Pharmacology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Students and faculty alike have attested to the extraordinary success rate of the Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews--the unparalleled review texts that clarify the essentials students need to know for the Boards through an easy-to-use outline format and illustration program. Now, the Pharmacology review has been updated and enhanced to ensure that students fully master the most current information.Designed and edited by top educators, the book helps the student tie together the visual and cognitive elements of learning for superior recognition and recall. More than 500 pictures and diagrams, carefully crafted to complement and amplify the text, are completely integrated with the text. Board-type questions, with detailed explanations of the answers, are included with each chapter. This new Second Edition also includes a series of illustrated case studies. A unique Infolink cross-referencing system between the Pharmacology and Biochemistry volumes of this series enables students to interrelate the two disciplines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 475 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397515677
• ISBN-13: 978-0397515677
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #815,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST! Pharm book around, December 17, 2001

By	Douglas Barber "OB doc" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews : Pharmacology : Special Millennium Update (Paperback)

I used this book to study for my second year pharm class, and it has to be one of the best medical texts I have used so fair. It is an excellent balance between not enough info, aka ridiculously simple, and sweet jesus Katzung! It is concise, well organized, and has helpful pictures. I can't stress enough that if you are in the market for a pharm book THIS IS THE ONE!!!!!!!!! You will thank me later as you get your H in pharm!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations but factual errors, July 29, 2007

By	Brian Lee (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series) (Paperback)

Please be advised that though you may find the illustrations helpful and entertaining, some of descriptive pharmacology contains fatal errors. For example, on page 119:

"Cocaine can induce seizures as well as fatal cardiac arrythmias. IV diazepam and propanolol may be required to control cocaine-induced seizures and cardiac arrythmias."

Propanolol is CONTRAINDICATED in cocaine-induced cardiac arrythmias because of coronary artery vasoconstriction. Responsible health-care providers need to know this.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not enough to be your sole Pharm source, June 12, 2004

By	Stavros P. Zanos (Thessaloniki, Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews : Pharmacology : Special Millennium Update (Paperback)

I used this text to prepair for the boards, having already read Katzung's Pharmacology in class. This is a concise book, uniform, with many illustrations (many of them however could easily be omitted, since they simply present drug adverse effects graphically), and does a good job in selecting the prototypical drugs from each class. It could be a lot more complete in the section on CNS pharmacology, and on drugs for heart failure and hypertension (for example, it is stated that beta-blockers are contraindicated in heart failure, whereas it is well-known that this kind of drugs is essential for reducing mortality and hospitalizations in these patients). I particularly liked the section on antimicrobial chemotherapy, another high-yield topic for the boards. I have a positive overall impression of the book, but I found myself consulting Katzung more than often; also, it does not compare to the clearly superior Lippincott title on Biochemistry (keep in mind however than biochemistry lends itself much more easily to illustrated presentations than pharmacology). It will help you, but in order to top the exams, you will need an additional resource.