Pharm, help!!!

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Hello,

Does anyone have any study tips for pharmacology? please help!

Thanks in advance,

Shavon Cook

Her study guide is posted on page 10

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I found that pharm has an overwhelming amount of new information to learn. Don't try to read/memorize every little thing. Study the prototype drugs, suffixes, and main concepts and if you're going to make flashcards for anything focus on those things. Download Micromedex or another similar drug app, or get a drug handbook (like Mosby's) for quick referencing. If you have questions and rationales that is also an effective way to learn this information.

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Specializes in SRNA.

What helps too is learning about the drugs your patient is on when you are in clinical. I remember at the nursing home everyone seemed to be on a BP medication, and coumadin (which you'll learn about labs then, PT&INR). The repetition will help. Know the antidotes and what drugs interact? Which electrolytes do you monitor? Is there a risk for organ damage? What about in the elderly or the young? Keep all this mind.

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If you look on page 14 you will find the resources there for yourself....which is the second time I posted them.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

If you read my post (see above) the study guide in on page `14 of this thread. the OP has not been on in a year and it probably be best if you do not use your real name of e-mail for privacy reasons.

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I can't open a doc. Would someone be kind enough to copy and paste it for me?

tia!

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

-ase = thrombolytic

-azepam = benzodiazepine

-azine = antiemetic; phenothiazide

-azole = proton pump inhibitor, antifungal

-barbital = barbiturate

-coxib = cox 2 enzyme blockers

-cep/-cef = anti-infectives

-caine = anesthetics

-cillin = penicillin

-cycline = antibiotic

-dipine = calcium channel blocker

-floxacin = antibiotic

-ipramine = tricyclic antidepressant

-ine = reverse transcriptase inhibitors, antihistamines

-kinase = thrombolytics

-lone, pred- = corticosteroid

-mab = monoclonal antibiotics

-micin = antibiotic, aminoglycoside

-navir = protease inhibitor

nitr-, -nitr- = nitrate/vasodilator

-olol = beta antagonist

-oxin = cardiac glycoside

-osin = alpha blocker

-parin = anticoagulant

-prazole = ppi's

-phylline = bronchodilator

-pril = ace inhibitor

-statin = cholesterol lowering agent

-sartan = angiotensin ii blocker

-sone = glucocorticoid, corticosteroid

-stigmine = cholinergics

-terol = beta 2 agonist

-thiazide = diuretic

-tidine = antiulcer

-trophin = pituitary hormone

-vir = anti-viral, protease inhibitors

-zosin = alpha 1 antagonist

-zolam = benzo/sedative

-zine = antihistamine

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There is a cool pharm song about Meds on YouTube look it up it's quite catchy and goes by the suffixes of the words

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