Top 200 Drugs

Many medical, nursing, and pharmacy students think that it is really difficult to remember all the drugs so they say, just memorize whatever you can. There is a way or a "hack" to remember all the 200 drugs. You can do this by grouping them basedon their use, the organs or systems they affect, knowing the most commonly used prefixes, roots, and suffixes used in generic names of drugs. What do I mean by that?Here's an example: -al, a common suffix for drugs like tadalafil (Brand Name: Cialis) and sildenal (Brand Name: Viagra). These drugs fall under the category PDE inhibitor or phosphodiesterase inhibitor. These are drugs that are used for erectiledysfunction or ED. Another example is -sone, a suffix for a drug called fluticasone. Fluticasone is a corticosteroid. Corticosteroids are anti-inflammatory drugs so, it is safe to make the educated guess during a test that drugs that end in -sone (applies to generic names only) are steroids. Barbiturates, group of drugs used as anesthetics or antiepileptics, have the root -barb. Examples of these drugs are: phenobarbital and secobarbital. The suffix -olol is used for beta blockers. Beta blockers are drugs used for hypertension. Another one would be -statin, atorvastatin and simvastatin are used to lower elevated cholesterol levels and these drugs are classified as antihyperlipidemics or HMG Co-enzyme A Reductase Inhibitor. Statins are used to lower elevated cholesterol levels in the blood.Yes, studying DRUGS can be gruesome. Students, more often than not, get overwhelmed by so much information given to them to study all at once. A lot of them give up due to information overload or anxiety that comes with seeing all the thick textbooks and materials that need to be covered, studied, understood and tested on. This is why I organized not just the Top 200 Drugs but, the Top 250 Drugs in this book for you by their class and I included the cheat codes in memorizing them easily.Students also told me that the list was no good since "the list doesn't talk to them" like I do during lectures and they do not know how to pronounce half the drugs on the list. Oh yeah, I hear you say that, too, "Yeah, it's a nice and handy list but, I do not know how to say or pronounce more than half of these drugs, if not all." You do not have to worry, I have made a compilation of my audio lectures from my live classes to go with this ebook so, MEMORIZING DRUGS CAN REALLY BE THIS RIDICULOUSLY EASY and the link is inside the book.Repetition is key to remembering anything. And by you carrying me, I mean, carrying this ebook with you everywhere you go, you can pull it out anytime, anywhere, for a quick study or review. I will be with you everywhere you go, I promise and because I really want you to succeed, I included a list of the Top 250 Drugs, instead of just the Top 200 Drugs. -Prof. Lohner

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As a working parent of 4-year-old triplet daughters, I understand time management presents one of the greatest barriers to my pharmacology students' success. Many students feel that cold sense of overwhelm and information overload. This easy-to-read guide organizes pharmacology into manageable, logical steps you can fit in short pockets of time. The proven system helps you memorize medications quickly and form immediate connections. With mnemonics from students and instructors, you'll see how both sides approach learning. After you've finished the 200 Top Drugs in this book, reading pharmacology exam questions will seem like reading plain English. You'll have a new understanding of pharmacology to do better in class, clinical and your board exam. You'll feel the confidence you'd hoped for as a future health professional. For patients and caregivers, this book provides a means to memorize medications to quickly and articulately communicate with your health providers.

