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Introducing Pharmacology

Name: Introducing Pharmacology
ISBN: 9781040108192

For Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

Roger McFadden,

Patricia Fell,

486 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Introducing Pharmacology

For Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

Roger McFadden,

Patricia Fell,

About this book

This fourth edition of Introducing Pharmacology provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the subject of pharmacology for nursing and healthcare students – in fact any healthcare professional needing to refresh their knowledge of this important area.

The fourth edition has been fully updated to include recently introduced drugs and a completely new chapter that takes the reader through the process of drug development and the clinical trials that are required before a drug is licensed for prescribing to patients. Acknowledging the COVID pandemic of 2020/21, a review of the vaccines and drugs used against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is included in this edition.

This popular text includes:

Clear explanations of how drugs work in the human body
The underlying physiology and pathophysiology necessary for an understanding of the action of drugs
Coverage of the common drug groups that nurses and other healthcare professionals are likely to encounter in practice
Case-studies relating pharmacological theory to clinical practice
'Beyond the basics'. A feature providing an in-depth explanation of the mechanism of action of key drugs. Useful for students studying at a more advanced level

New to this edition:

A new chapter explaining how drugs are developed and undergo testing in clinical trials. This chapter also includes a section on the critical analysis of clinical trials and a brief explanation of the statistics used to present trial data
An expanded chapter on pharmacokinetics, including the effect of renal and hepatic insufficiency on drug metabolism, and the new science of pharmacogenomics – the matching of drugs to patients, based on their individual genetics
A new section on common skin complaints, psoriasis, eczema and the drugs used to treat them
An expanded section on post-menopausal problems and the drugs used to alleviate symptoms
Updated content that reflects the latest guidelines and recently licensed drugs

This textbook is an essential companion for nursing, midwifery students and other healthcare professions, as well as those on post-registration courses, studying to become independent prescribers.

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