About the Workbook
Copyright: 2021 | Pages: 136
Authors:
- Skye A. McKennon, PharmD, BCPS
- Sara B. Alvarez, PharmD, MS, BCPS
- Jennifer Danielson, PharmD, MBA, CDE
This workbook has been prepared to accompany the courseware Pharmacology for Technicians, Seventh Edition. Used in conjunction with the textbook and the digital resources on Cirrus, this workbook reinforces student learning of drug groups, drug uses and effects, and other drug facts essential to the work of pharmacy technicians.
Correlated with the structure of the textbook, the workbook provides exercises for each of the 20 chapters, which are organized into three units. Instructors may choose to assign all or some of these exercises as homework or as take-home exams. Alternatively, students may use these exercises as an independent method of assessing their comprehension of the content discussed in the Pharmacology for Technicians textbook.
Unit 1 - Introduction to Pharmacology
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacology and Medications in the Body
- Chapter 2: Pharmaceutical Development
- Chapter 3: Pharmacology Study for the Pharmacy Technician
- Chapter 4: Medication Safety and Prescription Orders
Unit 2 - Body Systems and Corresponding Drug Therapies
- Chapter 5: The Integumentary System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 6: The Musculoskeletal System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 7: The Nervous System, Central Nervous System Disorders, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 8: The Nervous System, Mental Health, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 9: The Sensory System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 10: The Cardiovascular System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 11: The Respiratory System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 12: The Gastrointestinal System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 13: The Endocrine System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 14: The Reproductive System and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 15: The Renal System and Drug Therapy
Unit 3 - Pharmacology and Multisystems
- Chapter 16: The Immune System, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 17: The Immune System, Viral Infections, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 18: Pain, Anesthesia, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 19: Nutrition, Fluids, Electrolytes, and Drug Therapy
- Chapter 20: Cancer and Drug Therapy
Pharmacology for Technicians, Seventh Edition
As the most in-depth pharmacology courseware designed specifically for pharmacy technicians, this program provides students with the key concepts and pharmacology information required to succeed in the pharmacy. Students will develop an understanding of drug classes and the mechanisms of action for many drugs. They will also gain insight into why certain drugs are prescribed for particular disease states and obtain instruction for making informed, intelligent decisions when dispensing drugs.
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