Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics provides all the information medical and healthcare students need throughout their degree programme and beyond, including for professional qualifications such as the PSA.
This all-round textbook covers basic pharmacology through to drug prescribing in clinical contexts, covering the pathogenic mechanisms of disease; drug actions, side effects, and the therapeutic principles of drug use. It takes a helpful systems-based approach that orders information according to body systems and disease areas, rather than by drug class.
Now in its sixth edition, the book has been fully updated to include latest scientific understanding of drug action and administration and current best practice in prescribing medications, informed by the latest national guidelines.
New to this edition
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Drug Dosage and Nomenclature - p. iii 8. List of Tables - p. iii 9. Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology and Mechanisms of Drug Action - p. iii 10. Chapter 2: Pharmacokinetics - p. iii 11. Chapter 3: Drug Discovery, Safety and Efficacy - p. iii 12. Chapter 4: Neurotransmission and the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System - p. iii 13. Chapter 5: Ischaemic Heart Disease - p. iii 14. Chapter 6: Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension - p. iii 15. Chapter 7: Heart Failure and Shock - p. iii 16. Chapter 8: Cardiac Arrhythmias - p. iii 17. Chapter 9: Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia - p. iii 18. Chapter 10: Peripheral Artery Disease - p. iii 19. Chapter 11: Haemostasis - p. iii 20. Chapter 12: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. iii 21. Chapter 13: Respiratory Disorders: Cough, Respiratory Stimulants, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. iii 22. Chapter 14: Diuretics - p. iii 23. Chapter 15: Disorders of Micturition - p. iii 24. Chapter 16: Erectile Dysfunction - p. iii 25. Chapter 17: General Anaesthetics - p. iii 26. Chapter 18: Local Anaesthetics - p. iii 27. Chapter 19: Opioid Analgesics and the Management of Pain - p. iii 28. Chapter 20: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Insomnia - p. iii 29. Chapter 21: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder - p. iii 30. Chapter 22: Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Narcolepsy - p. iii 31. Chapter 23: Seizures and Epilepsy - p. iii 32. Chapter 24: Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders and Spasticity - p. iii 33. Chapter 25: Other Neurological Disorders: Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease and Guillain–Barré Syndrome - p. iii 34. Chapter 26: Migraine and Other Headaches - p. iii 35. Chapter 27: The Neuromuscular Junction and Neuromuscular Blockade - p. iii 36. Chapter 28: Myasthenia Gravis - p. iii 37. Chapter 29: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs - p. iii 38. Chapter 30: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Inflammatory Arthritides and Osteoarthritis - p. iii 39. Chapter 31: Hyperuricaemia, Gout and Pseudogout - p. iii 40. Chapter 32: Nausea and Vomiting - p. iii 41. Chapter 33: Dyspepsia, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease - p. iii 42. Chapter 34: Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. iii 43. Chapter 35: Constipation, Diarrhoea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome - p. iii 44. Chapter 36: Liver Disease - p. iii 45. Chapter 37: Obesity - p. iii 46. Chapter 38: The Immune Response and Immunosuppressant Drugs - p. iii 47. Chapter 39: Antihistamines and Allergic Disease - p. iii 48. Chapter 40: Diabetes Mellitus - p. iii 49. Chapter 41: The Thyroid and Control of Metabolic Rate - p. iii 50. Chapter 42: Calcium Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease - p. iii 51. Chapter 43: Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones - p. iii 52. Chapter 44: Corticosteroids (Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids) - p. iii 53. Chapter 45: Female Reproduction - p. iii 54. Chapter 46: Androgens, Antiandrogens and Anabolic Steroids - p. iii 55. Chapter 47: Anaemia and Haematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors - p. iii 56. Chapter 48: Lipid Disorders - p. iii 57. Chapter 49: Skin Disorders - p. iii 58. Chapter 50: The Eye - p. iii 59. Chapter 51: Drugs for Infections - p. iii 60. Chapter 52: Drugs for Cancer - p. iii 61. Chapter 53: Drug Toxicity and Overdose - p. iii 62. Chapter 54: Substance Abuse and Dependence - p. iii 63. Chapter 55: Prescribing, Adherence and Information About Medicines - p. iii 64. Chapter 56: Drug Therapy in Special Situations - p. iii 65. Index - p. iii
Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics provides all the information medical and healthcare students need throughout their degree programme and beyond, including for professional qualifications such as the PSA.
