Dictionary of Pharmacy

<p>An ideal study/practice companion! <br><br>The Dictionary of Pharmacy is the only English-language reference currently available that provides a comprehensive list of terms of special importance to pharmacy students educators and practitioners. This reliable time-saving volume will serve anyone working in or studying the pharmaceutical sciences. The Dictionary of Pharmacy is a valuable handy resource that you’ll refer to again and again. <br><br>Compiled by a cast of educators from leading pharmacy schools headed by Dennis B. Worthen (author of <i>Pharmacy in World War II</i> co-author of <i>Pharmaceutical Education in the Queen City: 150 Years of Service 1850-2000</i> and former Director of Pharmacy Affairs for Procter & Gamble) this well-organized guide defines all of the jargon surrounding this ever-evolving field. In addition to a complete A-Z listing of definitions you’ll find:</p><ul> <li>abbreviations </li> <li>Latin terms </li> <li>weights and measures </li> <li>practice standards </li> <li>the periodic table </li> <li>the American Pharmacists Association’s Code of Ethics and Principles of Practice for Pharmaceutical Care </li> <li>the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Pledge of Professionalism and Pharmacist’s Oath </li> <li>lists of professional associations and organizations </li> <li>lists of colleges of pharmacy in the United States and schools of pharmacy (and their faculties) in Canada </li> </ul><p>From <i>a-</i> and <i>a priori</i> to <i>zwitterion</i> and <i>zymogen</i> the Dictionary of Pharmacy covers the bases. With this one-of-a-kind study/practice companion you—and your students—need never be stymied by pharmaceutical terminology again.</p>