Main description:

Designed specifically for veterinary technicians, this essential resource offers detailed guidance on key topics such as managing medication inventory, dispensing veterinarian prescribed drugs, calculating drug dosages, administering medications to animals, and educating clients about drug side effects and precautions. Up-to-date drug information is presented in a consistent, easy-to-use format that includes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse side effects. Illustrated, step-by-step procedures demonstrate proper administration techniques for common drug forms.

Contents:

1. General Pharmacology

2. Routes and Techniques of Drug Administration

3. Practical Calculations in Pharmacology

4. Drugs Used in Nervous System Disorders

5. Drugs Used in Respiratory System Disorders

6. Drugs Used in Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders

7. Drugs Used in Cardiovascular System Disorders

8. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal System Disorders

9. Drugs Used in Hormonal, Endocrine, and Reproductive Disorders

10. Drugs Used in Ophthalmic and Otic Disorders

11. Drugs Used in Skin Disorders

12. Antiinfective Drugs

13. Antiparasitic Drugs

14. Drugs Used to Relieve Pain and Inflammation

15. Therapeutic Nutritional, Fluid, and Electrolyte Replacements

16. Blood-Modifying, Antineoplastic, and Immunosuppressant Drugs

17. Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents

18. Veterinary Technician's Role


Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Used in Veterinary Medicine

Appendix B: Weights and Measures

Appendix C: Resource Information

Appendix D: Controlled Substances Information Summary

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