FNP and pharmacology

[weswes03]

Hello all, I am currently enrolled in a FNP course. I will be starting the pharmacology class pretty soon and I was researching the book that the class requires. The reviews for the book on amazon are horrible and I've heard from past students that the book is very basic. Do any of you recommend a pharmacology text book that I can purchase to supplement my knowledge/learning?

If any of you were wondering this is the book that is required: Pharmacotherapeutics For Nurse Practitioner Prescribers, 4

thank you!

[BostonFNP, APRN]

Goodman and Gillmans is a very comprehensive text.

[lwsoccjs]

Depends on how deep you want to go into it to be honest. That book is fine for basic pharmacology especially if you read it front to back. If you really want more advanced pharmacology then something like "Lippincott's Pharmacology", and if you want the gold standard then "Basic & Clinical pharmacology by Katzung" is the go to. Really just depends on how much time you want to go into it, and how comfortable you are with chemistry.

[LadyT618, MSN, APRN, NP]

I used Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care, 9th edition in my Advanced Pharmacology course and I thought it was very good. I noticed on Amazon an 10th edition is out, which isn't doing good so far according to Amazon reviews.

[Cococure]

Lippincott's Pharmacology gets my vote... pharm was not my strength and this book was and is still a great asset

[Dodongo, APRN, NP]

My NP program had 2 pharmacology courses. For the first course we used Lippincott's Pharmacology. A great book for learning and understanding the science behind pharmacology. For the second course, we used the book you're required to use. It is geared more towards clinical pharmacology. I don't think it's basic if, like my program, you are first educated on actual, basic pharmacologic principles. I wasn't a fan of the layout, but I thought the content was fine.