Basic Concepts In Pharmacology What You Need To Know For Each Drug Class Fourth Edition

A time-saving, stress-reducing approach to learning the essential concepts of pharmacology Great for USMLE review! "This could be a very useful tool for students who struggle with understanding the most basic concepts in pharmacology for course and licensure examinations. 3 Stars."--Doody's Review Service Basic Concepts in Pharmacology provides you with a complete framework for studying -– and understanding -- the fundamental principles of drug actions. With this unique learning system, you’ll be able to identify must-know material, recognize your strengths and weaknesses, minimize memorization, streamline your study, and build your confidence. Basic Concepts in Pharmacology presents drugs by class, details exactly what you need to know about each class, and reinforces key concepts and definitions. With this innovative text you’ll be able to: Recognize the concepts you truly must know before moving on to other material Understand the fundamental principles of drug actions Organize and condense the drug information you must remember Review key information, which is presented in boxes, illustrations, and tables Identify the most important drugs in each drug class Seven sections specifically designed to simplify the learning process and help you gain an understanding of the most important concepts: General Principles Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular System Drugs That Act on the Central Nervous System Chemotherapeutic Agents Drugs That Affect the Endocrine System Miscellaneous Drugs (Includes Toxicology and Poisoning)

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A Doody's Core Title for 2023! The up-to-date content and proven study techniques you need to pass one of the most difficult courses in medical school Presented in a style that makes learning and retaining key information effortless, Basic Concepts in Pharmacology clearly explains each fundamental principal of drug actions. This updated edition includes the popular Trivia Sorter, which helps you understand the mechanism of action for the class of drugs and its side effects; consider if the drug is for a disorder or symptom; determine the unique features of single drugs in this class; and know the side effects and drug interactions of the class of drugs. Walking you through the learning process in a way that helps you master each concept before moving on to the next, Basic Concepts in Pharmacology encourages you to organize and condense the drug information you must remember; review key information, which is conveniently presented in boxes, tables, and illustrations; and identify the most important drugs in each class. Features • 640 photos and illustrations • Includes study techniques not found in any other such resources • Key information presented in boxes, illustrations and tables

The most current, authoritative, and comprehensive pharmacology book available to Medical, Pharmacy, and other health science students Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology focuses on the basic principles and concepts you need to know about the science of pharmacology and the clinical applications of drug therapy. Each chapter discusses the basic pharmacology of each drug group or prototype as well as the clinical choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects. The new Tenth Edition has been revised and updated throughout with descriptions of new drugs released through March 2006. Also new to the Tenth Edition is an enhanced illustration program and the introduction of Key Concepts included at the beginning of each chapter.

This fourth edition of How Drugs Work equips readers with a set of clear concepts for matching the pharmacology to the diagnosis, and has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest knowledge and terminology. Rather than providing overwhelmingly comprehensive information, it condenses the aspects of pharmacology directly relevant to everyday practice into a concise, accessible volume, including material on the half life of drugs, patient non-compliance and severe chronic inflammation.

The fourth edition of this well-known pharmacology textbook retains the overall objectives of the first: to present accounts of drug actions and their mechanisms in an inexpensive, compact and up-to-date form. Intended for all those students of medicine and allied health professions who are embarking on the study of pharmacology, the book assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, assuming only a modicum of chemistry, biology and physiology as prerequisites. 'Basic Pharmacology' continues to provide an excellent introductory text for all those who are embarking on the study of pharmacology. Now in its fourth edition, this book has become an established undergraduate text, presenting a large and complicated subject in a comprehensive yet simple and concise manner. The succinct 'lecture notes' style of the text underlines the logical structure of the subject and makes the book easy to use for revision or for reference. Throughout, the emphasis is on principles rather than details, and on understanding rather than memorization. The authors of this book, the pharmacologists and their teaching colleagues of the School of Biological Sciences at Manchester University, have been able to draw on many years of experience both in the teaching and clinical aspects of pharmacology, as well as in laboratory-based and clinical research to produce a book that is both current and relevant to undergraduate studies across the medical and allied health disciplines. Completely revised and updated for the new edition, this book has been designed to help students appreciate the rationale underlying the uses of drugs in therapeutics. Now divided into nine well thought out chapters, each with its own particular pharmacological theme, the fourth edition of 'Basic Pharmacology' should continue to fulfil its established role as an outstanding undergraduate text.

Intended for use in an introductory pharmacology course, Basic Pharmacology: Understanding Drug Actions and Reactions provides an in-depth discussion of how to apply the chemical and molecular pharmacology concepts, a discussion students need for more advanced study. The textbook introduces the principles of chemistry and biology necessary to understand drug interactions at the cellular level. The authors highlight chemical and physical properties of drugs, drug absorption and distribution, drug interactions with cellular receptors, and drug metabolism and elimination. The book begins with a review of chemical principles as they apply to drug molecules, focusing mainly on those for commonly prescribed drugs. The authors use drug structures to illustrate the chemical concepts learned in general and organic chemistry courses. They cover the dynamics of receptors in mediating the pharmacological effects of drugs. They clarify theories, drawn from the scientific literature, which explain drug-receptor interactions and the quantitative relationship between drug binding and its effects at the cellular level. The authors’ extensive use of drug structures for teaching chemical and molecular pharmacology principles, and their emphasis on the relevance of these principles in future professional life makes this book unique. It provides the framework for better understanding of advanced pharmacology and therapeutics topics. Blending medicinal chemistry and pharmacodynamics aspects, this textbook clearly elucidates the essential concepts that form the cornerstone for further work in pharmacology.