Good books to read?
Started by vu5082
Are you looking to read pharmacy books for leisure? Enjoy your fun while in undergrad and worry about the hard core reading until pharmacy school. I wouldn't invest in textbooks yet because they'll be outdated by the time you actually need them. You may want to get some pharmacy magazines just to be aware of new drugs/options that are out there.
I'm a P1. Yeah, I'm looking for something that is helpful in pharm course later on, but not boring to read... something interesting... I've been reading magazines since I was undergrad ( Pharmacy Times, Drug Topics, Student Pharmacist, Drug Store, US Pharmacist,...) but I still want to find more books/magazines to read. And my undergrad years were not fun at all since I had to work full time and went to school part-time. I live in a non-spontaneous town, so reading has been for my leisure. My mentor whom I admired very much for her knowledge told me to read more, n it would definitely help me later on. 🙂
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hahaha non-spontaneous town. Great phrase.
What are your interests?
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The Hard Sell: Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy (http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Sell-Evolution-Viagra-Salesman/dp/0740750399)
Overdosed America: the Broken Promise of American Medicine by John Abramson (http://www.amazon.com/Overdosed-Ame...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969219&sr=1-1)
The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to do About it by Marcia Angell (http://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-D...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969268&sr=1-1)
Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen (http://www.amazon.com/Our-Daily-Med...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969316&sr=1-1)
Happy reading!!
Overdosed America: the Broken Promise of American Medicine by John Abramson (http://www.amazon.com/Overdosed-Ame...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969219&sr=1-1)
The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to do About it by Marcia Angell (http://www.amazon.com/Truth-About-D...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969268&sr=1-1)
Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen (http://www.amazon.com/Our-Daily-Med...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217969316&sr=1-1)
Happy reading!!
Here's two that I picked up recently and would recommend:
Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics
Might seem a bit boring from the title, but it has some pretty good examples of situations you could find yourself in one day. Some are pretty clear cut on what would be the "right" thing to do, but others presented are more in the gray area and up to your own set of ethics.
On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
A rather thorough biography on the drug class. Somewhat amazing to see how it all started and the marketing that was put into it... and the lack of regulation put on it until recent times.
Case Studies in Pharmacy Ethics
Might seem a bit boring from the title, but it has some pretty good examples of situations you could find yourself in one day. Some are pretty clear cut on what would be the "right" thing to do, but others presented are more in the gray area and up to your own set of ethics.
On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
A rather thorough biography on the drug class. Somewhat amazing to see how it all started and the marketing that was put into it... and the lack of regulation put on it until recent times.
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What's with all this "reading"
Don't you kids watch tv and play video games anymore?
Don't you kids watch tv and play video games anymore?
It's pharmacy, no time for video games...and probably reading.. :s
There isn't? Wow things have changed since I went to school....3 months ago...
Umm...are you sure? I have more free time than I know what to do with.
Of course, 1st quarter of pharmacy school everyone is a "go getter" and likes to read and study. All that changes a few months in.
Actually, it's like that for the first two weeks of each semester. "This time I'll start revising early, I'll pay more attention in class, review my labs....blah blah blah.." and ofcourse ends as it usually ends each semester. 😛
"Super Pills: The prescription drugs we love to take" by Steve Manners
http://www.amazon.ca/Super-Pills-Prescription-Drugs-Love/dp/1551928574
http://www.amazon.ca/Super-Pills-Prescription-Drugs-Love/dp/1551928574
Reading is overrated.. I would go out partying and get drunk nightly..
Almost my entire pharmacy school career, I read for leisure and played World of Warcraft (multiple level 70 characters, I might add). 😛
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