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UNDERSTANDING
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Essentials for Medication Safety
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2ND EDITION
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,Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 2nd Edition TL
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Chapter 2. Safely Preparing and Giving Drugs
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Chapter 3. Mathematics Review and Introduction to Dosage Calculations
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Chapter 4. Medical Systems of Weights and Measures
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Chapter 5. Dosage Calculation of Intravenous solutions and Drugs
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Chapter 6. Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
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Chapter 7. Drugs for Pain Control
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Chapter 8. Anti-Infectives: Antibacterial Drugs
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Chapter 9. Anti-Infectives: Antiviral Drugs
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Chapter 10. Anti-Infectives: Antitubercular and Antifungal Drugs
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Chapter 11. Immunizations
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Chapter 12. Anticancer Drugs
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Chapter 13. Drug therapy for Diabetes
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Chapter 14. Drug Therapy for Thyroid and Adrenal Gland Problems
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Chapter 15. Drug Therapy Affecting Urine Output
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Chapter 16. Drug Therapy for Hypertension
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Chapter 17. Drug Therapy for Heart Failure
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Chapter 18. Drug Therapy for Dysrhythmias
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Chapter 19. Drug Therapy for High Blood Lipids
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Chapter 20. Drug Therapy to Disrupt Clotting
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Chapter 21. Drug Therapy for Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and
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Chapter 22. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction
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Chapter 23. Drug Therapy for Gastric Ulcers and Reflux
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Chapter 24. Drug Therapy with Nutritional Supplements
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Chapter 25. Drug Therapy for Seizures
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Chapter 26. Drug Therapy for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases
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Chapter 27. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Problems
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Chapter 28. Drug Therapy for Insomnia
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Chapter 29. Drug Therapy for Eye Problems
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Chapter 30. Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis and Muscle Relaxation
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Chapter 31. Drug Therapy for Male Reproductive Problems
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Chapter 32. Drug Therapy for Female Reproductive Problems
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,Chapter 01: Drug Regulation, Actions, and Responses
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Fresponsibility of dispensing prescribed drugs under the direction of a licensed pharmacist.
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The purpose of drug therapy is to take a drug to prevent, reduce, or correct a health problem.
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