A straightforward way to master a complex subject! This bestselling textbook presents all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond-using a clear and accessible approach that makes the material easy and interesting to learn. Progressing logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs, it delivers the latest information on cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse-as well as "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®. And now, online access via STUDENT CONSULT makes it an even more effective learning resource!
Progresses logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs.
Covers recent developments in areas such as cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse.
Discusses "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®.
Uses superb full-color illustrations to clarify even the most complex concepts, and color-coded chapters to make navigation easy.
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New chapter on lifestyle drugs, including Viagra
Glossary of key terms for each chapter
Thoroughly updated throughout with new text on topics such as: Antithrombotics, Cox 2 and 3 inhibitors, Pharmacogenetics, Biopharmaceuticals, Drug abuse and Complementary Medicine
Extra self-assessment questions and 'Ask the Author' feature on website
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.
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.
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.
The best book on Pharmacology I have come across, beginning with physiological basis of the concept till drugs are discussed in details. Sometimes, details on drug (s) is little less than normal but it is still manageable. The flow of writing is natural and the views are lucid-defined.
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.
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).
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.
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.