BNS 106: Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Prescribed Textbooks & References

Official core texts and national guidelines prescribed by the NCHE Bachelor of Nursing Science syllabus.

1. Katzung, B.G., Masters, S.B. & Trevor, A.J. (2009). Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. [1]
2. Clayton, B.D. & Stock, Y.N. (2001). Basic Pharmacology for Nurses (12th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby / Lippincott.
3. Rang, H.P., Dale, M.M., Ritter, J.M. & Flower, R.J. (2007). Rang and Dale's Pharmacology (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier.
4. Brunton, L.L., Lazo, J.S. & Parker, K.L. (2005). Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
5. Gatford, J.D. & Anderson, R.E. (1999). Nursing Calculations (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
6. Gutierrez, K. (1999). Pharmacotherapeutics: Clinical Decision Making in Nursing. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
7. Ministry of Health Uganda (2010). Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG): National Guidelines for the Management of Common Conditions. Kampala: MOH.