Pharmacology to flashcards?

[oztudent]

Hi, everyone. I'm new to the site. I'm writing from Australia. It's a relief to be here & thanks for having me.

I'm about to start my pharmacology unit for the first time in June and I thought I would begin with some prior learning. After reading a few threads regarding pharmacology preparation, I've found that using flashcards is one of the more recommended ways to remember content for a pharmacology exam.

May I be recommended a link to, or a ballpark list of, the top most common classes of medications I should learn, along with their corresponding generic titles? (Where names are concerned, I should be able to source Australian equivalents with little trouble)

I've also just brought myself a pharmacology text book, and regarding possible exam content; what areas should should I give greatest focus to? If beneficial; text book is outlined below:

B.Bryant, K.Knights & E.Salerno; "Pharmacology for Health Professionals" - second edition.

Thanks.

[RunBabyRN]

There are a bunch of threads with lists of meds people have recommended, particularly in the nursing student section. Try a few different key words and see what comes up. Be sure to read through responses, as that's where I've seen (and contributed to) most of the lists.

[havehope]

https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/pharmacology-flashcards-595483.html

This link will be a big help! Start by learning the classes of drugs and the basic side effects (you can't go wrong there). My course you had to learn the classes and only a couple drugs in that class that you were required to know for the test. So, don't waste your time trying to learn and memorize every drug out there...it's impossible. I not only did flash cards but made charts with the class, prototype, side effects, contraindications, and Mechanism of Action/Other important information (nursing implications,etc). I color coded them too for example Anti-hypertensives were one color. Don't worry about studying too much before you start b/c each school is different. We were only required to know the exact mechanism of actions for the antihypertensive drugs. Good luck.