Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review
Trevor, Kruidering-Hall, Katzung · 14th Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review (14th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 61 chapters.
Overview
Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review (14th Edition) is organized into 10 parts covering basic principles, autonomic drugs, cardiovascular drugs, drugs acting on smooth muscle, central nervous system drugs, blood and inflammation drugs, endocrine drugs, chemotherapeutic drugs, toxicology, and special topics. This study guide is an original, independently written companion built around that same part-by-part structure, so you review in the same order Trevor, Kruidering-Hall, and Katzung organize the material and always know where a drug class belongs. For every chapter you get a plain-English summary of the key concepts, learning objectives laid out up front, and its own exam-style practice questions with full rationales — written from scratch, not pulled from the review book's own question bank. You'll start with basic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles, then move through autonomic and cardiovascular drugs, before covering the extensive central nervous system section spanning sedatives, anesthetics, and drugs of abuse. From there you'll work through blood and inflammation drugs, endocrine drugs, the chemotherapeutic drugs section covering antimicrobials and cancer therapy, toxicology, and finish with special topics like geriatric pharmacology and drug interactions. Every chapter is matched to how this edition organizes the material so your review stays aligned with the board exam blueprint. As you study you'll practice the rapid drug-class recall and mechanism-based reasoning board exams test, and you'll build the habit of connecting a drug class to its mechanism, indication, and key adverse effects. Whether you're using this alongside the review book or as a standalone refresher, this printable companion is built to be highlighted, annotated, and kept through your whole exam prep, from your first pass through drug classes to your final review. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with pharmacology board exam preparation — the practice questions mirror how board exams test rapid drug-class recall and mechanism-based reasoning across every major drug category.
- 1,830+ practice questions
- 61 chapters
- ~183 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Basic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles
- Autonomic nervous system drugs
- Cardiovascular and renal drugs
- Drugs acting on smooth muscle
- Central nervous system drugs
- Drugs of abuse
- Blood, inflammation, and gout drugs
- Endocrine drugs
- Chemotherapeutic and antimicrobial drugs
- Cancer chemotherapy
- Toxicology and the poisoned patient
- Special topics: geriatric pharmacology and drug interactions
Need the textbook itself?
The review book itself, by Anthony Trevor, Marieke Kruidering-Hall, and Bertram Katzung (McGraw-Hill), organizes pharmacology board review into 10 parts spanning basic principles through special topics.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 61 chapters of Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review (14th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Does this match the 14th Edition specifically?
Yes — it's built around the 14th Edition, following its 10-part structure shared with the companion Basic and Clinical Pharmacology text. If you're using an earlier edition, most core drug-class organization still lines up, though specific chapter counts may differ slightly.
Is this the same as the review book?
No — this is an original, independently written study guide built around the same review book's structure and topic order. It provides its own plain-English summaries, learning objectives, and its own exam-style practice questions with rationales; it does not reproduce the review book's own item bank and isn't affiliated with the publisher.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 14th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review (14th Edition) by Trevor, Kruidering-Hall, Katzung. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.