Best veterinary pharmacology books according to redditors
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best veterinary pharmacology books. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best veterinary pharmacology books. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Either [Plumb's] (http://www.amazon.com/Plumbs-Veterinary-Handbook-Donald-Plumb/dp/111891192X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417656346&sr=1-1&keywords=plumb%27s+veterinary+drug+handbook) or [Saunder's] (http://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Handbook-Veterinary-Drugs-Animal/dp/1437701523) as pharmacology is one area where physicians get tripped up in vet med. I saw a physician almost kill his dog by giving it ibuprofen.
Here it is on evolve Elsevier.
https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/product/9781455728848?role=student
You can get it as an eBook, which is what it links to, or hard copy. I like it as an eBook, since I can easily search for like anesthesia, ect. I also found a discount code that makes it about $84 - code: 92601 - from retailmenot
http://m.retailmenot.com/showcoupon/5395504/#/view/elsevier.com?_=1457248553701
I checked, and it did work.
Another couple quick reference guides we got in school:
Vet tech PDQ ($24) - fits easily in a scrub pants pockets, and is the most condensed book of information you can get.
Mosby's Veterinary PDQ, 2e https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323240666/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_gN92wbA1P7YBD
For even briefer, basic info, there is a quick vet assistant study guide ($7) that is pretty cool:
Veterinary Assistant (Quick Study: Academic) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423216725/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_XQ92wbWZ8B76Z
I love my PDQ
I would recommend 5 minute veterinary consult, good reference for quickly looking stuff up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813807638/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687522&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0683082574&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1HM72AGXEWSHZGTPVPMH
Also, I would recommend Plumbs veterinary drug handbook, its a must have for dosages on most drugs:
http://www.amazon.com/Plumbs-Veterinary-Handbook-Donald-Plumb/dp/111891192X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417648156&sr=1-1&keywords=plumbs+veterinary+drug+handbook
There's a table of common veterinary prescription abbreviations in Plumb's which I also recommend to pharmacists. It's our most popular formulary and can answer questions about dosing for you as well. For example, canine doses for levothyroxine are often 10 times that of common human doses. I have had a personal case where I prescribed prednisolone for a feline patient that was instead dispensed prednisone - despite me having warned the owners of the possibility when I handed them the prescription.