Does anyone here have a drug book they study from?

[Angie_MD]

Hey,
So as a premedical student I know most of our focus would be on getting into med school with over all good grade averages how ever I was wondering would it be too early to learn more about certain pharma drugs and how the body responds to them? I want to excel in every aspect of this field! Plus does it matter whether if the drug book is called a nurse drug book?

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[mik30102]

Way to early to be trying to learn some pharmacology/therapeutics... However Wikipedia is a great free source for some good old drug pharmacology. Katzung basic and clinical pharmacology is the gold standard textbook. The nurse drug book might be a good start but I have a feeling it is heavily diluted.

 

[mimelim]

Do not do this unless you have a particular interest in pharma. Getting ahead and being a better physician in the future is NOT about learning content. It is about developing yourself an improving yourself through different types of experiences. Learn how to work with coworkers, authority, and underlings. Learn the benefits and limitations of research. Learn how to communicate ideas an concepts to people who are starting from square one. The people that do that are the ones I am looking to get for our future classes. Not someone who sits there memorizing drug tables.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Hey,
So as a premedical student I know most of our focus would be on getting into med school with over all good grade averages how ever I was wondering would it be too early to learn more about certain pharma drugs and how the body responds to them? I want to excel in every aspect of this field! Plus does it matter whether if the drug book is called a nurse drug book?

Don't do it.
1) The book info will be incorrect (out of date or plain wrong), but you won't know enough to recognize errors.
2) The info will be out of date by the time it is useful to you.
3) You lack the context to separate out useful from non - useful information.
4) You have premed stuff to study.

 

[Kochanie]

No, just focus on getting in. 🙂

 

[Lamel]

Lol no. If you want to do extra reading, read novels or something to improve your reading speed/comprehension for VR on MCAT.