Appleton and Lange Review of Pharmacy

by Hall, Gary D.

• ISBN13: 9780071425438
• ISBN10: 0071425438
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

The best-selling question and answer pharmacy review book! Includes over 1,500 NAPLEXreg; exam-style questions with concise answers and explanations, 30 "Patient Medication Profiles" (cases), and a CD-ROM with a practice test, including Q&A and cases not found in the book.

Author Biography

Gary Hall and and Barry Reiss were professors at the Albany College of Pharmacy. For many years they also operated their own company offering review courses for the NAPLEX®, a company now part of Kaplan. They continue to be active in teaching review courses.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vi
How to Use This Book	vii
Professional Competence in Pharmacy	vii
Computer-Based Examinations	viii
Helpful Hints	viii
References	xi
Pharmacology	1	(38)
Questions	2	(22)
Answers and Explanations	24	(15)
Pharmaceutical Calculations	39	(20)
Questions	40	(9)
Answers and Explanations	49	(10)
Pharmacy	59	(60)
Questions	60	(31)
Answers and Explanations	91	(28)
Pharmaceutical Compounding	119	(28)
Questions	120	(16)
Answers and Explanations	136	(11)
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	147	(26)
Questions	148	(13)
Answers and Explanations	161	(12)
Pharmaceutical Care	173	(48)
Questions	174	(27)
Answers and Explanations	201	(20)
Patient Profiles	221	(118)
Questions	222	(84)
Answers and Explanations	306	(33)
Appendix A---Frequently Dispensed Drugs	339	(10)
Appendix B---Top Drugs by Sale Volume in Hospitals	349	(2)
Appendix C---Brand Names (Trade Names) Versus Generic Names	351