Essentials of Medical Pharmacology
eBook - PDF

Essentials of Medical Pharmacology

  1. 601 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Essentials of Medical Pharmacology

About this book

Pharmacology explores how drugs interact with the body and how the body alters drugs—knowledge essential for safe and effective treatment. Understanding drug mechanisms, indications, side effects, and interactions underpins every prescribing decision. This compact text distils core pharmacological principles into concise, clinically oriented chapters organized by drug class and therapeutic use. Emphasis is placed on dose rationale, common adverse effects, and practical prescribing considerations for different patient groups. Useful summaries, dosing tables, and mnemonics support rapid review for students and healthcare professionals. The book is written to help readers move from memorization toward safe, rational drug use in clinical practice.

Information

Publisher
Allied Health Press
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781834411774
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Pharmacology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. About the Author
  5. Brief Table of Contents
  6. Getting Started with This Book
  7. Detailed Table of Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Preface
  11. CHAPTER 1: Pharmacology
  12. CHAPTER 2: Pharmacokinetics
  13. CHAPTER 3: Pharmacodynamics
  14. CHAPTER 4: Autonomic Nervous System Pharmacology
  15. CHAPTER 5: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
  16. CHAPTER 6: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
  17. CHAPTER 7: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
  18. CHAPTER 8: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
  19. CHAPTER 9: Antimicrobial Agents
  20. CHAPTER 10: Endocrine Pharmacology
  21. CHAPTER 11: Drugs Used in Cancer Chemotherapy
  22. CHAPTER 12: Toxicology and Drug Overdose
  23. CHAPTER 13: Pharmacogenomics
  24. CHAPTER 14: Drug Development and Clinical Trials
  25. CHAPTER 15: Pharmacology in Special Populations
  26. Index
  27. Back Cover

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