Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e [Paperback]

George M. Brenner PhD (Author), Craig Stevens PhD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1416066276 | ISBN-13: 978-1416066279 | Publication Date: January 27, 2009 | Edition: 3

Pharmacology, by George Brenner, PhD, and Craig Stevens, PhD, is a succinct textbook that allows you to move through pharmacology at an accelerated pace, while showing you how to apply the most important concepts to everyday clinical problem solving and decision making. Online access to Student Consult-featuring with the complete contents of the book...convenient chapter-by-chapter summaries...USMLE-style questions...and much more...enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power. The all-new, full-color format in the new edition-combined with a consistent chapter organization-makes learning and review efficient, while straightforward and clear illustrations explain difficult concepts and help you with retention of the material. Thorough revisions throughout provide you with the latest information on pharmacology, and all-new review questions at the end of each chapter help you assess your mastery of the subject to prepare you for both course exams and the USMLE Step 1.

• Provides online access to Student Consult where where you'll find the complete contents of the book...convenient chapter-by-chapter summaries...USMLE-style questions...Integration Links to bonus content in other Student Consult titles...and much more-that enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power.
  
• Focuses on "must-know" pharmacology information that fosters an efficient mastery of the subject.
  
• Summarizes information in tables throughout for quick reference.
  
• Features straightforward and clear full-color illustrations that enhance understanding and retention.
  
• Presents integrated material from other basic sciences that show how drugs affect the body.
  
• Includes drug classification boxes at the beginning of each chapter that make this important information easy to locate and review.

• Features an all-new full-color format that offers a more visually appealing layout that makes learning and review more efficient.
  
• Presents all new self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter that let you test yourself and prepare for your exams.
  
• Includes a case study for each chapter that links basic science with clinical practice.
  
• Provides a convenient online chapter-by-chapter summary via Student Consult that makes review easier.

Editorial Reviews

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US Student: "Great format and chapter outline. The descriptions are very concise and have great information. The tables with the side effect comparisons of drugs in the same category are wonderful. The pictures that describe the mechanisms of action help illustrate and assist you in remembering the material."

"This pharmacology textbook is one of the best for teaching a basic pharmacology course. This third edition is markedly improved over the earlier ones. Although designed especially for osteopathic and allopathic medical students, this book also would serve as an excellent text for pharmacy, nursing, and other allied health professions students who are required to take a basic pharmacology course. This book will function as a useful text for both discipline-based and integration-based curricula. Weighted Numerical Score: 98 - 5 Stars!" - Thomas L. Pazdernik, PhD(University of Kansas Medical Center), from Doody's Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (January 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416066276
• ISBN-13: 978-1416066279
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great pharmacology book, December 15, 2009

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This review is from: Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e (Paperback)

This is probably one of the best pharmacology books I've had, next to the ones published by Lippencott. It's an easy read and pretty straight forward. This is the only book that our professor will use, and we are just covering basics right now, but I think the way they classify drugs are really helpful. It's not too dense to read considering the density of the material

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only an overview, March 27, 2010

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This review is from: Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e (Paperback)

This book seems to be used by mid-level practitioner courses fairly often. This is both its strength and weakness. If you are getting a 101 overview, this book is effective, but for an actual introduction into the compare/contrast of the drugs and when to apply them, I found this book worthless. I would agree and reference another reviewer's comment that the Lippencot pharm texts are better. A better introductory book is by Olson and if you can get away with Not buying this, spend the money on a pharm book that helps with clinicals.

A nice improvement would be to thoroughly weave in the tradenames next to generics, or at a minimum an appendix covering this.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Book, Not Enough Meat in It, August 4, 2010

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This review is from: Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e (Paperback)

I used this book in PA school and quite frankly its worthless. I would recommend a pharm book that is much more meaty for your material or you will find your self in trouble when it comes time to the boards especially if you have a poor pharmacology professor to boot.....

Save your money and search for a more useful text.......