cover image - Dale's Pharmacology Condensed,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780702081941
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 06-30-2020
Page Count: 176
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $35.99

Dale's Pharmacology Condensed,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Clive P. Page, OBE, PhD and Simon Pitchford, BSc, PhD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Dale's Pharmacology Condensed,Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780702081941
Copyright: 2021
Publication Date: 06-30-2020
Page Count: 176
Imprint: Elsevier
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Covering the essential basic science and principles of pharmacology using concise text and diagrams, Dale’s Pharmacology Condensed, 3rd Edition, presents the key facts and concepts that are key to understanding how drugs work and their underlying pathophysiological processes. Each chapter provides an organized, consistent approach to efficient learning and retention of complex information. This concise text is an ideal companion volume to Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology, as well as a stand-alone condensed textbook or review book for exams.

      • All content has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new coverage of fast-moving therapeutic areas such as the development of biologics, new therapeutics for cancer treatments, dermatology and immune mediated diseases, and new advances in pharmacological principles such as biased agonism.
      • Each chapter condenses key information to provide the necessary core knowledge, as well as essential therapeutic information.
      • Written by experienced teachers who provide a clear focus on what today’s students need to know.
      • Ideal for exam preparation with explanatory diagrams throughout, important drugs identified with bold type, and multiple choice questions for self-assessment and review.
      • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
    • Section 1: Pharmacology and Drug Use
      1. Preface
      2. Pharmacology, Drug Names, and Classification Systems

      Section 2: Fundamentals of Pharmacology
      3. General Principles of Drug Action
      4. Molecular Aspects of Drug Action
      5. Pharmacokinetic and Other Factors Influencing Drug Action
      6. Pharmacodynamics and the Measurement of Drug Action

      Section 3: Drug Development
      7. Drug Discovery and the Development of Small Molecules
      8. Drug Discovery and the Development of Biologicals
      9. Drug Safety, Toxicology, and Pharmacovigilance
      10. Regulation of Drug Use

      Section 4: Drug Actions on Body Systems
      11. Outline of Transmission and Drug Action in the Nervous System
      12. Drugs and Neurological Disorders
      13. Drugs and Pain
      14. Drugs and the Cardiovascular System
      15. Drugs and Blood: Haematopoiesis and Haemostasis
      16. Drugs and the Inflammatory and Immune Response
      17. Drugs and the Endocrine and Metabolic Systems
      18. Drugs and the Renal System
      19. Drugs and the Pulmonary System
      20. Drugs and the Musculoskeletal System
      21. Drugs and the Gastrointestinal System
      22. Drugs and the Kidney and Genitourinary System
      23. Drugs and the Skin
      24. Drugs and the Eye
      25. Drugs and the Ear
      26. Drugs Used in Anaesthesia
      27. Drug Use in Disorders of Nutrition
      28. Drug Use in Dentistry

      Section 5: Drugs to Treat Infectious Diseases and Neoplasms
      29. Antiviral Drugs
      30. Antibacterial Drugs
      31. Antifungal Drugs
      32. Drugs and Parasites: Anti-protozoal and Antihelminthic Drugs
      33. Drugs and Cancer

      Section 6: Drugs in the Community
      34. Prescribing and Personalising Drug Treatments
      35. Venoms, Toxins, Poisons, and Herbs
      36. Drug Dependence and Drug Abuse

    • Clive P. Page, OBE, PhD, Director, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, UK and Simon Pitchford, BSc, PhD, Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology
      Institute of Pharmaceutical Science
      King's College London
      London, United Kingdom
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