Don’t worry, you’re not alone! For students of pharmacology, there’s no avoiding it: memorizing all the drugs and their effects is the biggest challenge. Here are eight effective tips and tricks to help you master pharmacology and ace your exams. Which tip or trick will you try first?
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1) One tip per day until you learn all the important facts
1. Create acronyms, or memory hooks, for important details. To help you remember the different categories of pharmacology, use the acronym CAMP: CNS, Antacids, Anti-diarrheals, Anti-emetics and Sedatives.
2. Use mnemonic devices as memory aids. Acronyms work well for this purpose because they're easy to remember and can be used in conjunction with other memory tricks like rhymes or songs.
3. Visualize your memory hook as a person or object in your mind's eye - it will make it easier for you to recall the image later on when you need it again!
4. Group related drugs together so that you can more easily memorize their characteristics. For example, acetaminophen is often grouped together with NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or aspirin because they all reduce fever and inflammation.
5. Find connections between items so that they seem more memorable by association: acetaminophen reduces fever and inflammation which is why it is grouped together with NSAIDs like ibuprofen and aspirin which also reduce fever and inflammation; epilepsy medications are known as anticonvulsants because they stop seizures from happening while steroids are called anti-inflammatory drugs because they decrease swelling around joints (for example).
2) Study pharmacology once a week
The best way to master pharmacology is by studying it once a week. This gives you a chance to review the material while being able to retain the information better than if you studied it every day. To help you remember, try breaking up your study sessions into shorter periods of time so that you can more quickly recall what you learned. Another helpful tip is to use acronyms for remembering drug names, such as H2O for hydroxyzine which is also known as Atarax.
3) Group similar drugs together
All drugs are categorized by their therapeutic effects, so grouping them together can help you remember them. For example, if you have the same therapeutic effect, then drugs would be in the same group. If not, then they would be in different groups. Another way to group them is alphabetically or by their chemical classification. It might take some time at first, but once you get used to it, remembering will become easier.
To keep your groups organized and easily accessible, use flashcards! Just break your cards into categories (e.g., anti-depressants) and put them on a shelf for easy retrieval.
I highly recommend using a mnemonic device when trying to memorize drug names. The most popular one is Never Eat Shredded Wheat. It's important that the device makes sense to you as this will make it easier for you to remember!
4) Use colors to help you remember
1. Using colors to remember the drugs is one way that helps people memorize drug names.
2. The first letter of a drug is often blue, the second letter is red, and the third letter is green.
3. For example, if you wanted to remember Valium (diazepam), think of a blue V followed by two red Ds followed by two green Zs.
4. Another tip for remembering pharmacology drugs is to learn their classification.
5. There are five major categories of pharmacological agents: antipsychotics, antidepressants, anti-epileptics, antianxiety medications and sedatives/hypnotics/anxiolytics
6. Each category contains at least 10 different types of medications
5) Connect medications with diseases they treat
Antihistamines are used to treat allergies, asthma, and hay fever. They work by blocking histamine receptors on cells. Histamine is a chemical released by the body during an allergic response that triggers inflammation of tissues. Benadryl is an example of an antihistamine drug.
Benzonatate is a cough suppressant used in the treatment of dry coughs and chest congestion associated with the common cold or bronchitis.
6) Name = molecular structure
In order to remember the name of a drug, think about its molecular structure. Naming drugs by their chemical components will help you memorize them more quickly. For example, Acetaminophen has the chemical component acetic acid so we can make an association with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). The general rule for these associations is that if the first letter in each word are the same then they have a similar structure.
7) Learn prefixes and suffixes with antonyms
Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning. For example, wise is an antonym of crazy. To learn how to use prefixes and suffixes with antonyms, you should first create a list of words that start with the same prefix or ending as your word. If you're trying to remember how erythromycin is spelled, for instance, you should find synonyms for erythr- or -myc-. Synonyms for these prefixes include: arthritic, arthroscopic, arthritis; myxedema, myxoedema; mycosis.
8) Drugs in the same class have similar mechanisms
Certain drugs in the same class have similar mechanisms. For example, Phenothiazines are anticholinergics that work by blocking neurotransmitters from being released in the central nervous system. They are commonly used as antiemetics, for their sedative effects, as antipsychotics for their antipsychotic effects, and for other psychiatric disorders. Phenothiazines are also used in combination with opioids to treat pain due to terminal cancer.
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