Studying DRUGS can be gruesome. Students studying medicine, pharmacology or pharmacy, nursing, more often than not, get overwhelmed by so much information given to them to study all at once. A lot of them give up due to information overload or anxiety that comes with seeing all the thick textbooks and materials that need to be covered, studied, understood and tested on.I know, I get it! I was in pharmacy school then, MBA school years ago and my professors didn't make it easy on us, for us. We didn't have this technology then that we have now. We only had textbooks and the library. No ebooks, mobile apps, nor internet. I finished and have diplomas on both but, I wouldn't lie, it wasn't easy at all!I was overwhelmed like you. I had panic attacks like you do. I had test anxiety like every other student in this planet has.This is exactly why I wrote this book for you. I don't want you to go through all that pain and suffering I went through trying to become a medical professional, or just simply passing my classes. Remembering DRUGS shouldn't be that difficult.I know some of you wouldn't believe me but, you have to TRUST me on this (I did almost a decade of schooling after high school and I have been teaching millennials, I mean, adult learners, the last 11 years). You have to give me some credit.I often say, "Funny sticks in the mind." If you can associate a drug with something funny, be it in another language you know of, it sticks in the brain. Also, grouping them by use or the organ/s they affect is the key to remembering them. But hey, wait! It doesn't end there. If you know the "secret codes" and you can identify them on the "not-so-easy-to-remember" generic names, you are golden! You are going to pass any test on drug names and their use or class.Disclaimer: These "secret codes" apply to generic names only.The United States Food and Drug Administration came up with a list of Most Commonly Used Generic Drug Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes. I give this list to all my students, as soon as they start a Pharmacology class with me, to help them remember drugs easily. But every time, I quiz them on it during a lecture, I get a blank stare -- as if I was talking gibberish or in some other language no one understands. Until, students told me that the list was no good since "the list doesn't talk to them"like I do and they do not know how to pronounce half the drugs on the list. Oh yeah, I hear you say that, too, "Yeah, it's a nice and handy list but, I do not know how to say or pronounce more than half of these drugs, if not all." You do not have to worry, I have made a compilation of my audio lectures from my live classes to go with this ebook so, MEMORIZING DRUGS CAN REALLY BE THIS RIDICULOUSLY EASY and the link is inside the book. Repetition is key to remembering anything. And by you carrying me, I mean, carrying this ebook with you everywhere you go, you can pull it out anytime, anywhere, for a quick study or review that's why, it's called a CHEAT SHEET! I will be with you everywhere you go, I promise. -Prof. Lohner

The Top 300 Drugs Pocket Reference Guide serves as a portable reference to learn the essential information for the most commonly prescribed drugs. This on-the-go resource details the brand name, pharmacologic class, mechanism of action, dosage form, common use, and other clinical details for each drug. Whether you’re a pharmacy student or healthcare professional, this guide will serve as an effective resource to learn the basic characteristics of the most popular drugs. Drug details include: • Brand Names • Pharmacologic Classes • Mechanisms of Action • Common Uses • Dosage Forms • Dosing Information • Administration Methods • Monitoring Guidelines • Contraindications • Drug Interactions • Adverse Effects • Black Box Warnings

Ever felt that there are too many drugs to remember? Not only to remember, but to recall their generic names, brand names, indications, mechanism of actions, drug-drug interactions, and so... the list continues and continues and continues. Well this pocketbook, will help guide you in the correct direction where you are both, able to memorize and apply the knowledge you learn about the top drugs.Pharmaduck Pharmacogenomics

Synthesis of Best-Seller Drugs is a key reference guide for all those involved with the design, development, and use of the best-selling drugs. Designed for ease of use, this book provides detailed information on the most popular drugs, using a practical layout arranged according to drug type. Each chapter reviews the main drugs in each of nearly 40 key therapeutic areas, also examining their classification, novel structural features, models of action, and synthesis. Of high interest to all those who work in the captivating areas of biologically active compounds and medicinal drug synthesis, in particular medicinal chemists, biochemists, and pharmacologists, the book aims to support current research efforts, while also encouraging future developments in this important field. Describes methods of synthesis, bioactivity and related drugs in key therapeutic areas Reviews the main drugs in each of nearly 40 key therapeutic areas, also examining their classification, novel structural features, models of action, and more Presents a practical layout designed for use as a quick reference tool by those working in drug design, development and implementation

Accepted to Pharmacy school? So what now? It is time for the handy pocketbook guide. Accessible on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and all other smart devices. After my pharmacy school, rotations, fellowships, and residency, my preceptors and mentors were strict on the fundamentals of understanding and applying the top 200 drugs. I've struggled learning the drugs, so I knew I had to strengthened my weakness. So I created a pocket-guide to help myself learn the top drugs. It has evolved my future and blossomed my career so much, I wanted to share my tool with you! Best of all, the drugs are broken down into syllables for you to learn how to pronounce them! Generic names All Brand names Primary indications Controlled Drugs Pharmacy Abbreviations Pharmacy Dosage Units