to add your own mnemonics. The finish is overly-glossy so not all pens write well on it. Finally, the set I bought was missing the index, but there is a copy of it posted on the Student doctor network forums. If you're wondering about the scope of the drugs included, you can check it out by downloading that index. (Unfortunately, the list of "similar drugs," i.e. the drugs listed that don't have their own card, is incomplete in that index.) Don't forget to check out the "Look inside" feature here on Amazon--it will give you a good example of the cards.

I bought these cards a few months ago with the aim of helping me study for Pharmacology in MS2 and also mainly for Step 1 preparation. They are generally fine for my school exams, but lack detail for Step 1 at least compared to the USMLE world questions. For example, I recently did a question on Verapamil referring to atrial fibrillation. However A-fib isn't on the list of clinical uses on its respective card. Further, the patient in the vignette had AV node heart block, which is a complication that happens in about 1% of patients, but again this complication was not listed on the card. BOTH those features (A-Fib + AV block) WERE listed in BRS however, so they aren't ridiculously obscure features or anything.

I'll be ordering PharmCards, despite apparently having too much detail, and will use those along with these.

These are really good, completely sufficient notecards. They're not going to tell you every possible interaction for the drug, but they will do a good job of getting the key concept across. They're excellent for rapid-review, since they have a very simple front with just the drug name, and all the information is uniformly organized on the back. I have another sent of Lange flashcards, and while the vignettes are interesting to go through once, these are much better for the rote memorization elements of pharmacology.

They seem fine. It is useful to learn Pharm but the drug list and content doesn't always match my curriculum in Med School, sometimes more in depth and sometimes too brief. I don't blame the card (each professor has different emphasis), but keep that in mind before buying any pharm flash cards.

These pharm cards are awesome for first year medical students when it comes to learning introductory drugs. They are complete with MOA, side effects, drug interactions and uses. The cards make it so much easier to understand instead of looking at a giant drug chart.

I am a first year PA student, and I bought these cards to study for my Pharmacology class. I was stuck between these cards and the Lange Pharmacology Flash Cards set, which has a case study on the front of each card. Because I wanted to be able to glance at the name of the drug and recall what I could on it, rather than reading through an entire case, I went with the Brenner set, and I'm glad I did.

Of course the set doesn't include all 1200+ drugs I'll need to learn this year. But it has at least one drug from each class, especially the classes that have all the same endings (-sartan, -bital, -setron, etc.). I've been able to make my own flash cards for the rest of the drugs based on how the Brenner cards are set up, and I've done fine with that.

I've heard complaints that there is no index of drugs in the box, but mine came with one, as well as a list of the similar drugs which are mentioned at the bottom of each card. Since the cards are organized a little strangely, the index has proved invaluable when I compile the cards I'll need for an exam. I assume that the newer boxes are now coming with an index.

What I like the most about these flash cards is the way the information is organized. The front has the generic name with the brand underneath. On the back of every card is listed the Therapeutic Class, Pharmacologic Class, MOA, Clinical Use, Special Considerations, Adverse Effects, Interactions, and then at the very bottom is listed Similar Drugs. It's all the information I could ask for.

They also come with a ring on which you can put all your current drugs. I really have no complaints with my purchase and my exam grade went up 10 points after I bought them. They've been in my hand every train ride to school!

These are great, dont get me wrong. But I do think Lange pharm cards are better. These cards are well written, high quality, but I like how lange condenses the material better. These cards many times give a list of side effects, but I dont need to know 20 side effects for each drug, I need to know the 3 most important ones that are going to be asked on step 1. So yes these are good, I don't discourage them, but Lange pharm cards are must for step 1....

These pharm flash cards are helpful with studying for tests. Although not all of the drugs on my tests are in here, the ones that are relate very well to what I need to know.