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Rang & Dale's Pharmacology [with Student Consult Online Access]

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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 studentconsult.com.

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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.

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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.

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1806 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1987

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January 9, 2013
If you're just embarking on your education in pharmacology I might recommend another textbook. Rang and Dale can be a bit detailed and heavy when you're just starting off. Personally, I did start learning pharmacology using Rang and Dale and I'm one of the best at pharmacology in my year level.

The diagrams explaining the mechanisms of action of drug types are very helpful. Also, information which is for historical interest is in a reduced font size which helps the reader identify important content.
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35 reviews39 followers
June 11, 2011
I love you so much, R&D. <3

This is kind of like the idiot's guide to, but for pharmacology and with amazing pictures/drug tables/so on. Perfect for the beginner. If you need more, and (literally) have the muscle, go to Goodman and Gillman's. This is just so lovely, concise portable in comparison, considering that I only need one hand to lift this up. I don't really need to know the chemical structure of everything just yet, so I will cuddle my R&D and hope I learn something about drugs.
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August 3, 2016
R&D is the kind of book you use when you know your examiner will pick on you at the exam. I had to read it because my exam was demanding.
I also read Crash course pharmacology and with 1/5 size you gain equal if not more pharmacology knowledge in less time.
The Pharmacokinetics section is probably on the better side but so long by the time you are half way through it, I can read it in Lippincott's pharmacology twice.
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August 10, 2011
MUCH better than other Pharmacology books.
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23 reviews4 followers
March 17, 2009
How to survive the pharmacology aspect of my undergraduate degree.
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September 14, 2017
I read this book to review pharmacy drugs for summer break. It is not very helpful in clinical applications because it does not include disease states and when or how to dose and use the medications. It goes into great detail about drug mechanisms of action and receptors in the body. If you can memorize the mechanisms of action of drugs then you should skip this book.
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356 reviews35 followers
March 21, 2019
very helpful and gives you understanding not only about the drugs, but also the diseases and some basic knowledge regarding the mechanisms and ways of body response to a drug (pharmaodynamics & kinetics).
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50 reviews34 followers
October 10, 2013
Cuveni Rang i Dejl :) Dosao je i taj momenat. ;)
Jos se uci ;)
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134 reviews19 followers
February 19, 2013
So complicated but if you have a specific topic you want to tackle its still easily accesible.
If you dont have a fair background in chemstry/organic chemistry dont even bother opening it.
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February 25, 2016
Not read except a little on the opiates chapter. It'd be nice to think one can read everything before one expires but this book proves that is not possible.
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