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[daact]

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Is the 1st aid enough for the pharm section or should I use Pharmcards ?

thanks

 

[Rogue_Leader]

On a similar note, how many drug names do they use? Will they use primarily the prototype names, or will they throw brand names at us?

 

[Pox in a box]

On a similar note, how many drug names do they use? Will they use primarily the prototype names, or will they throw brand names at us?

FA is good but not totally complete. The antineoplastics are very poorly represented in First Aid and you will be required to know them (including interactions, side effects, and mechanism of action). You will not see trade names on the exam. If you were to find one, it would be in parentheses next to the generic name.

 

[dynx]

FA is good but not totally complete. The antineoplastics are very poorly represented in First Aid and you will be required to know them (including interactions, side effects, and mechanism of action). You will not see trade names on the exam. If you were to find one, it would be in parentheses next to the generic name.

Know FA cold first. Its enough for about 95% of the questions I got. If you have time, browse something like lippincot focusing on drug classes you dont know well...specifically side effects and the high-yield notes on the side. If you dont have time for this dont bother FA is very very good in this subject

 

[starwisher]

I've got a question about those damn drug names. Whenever I'm interveiwing patients they always tell me the brand names of their drugs, but we get tested on their generic names, so when you are writting in charts and stuff do you put brand names or generics? I hate having to learn generic names for drugs I already know the brand names for, especially when there is no generic form of the drug yet. If all we ever use is brand names why does it matter that we know what the generic name is? I know if you write a brand name on a script most (if not all) pharmacies will fill with the generic version if it is available unless you specifiy that it cannot be substited with the generic.

 

[lattimer13]

try the search function as this has been discussed more than one time.