Memorizing Pharmacology Mnemonics: Pharmacy Flashcards and Fill-Ins for the Future Nurse, Doctor, Physician Assistant, and Pharmacist

I'm a fan of the way that Dr. Guerra presents this information. The material is presented in a very clear and concise way. However, more importantly he makes the information relatable. He provides his own anecdotes and keeps the material interesting and, surprisingly, prevents it from becoming too dry. The mnemonics are also very helpful because the material can be overwhelming so it's nice to have some tried and true mnemonics to work from to help with memorization. I think pharmacology is interesting but I still feel like it's a lot of information that can often be easy to confuse because so many drug names sound so similar, this book and the mnemonics definitely help!

After purchasing Dr. Guerra's other book, Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach, and realizing how helpful each chapter was in regards to memorizing drugs and their effects, I decided to purchase this advanced version. So far I am very impressed by the layout of each chapter and it has helped me tremendously. The mnemonics in this advanced version have made pharmacology stick in my brain easier and have overall made pharmacology fun. Some of my favorites are DEVELOPER, ABDUCT, and PAIN MEDS KICK IN. Dr. Guerra's books have helped be big time and I hope they help others as well! Definitely recommend!

This book has its pros and cons. Overall, I like the book but it can be overwhelming at times. I preferred Memorizing Pharmacology: A Relaxed Approach to this book and would start with that book, but use this one as a another resource to learn more overall about the drugs. What I really enjoyed in this book was the mnemonics that did help a lot. One that really clicked to me was PAINN MEDS KICKIN. It helps you remember analgesic pain meds, as well as other things about pain. For example, the P stands for prostaglandins. I also enjoyed STUFFED UP PEOPLE for decongestants. It starts with Phenylephrine, and then the E stands for 'Exceed 3 days prohibited', which is a nice reminder that these drugs aren't to be used longer than 3 days at a time. Another one that stuck out to me was LEARN INSULIN DRUGS. It's a good mnemonic because you just have to remember to 'Learn Insulin Drugs' while studying insulin drugs. The L was for Lispro, the E was for eat, and the A for Aspart, and so on.I found this book very helpful, but for a new pharmacology student like myself, I would start off with the original Memorizing Pharmacology to get a better grasp before diving into this book.

Overall, this book has a lot of mnemonics for a lot of different things. Long story short, this is good for people who wants mnemonics and quick learning.The mnemonics are helpful, but incomplete. This is addressed in the book by the author in that he used the principles of the Zeigarnik effect that says incompleteness helps you learn. For me, this is more confusing and does not help me learn in the quantities that we learn pharmacology in. Sure, I can remember this for a decent chunk of drug types, but remembering mnemonics and which ones are missing what components of the mnemonic is a little too chaotic and difficult for me to remember.The mnemonics seem to change between phrases, drug names, symptoms, side effects, etc. When reading this the first time, I got the mnemonics for PPIs mixed up between the names and the side effects and ultimately confused myself. There is one for peptic ulcer disease therapy that he uses written as BED-MIDNIGHT PUD but only uses BEDM for the mnemonic. Maybe my brain was done at this point, but this was also a little confusing as to why midnight was used as a full word for the mnemonic.Formatting is a little chaotic for me on the Kindle as well. Some fonts are bold, some are large, some paragraphs are divided and others are continuous. It made for a chaotic read, but it was much easier if you read it the second time around to start to understand why things are formatted as such. First time around, it may be overwhelming.

This book makes it easy to memorize pharmacology if you like to do so with mnemonics. That is the way that I learn best and being able to listen to the book while I drive down the road also helps. Some of the mnemonics I thought of while reading were the same in the book and some were completely different then I would've thought of, so its nice to have them laid out for you so you don't have to think of many.

This is a great resource if you have a hard time remembering which drug names go under which categories. I spend a lot of time thinking of my own mnemonics when studying for exams and this is a way I can just read them right away. Also something that you can do a page a day and work your way toward memorizing in an easier way.

The mnemonics in this book are very helpful when memorizing the drugs. I read Memorizing Pharmacology and the drugs were presented in a way that was useful to remember them, but this edition gives great mnemonics that really help keep all of the drugs straight. The mnemonics that I really like are PUD ACE, PUMPED, and FLU ZOMBIE. These provide a fun and helpful way to study and are especially useful with the large amount of drugs there are to learn!

I struggle with finding ways to remember pharmacology without forgetting them after a few days. I really enjoy this book along with the mnemonics given to help make connections and remember the material. The DEVELOPER mnemonic has helped me a lot, along with the ABDUCT and SLUDGE mnemonics to help remember the differences between anticholinergic and cholinergic side effects. I would highly recommend if you are in need to memory tricks to allow this content to stick.

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