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Become a medical assistant with PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTING, 6E! Written by a seasoned instructor to meet the specific needs of medical assisting students, this book leverages current health care standards to explore common practices, procedures, medications, and drug preparations, explaining concepts in clear and easy-to-understand language. For deeper focus, graphic icons throughout the readings point out important issues such as legal implications, safety in administering medications, warnings and cautions, medical documentation, ethical considerations, and patient teaching. Designed to help you succeed in your course and beyond, PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTING, 6E also includes special learning features such as spotlights on key topics, discussions about special considerations for older adults and children, critical thinking questions and activities, spot checks for self-testing, and much more!

Jane Rice was Director of the Medical Assisting Program at Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome, Georgia for more than 30 years. During her tenure, she obtained AAMA accreditation for the program ― the first in the state to do so ― and served as an AMA/AAMA Program Evaluator and member of the AAMA Editorial Board. In addition to this text, she has published journal articles in The Professional Medical Assistant, and several other textbooks, including Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals, Medical Terminology: A Word Building Approach, Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, The Terminology of Health and Medicine, Medications and Mathematics for the Nurse, and SpellRight. Ms. Rice’s commitment to health education has earned her several awards, including the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Georgia State Department of Technical and Adult Education Commissioner’s Award of Excellence, and Georgia Vocational Association’s Health Occupations Educator of the Year.