Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy

Completely updated, the new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy continues to provide medical students and clinicians with a unique insight into why drugs have their therapeutic effects, by presenting the basic pharmacological principles of pharmacology as they affect the patient. An understanding of these clinical pharmacological principles is essential for rational, safe, effective, and economical prescribing. The text shows how knowledge of the scientific basis of drug action is applied in a clinical context to devise the most effective treatments for disease and to maximize the therapeutic effects of the drugs being used. This new edition includes an appraisal of the value of evidence-based medicine and a greater discussion of issues in genetics. There are specialist contributors for areas of infectious disease, gastrointestinal disorders, blood disorders, general anaesthesia, cancer chemotherapy, and immunosuppression. The revision also includes updates to both the pharmacopoeia and the drug therapy section to reflect new developments in both available drugs and in their use.

ISBN 0192632345   Pages 656 ISBN13 9780192632340 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 1816 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780192616753 Publication date 07 Mar 2002   Height (mm) 276 Library of Congress 92-13006   Width (mm) 219 DEWEY 615.58   Spine width (mm) 30 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Tertiary education

		A note about drug nomenclature
		Consulting authors
Sect. 1		Clinical pharmacology: the scientific basis of drug therapy
1		The four processes of drug therapy
2		The pharmaceutical process: is the drug getting into the patient?
3		The pharmacokinetic process: is the drug getting to its site of action?
4		The pharmacodynamic process: is the drug producing the required pharmacological effect?
5		The therapeutic process: is the pharmacological being translated into a therapeutic effect?
6		Practical applications of the analysis of drug therapy
7		Monitoring drug therapy
8		Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics
9		Adverse reactions to drugs
10		Drug interactions
11		Drug therapy in young and old people
12		Drug therapy and reproduction
13		Patient compliance/concordance
14		Placebos
15		Drug discovery and development: the pharmaceutical industry and the regulatory authorities
16		Drug trials
17		The drug history and the clinical examination and investigation of drug effects
Sect. 2		Practical prescribing
18		Principles of prescribing
19		How to write a prescription
20		Sources of information on drugs
Sect. 3		The drug therapy of disease
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Any clinical medical student or junior doctor will find this work enjoyable and useful. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine The fact that a third edition has been produced is testimony to the value of the textbook and in general the authors should be congratulated on the clarity of the text... Overall, the text is well presented and I beleive a worthy addition for medical libraries. It will be a useful guide particularly for medical students and even, I would suggest, for those who have qualified. Pharmaceutical Journal The authors... have compiled a first-rate textbook... It provides an excellent bridge for medical students from the start of their clinical rotation right the way through to finals and beyond. This is a very useful book to have and definitely a worthwhile purchase. GKT Gazette

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