Pharmacological Classification of Drugs With Doses and Preparations by KD Tripathi, 6th Edition.
Pharmacological Classification of Drugs, with doses and preparations, 6th edition is a systematic and updated listing of drug classifications to serve as an aid to remembering drug names and quickly placing them in their appropriate pharmacological/therapeutic category. This small book embodies a series of drug classifications along with essential prescribing information, such as doses (including pediatric doses wherever relevant), frequency and route(s) of administration as well as a limited number of leading brand names for each available drug.
Key Features:
- The present user-friendly format of the booklet is intended to make it a better aid for remembering drug names, identifying the class and subclass to which they belong, and provide easy access to core prescribing information.
- Drugs classifications are presented in the form of hierarchically designed charts along with pictorial images for easy learning.
- All classifications have been updated, expanded and modified wherever necessary.
- Doses, frequency and route (s) of administration along with leading brand names of drugs and different types of dosage forms are listed after each class of drugs.
- New drugs, particularly those marketed recently, have been included.
- Single drug formulations are mainly mentioned.
- Combined drug formulations find a place wherever important or relevant.
- Listing of brand names is restricted to only 1-4 per drug.
- Synonyms and alternative names of drugs and classes of drugs are also mentioned.
- Two separate indices, one of non-proprietary (generic) names and the other of proprietary (brand) names of drugs is provided for instantaneous location of the drug or the product one is looking for.
- Useful to medical and pharmacy students as well as to practitioners.
Target Audience:
Medical and pharmacy students as well as practitioners.
About the Author:
KD Tripathi MD, Ex-Director-Professor and Head of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated LN and GB Pant Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Pharmacological Classification of Drugs With Doses and Preparations by KD Tripathi.