Designed to facilitate quick reference, each entry begins with the generic name of the drugin boldface type. Drugs with a Black Box Warning are identified with a symbol in the mainheading. Phonetic pronunciations appear just below the generic name. Drug categories follow. The primary category may be followed by additional ones representing the multipleuses of a drug. Associated trade names are …
Animals are dependent on food for their very existence. Man is no exception.Man, as hunter and gatherer and later as agronomist, looked to plants and animalsfor more than just food. Animals and plants provided tools, shelter, clothing, andtransportation, as well as labor.Early man manifested an intelligence that led him to attempt to influence theexternal world and to change things to his advan…
Ocular diseases such as age related macular degeration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), proliferative vitreal retinopathy (PVR), endopthlamitis and viral retinitis pose serious threat to vision if left untreated. The unique anatomy and physiology of eye offer many challenges to development of effective ocular drug delivery systems. Historically, drugs have been administered to the eye as simpl…
Malaria merupakan penyakit menular yang sangat berbahaya dapat menyebabkan kematian, terutama pada kelompok-kelompok yang mempunyai risiko tinggi seperti bayi, anak balita dan ibu hamil, serta kelompok usia produktif, sehingga secara langsung dapat menurunkan produktivitas kerja (Hasan, 2006). Malaria ditemukan hampir di seluruh bagian dunia, terutama di negara-negara yang beriklim tropis dan s…
Setelah selesai memelajariBab 1 ini, Anda diharapkan mampu menerapkannya pelayanan farmasi pada klien. Pada akhir proses pembelajaran bab ini, Anda diharapkan mampu menjelaskan dan mengaplikasikan aspek biofarmasi, prinsip farmakokinetik, dan prinsip farmakodinamik. Untuk memudahkan Anda belajar, maka bab ini akan dibagi dalam 2Topik, yaitu: 1. aspek biofarmasi; 2. prinsip farmakokinetika dan f…