Applied pharmacology for veterinary technicians / Boyce P. Wanamaker, Kathy Lockett Massey.

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"Written especially 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 bout drug side effects...

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Uniform Title:Applied pharmacology for the veterinary technician
Main Authors: Wanamaker, Boyce P. (Author), Massey, Kathy Lockett (Author)
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2015]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Veterinary pharmacology.
Drug Therapy > veterinary.
Animal Technicians.
Pharmacology.
Veterinary Medicine.
Physical Description:ix, 534 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • General pharmacology
  • Routes and techniques of drug administration
  • Practical calculations
  • Drugs used in nervous system disorders
  • Drugs used in respiratory system disorders
  • Drugs used in renal and urinary tract disorders
  • Drugs used in cardiovascular system disorders
  • Drugs used in gastrointestinal system disorders
  • Drugs used in hormonal, endocrine, and reproductive disorders
  • Drugs used in ophthalmic and otic disorders
  • Drugs used in skin disorders
  • Antiinfective drugs
  • Antiparasitic drugs
  • Drugs used to relieve pain and inflammation
  • Therapeutic nutritional, fluid, and electrolyte replacements
  • Blood-modifying, antineoplastic, and immunosuppressant drugs
  • Immunologic drugs
  • Miscellaneous therapeutic agents
  • Inventory: the veterinary technician's role.