This all-round textbook covers basic pharmacology through to drug prescribing in clinical contexts, covering the pathogenic mechanisms of disease; drug actions, side effects, and the therapeutic principles of drug use. It takes a helpful systems-based approach that orders information according to body systems and disease areas, rather than by drug class.
Now in its sixth edition, the book has been fully updated to include latest scientific understanding of drug action and administration and current best practice in prescribing medications, informed by the latest national guidelines.
New to this edition
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Drug Dosage and Nomenclature - p. iii 8. List of Tables - p. iii 9. Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology and Mechanisms of Drug Action - p. iii 10. Chapter 2: Pharmacokinetics - p. iii 11. Chapter 3: Drug Discovery, Safety and Efficacy - p. iii 12. Chapter 4: Neurotransmission and the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System - p. iii 13. Chapter 5: Ischaemic Heart Disease - p. iii 14. Chapter 6: Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension - p. iii 15. Chapter 7: Heart Failure and Shock - p. iii 16. Chapter 8: Cardiac Arrhythmias - p. iii 17. Chapter 9: Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia - p. iii 18. Chapter 10: Peripheral Artery Disease - p. iii 19. Chapter 11: Haemostasis - p. iii 20. Chapter 12: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. iii 21. Chapter 13: Respiratory Disorders: Cough, Respiratory Stimulants, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome - p. iii 22. Chapter 14: Diuretics - p. iii 23. Chapter 15: Disorders of Micturition - p. iii 24. Chapter 16: Erectile Dysfunction - p. iii 25. Chapter 17: General Anaesthetics - p. iii 26. Chapter 18: Local Anaesthetics - p. iii 27. Chapter 19: Opioid Analgesics and the Management of Pain - p. iii 28. Chapter 20: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Insomnia - p. iii 29. Chapter 21: Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder - p. iii 30. Chapter 22: Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Narcolepsy - p. iii 31. Chapter 23: Seizures and Epilepsy - p. iii 32. Chapter 24: Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders and Spasticity - p. iii 33. Chapter 25: Other Neurological Disorders: Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease and Guillain–Barré Syndrome - p. iii 34. Chapter 26: Migraine and Other Headaches - p. iii 35. Chapter 27: The Neuromuscular Junction and Neuromuscular Blockade - p. iii 36. Chapter 28: Myasthenia Gravis - p. iii 37. Chapter 29: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs - p. iii 38. Chapter 30: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Inflammatory Arthritides and Osteoarthritis - p. iii 39. Chapter 31: Hyperuricaemia, Gout and Pseudogout - p. iii 40. Chapter 32: Nausea and Vomiting - p. iii 41. Chapter 33: Dyspepsia, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease - p. iii 42. Chapter 34: Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. iii 43. Chapter 35: Constipation, Diarrhoea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome - p. iii 44. Chapter 36: Liver Disease - p. iii 45. Chapter 37: Obesity - p. iii 46. Chapter 38: The Immune Response and Immunosuppressant Drugs - p. iii 47. Chapter 39: Antihistamines and Allergic Disease - p. iii 48. Chapter 40: Diabetes Mellitus - p. iii 49. Chapter 41: The Thyroid and Control of Metabolic Rate - p. iii 50. Chapter 42: Calcium Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease - p. iii 51. Chapter 43: Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones - p. iii 52. Chapter 44: Corticosteroids (Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids) - p. iii 53. Chapter 45: Female Reproduction - p. iii 54. Chapter 46: Androgens, Antiandrogens and Anabolic Steroids - p. iii 55. Chapter 47: Anaemia and Haematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors - p. iii 56. Chapter 48: Lipid Disorders - p. iii 57. Chapter 49: Skin Disorders - p. iii 58. Chapter 50: The Eye - p. iii 59. Chapter 51: Drugs for Infections - p. iii 60. Chapter 52: Drugs for Cancer - p. iii 61. Chapter 53: Drug Toxicity and Overdose - p. iii 62. Chapter 54: Substance Abuse and Dependence - p. iii 63. Chapter 55: Prescribing, Adherence and Information About Medicines - p. iii 64. Chapter 56: Drug Therapy in Special Situations - p. iii 65. Index - p. iii
