Chapter 2 Routes and Techniques of Drug Administration Outline Introduction Dosage Forms Drug Preservatives and Solvents Drug Administration Oral Medications Parenteral Medications Intramuscular Injections Subcutaneous Injections Inhalation Medications Topical Medications…
Chapter 3 Practical Calculations Outline Introduction Mathematic Fundamentals Systems of Measurement Metric System Conversion Between Metric Units Apothecary and Household Systems Dosage Calculations Solutions Percent Concentrations Calculations Involving Concentrations MillieQuivalents…
Chapter 13 Antiparasitic Drugs Outline Introduction Endoparasites ANTINEMATODAL Benzimidazoles Organophosphates Tetrahydropyrimidines Imidazothiazoles Avermectins Other Agents ANTICESTODAL Bunamidine Epsiprantel ANTITREMATODAL Clorsulon Albendazole Praziquantel TOPICAL SOLUTIONS Emodepside/Praziquantel ANTIPROTOZOAL Drugs for Treating Coccidia…
Chapter 19 Inventory The Veterinary Technician’s Role Outline Introduction Inventory THE TIME EQUATION TURNOVER Calculating Turnover Rate Controlling Inventory PROACTIVE INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM KEEPING ACCURATE RECORDS INVENTORY RECORDS Reorder Quantity…
Chapter 12 Antiinfective Drugs Outline Introduction Mechanism of Action AMINOCYCLITOLS Amikacin Apramycin Gentamicin Neomycin Spectinomycin Tobramycin CARBAPENEMS Ertapenem Imipenem–Cilastatin Meropenem CEPHALOSPORINS Orally Active Parenterally Active Cefaclor Cefadroxil Cefazolin Cefepime Cefixime…
Chapter 4 Drugs Used in Nervous System Disorders Outline Introduction Anatomy and Physiology Autonomic Nervous System How Drugs Affect the Autonomic Nervous System Classes of Autonomic Nervous System Agents CHOLINERGIC…
Chapter 9 Drugs Used in Hormonal, Endocrine, and Reproductive Disorders Outline Introduction Anatomy and Physiology Pituitary Gland Control of the Endocrine System Hormonal Drugs Associated with Reproduction GONADOTROPINS AND GONADAL…
Chapter 16 Blood-Modifying, Antineoplastic, and Immunosuppressant Drugs Outline Introduction Blood-Modifying Drugs/Agents HEMATINICS Iron Compounds Erythropoietin Androgens Blood Substitutes ANTICOAGULANTS Heparin Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Coumarin Derivatives Acid Citrate Dextrose Solution and Citrate…
Chapter 8 Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal System Disorders Outline Introduction Anatomy and Physiology Regulation of the Gastrointestinal System Vomiting EMETICS Centrally Acting Emetics Locally Acting Emetics ANTIEMETICS Phenothiazine Derivatives Procainamide…
Chapter 18 Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents Outline Alternative Medicines CHONDROPROTECTIVES Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycans REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Stem Cell Therapy Platelet-Rich Plasma Interleukin-1 Antagonist Protein NUTRACEUTICALS Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Fatty Acids S-Adenosylmethionine Superoxide…
