Best way to study meds...

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:uhoh3: So, I used to have this fancy list that had the beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and so on and all the most common things about them--anyone know of something similar or what im talking about at all :D Also, what ways are you studying for the meds altogether? I know I need to review the top 200 (friend said theres more and more meds on test now) and just wanted to see how everyone else was planning on tacklin it :no:

thanks so much!!! gl to everyone

Specializes in peds,home care, dietican.

Yes, thank you so much. This wont be my weakness anymore:up::):up:

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Specializes in ICU, PACU, MedSurg.

The endings are great study tools - thanks a bunch. Too bad these were not emphasized in nursing school.

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That's a pretty good list to go by, but I can think of at least one exception.

dine= anti-ulcer agents

Clonidine is an antihypertensive.

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Specializes in telemetry, ortho, med-surg.

So many drugs, so little time! I plan on reviewing pharm over the winter break. Thanks for posting the endings. I will try to learn the ABCs of each drug as well.

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:) thanks

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My crazy advice? Don't study meds. I had a couple I knew very well (an NSAID woohoo!) but the rest were random, extremely unpopular meds. I don't really think it's worth all the time it would take to study hundreds of meds.

If you really wanna study them though, I'd focus on categories of meds...their general actions/side effects. And remember, in general, an ADVERSE effect is bad stuff and a SIDE effect is more of a little bother (headache, N/V)

If you want to study the meds, I would go with the categories and the list of endings, but in my case, all the study would not have helped, as the meds given on the test were not recognizable to me.

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