Rang and Dale's pharmacology

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Rang and Dale's pharmacology

H P Rang ... [et al.]

Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, c2016

8th ed

  • : pbk
  • international edition

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Pharmacology

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Other authors: JM Ritter, RJ Flower, G Henderson

Previous ed.: 2012

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780702053627

Description

For 25 years, Rang and Dale's Pharmacology has delivered the core basic and clinical science information required by students and healthcare practitioners worldwide. Authors H. P. Rang, J. M. Ritter, R. J. Flower, and G. Henderson have ensured that the 8th Edition of this easy-to-read, comprehensive text continues the tradition of excellence with new coverage of drugs affecting the skin and new components online at Student Consult. Get the essential pharmacology information you need from one authoritative source with an outstanding global reputation for excellence. Progress confidently through all relevant aspects of pharmacology, beginning with a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions through clinical uses of key groups of drugs. Find important content quickly thanks to a color-coded layout that enables easy navigation and cross-referencing. Master difficult concepts with Key Points boxes, Clinical Uses boxes, and full-color illustrations throughout. Stay up to date with new information in the field, including an all-new chapter on drugs that affect the skin. Take advantage of new and unique features online, including 500+ chapter-specific multiple choice questions for immediate self-assessment. eBook version included! For the first time, you can access the entire book online or offline across all devices with the Student Consult eBook! Build your basic and clinical pharmacology knowledge with a comprehensive yet easy-to-use text

Table of Contents

Section 1: General principles 1. What is pharmacology? 2. How drugs act: general principles 3. How drugs act: molecular aspects 4. How drugs act: cellular aspects-excitation, contraction and secretion 5. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration 6. Cellular mechanisms: host defence 7. Method and measurement in pharmacology 8. Drug absorption and distribution 9. Drug metabolism and elimination 10. Pharmacokinetics 11. Pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and 'personalised medicine' Section 2: Chemical mediators 12. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system 13. Cholinergic transmission 14. Noradrenergic transmission 15. 5-Hydroxytryptamine and the pharmacology of migraine 16. Purines 17. Local hormones: cytokines, biologically active lipids, amines and peptides 18. Cannabinoids 19. Peptides and proteins as mediators 20. Nitric oxide Section 3: Drugs affecting major organ systems 21. The heart 22. The vascular system 23. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism 24. Haemostasis and thrombosis 25. Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia 26. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs 27. The respiratory system 28. The kidney 29. The gastrointestinal tract 30. The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus 31. Obesity 32. The pituitary and the adrenal cortex 33. The thyroid 34. The reproductive system 35. Bone metabolism Section 4: The nervous system 36. Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system 37. Amino acid transmitters 38. Other transmitters and modulators 39. Neurodegenerative diseases 40. General anaesthetic agents 41. Analgesic drugs 42. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels 43. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs 44. Antiepileptic drugs 45. Antipsychotic drugs 46. Antidepressant drugs 47. CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs 48. Drug addiction, dependence and abuse Section 5: Drugs used for the treatment of infections, cancer and immunological disorders 49. Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy 50. Antibacterial drugs 51. Antiviral drugs 52. Antifungal drugs 53. Antiprotozoal drugs 54. Anthelminthic drugs 55. Anticancer drugs Section 6: Special topics 56. Individual variation and drug interaction 57. Harmful effects of drugs 58. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport 59. Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy 60. Drug discovery and development
Volume

international edition ISBN 9780702053634

Description

For 25 years, Rang and Dale's Pharmacology has delivered the core basic and clinical science information required by students and healthcare practitioners worldwide. Authors H. P. Rang, J. M. Ritter, R. J. Flower, and G. Henderson have ensured that the 8th Edition of this easy-to-read, comprehensive text continues the tradition of excellence with new coverage of drugs affecting the skin and new components online at Student Consult.

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  • NCID
    BB1835325X
  • ISBN
    • 9780702053627
    • 9780702053634
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [London]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 760 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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