Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, Thirteenth Edition, SMARTBOOKTM

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McGraw Hill Professional, Dec 22, 2014 - Medical - 1216 pages
Gain a full understanding of the basic science andclinical use of drugs with the most up-to-date andcomprehensive pharmacology text in the health sciences

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Organized to reflect the course sequence in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. Selection of the subject matter and order of its presentation are based on the authors' many years of experience in teaching this material to thousands of medical, pharmacy, dental, podiatry, nursing, and other health science students.

Coverage that spans every aspect of medical pharmacology:

  • Encompasses every aspect of medical pharmacology including botanicals and over-the-counter drugs
  • New chapter on pharmacogenomics with important examples
  • Emphasis is placed on discussion of druggroups and prototypes
  • Clinically relevant, the book includes sections that specifically address the clinical choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects
  • Full-color presentation with more than 400 illustrations
  • Case studies introduce clinical problems in most chapters
  • Summary tables and diagrams encapsulate important information
  • Includes many new drugs
  • A Generic Name/Trade Name Table appears at the end of most chapters for easy reference when writing a chart order or prescription

From inside the book

 

Contents

Basic Principles
1
Autonomic Drugs
87
CardiovascularRenal Drugs
169
Copyright

9 other sections not shown

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About the author (2014)

Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD (San Francisco, CA) Professor Emeritus, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Bibliographic information

TitleBasic & Clinical Pharmacology, Thirteenth Edition, SMARTBOOKTM
AuthorsBertram G. Katzung, Anthony J. Trevor
Edition13, illustrated
PublisherMcGraw Hill Professional, 2014
ISBN0071826416, 9780071826419
Length1216 pages
Subjects › 

Medical / Pharmacology
  
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