{"product_id":"medical-pharmacology-and-therapeutics-paperback-9780702081590","title":"Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Paperback) 9780702081590","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedical Pharmacology and Therapeutics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndispensable reference for students in all professional aspects of drug prescribing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDerek G. Waller (Author), Anthony Sampson (Author), Andrew Hitchings (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780702081590\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 15 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e752 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 4.6 cm, 1.85 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical Pharmacology \u0026amp; Therapeutics provides all the information medical and healthcare students need throughout their degree programme and beyond, including for professional qualifications such as the PSA.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis all-round textbook covers basic pharmacology through to drug prescribing in clinical contexts, covering the pathogenic mechanisms of disease; drug actions, side effects, and the therapeutic principles of drug use. It takes a helpful systems-based approach that orders information according to body systems and disease areas, rather than by drug class. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow in its sixth edition, the book has been fully updated to include latest scientific understanding of drug action and administration and current best practice in prescribing medications, informed by the latest national guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA clinical focus throughout – suitable for medical, nursing and other healthcare students throughout their training\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThorough update of clinically-relevant medicines to ensure best practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation aligned with the British National Formulary (BNF), NICE guidelines and \u003cb\u003erelevant professional benchmarks\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive drug compendia allow all drugs to be identified and placed within their respective classes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive self-assessment questions to support learning and revision\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew to this edition Expanded discussion of the pathophysiology and management of shock\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevised discussion of the management of chronic pain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsideration of treatment of Covid-19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded discussion of the pathophysiology and management of shock \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevised discussion of the management of chronic pain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsideration of treatment of Covid-19\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrug Dosage and Nomenclature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Principles of Pharmacology and Mechanisms of Drug Action \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Pharmacokinetics \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Drug Discovery, Safety and Efficacy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Neurotransmission and the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 2 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ischaemic Heart Disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Heart Failure and Shock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Cardiac Arrhythmias\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Peripheral Artery Disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Haemostasis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 3 THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Respiratory Disorders: Cough, Respiratory Stimulants, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 4 THE RENAL SYSTEM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Diuretics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Disorders of Micturition \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Erectile Dysfunction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 5 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. General Anaesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Local Anaesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Opioid Analgesics and the Management of Pain \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Insomnia \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Narcolepsy \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Seizures and Epilepsy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders and Spasticity \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Other Neurological Disorders: Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease and Guillain-Barré\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyndrome\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Migraine and Other Headaches\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 6 THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. The Neuromuscular Junction and Neuromuscular Blockade \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Myasthenia Gravis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Inflammatory Arthritides and Osteoarthritis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Hyperuricaemia, Gout and Pseudogout \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 7 THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Nausea and Vomiting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Dyspepsia, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Inflammatory Bowel Disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Constipation, Diarrhoea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Liver Disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Obesity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 8 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. The Immune Response and Immunosuppressant Drugs \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. Antihistamines and Allergic Disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 9 THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND METABOLISM \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. Diabetes Mellitus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. The Thyroid and Control of Metabolic Rate \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. Calcium Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. Corticosteroids (Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. Female Reproduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. Androgens, Antiandrogens and Anabolic Steroids \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. Anaemia and Haematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. Lipid Disorders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 10 THE SKIN AND EYES \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49. Skin Disorders \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50. The Eye\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 11 CHEMOTHERAPY \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51. Drugs for Infections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52. Drugs for Cancer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECTION 12 GENERAL FEATURES, TOXICITY AND PRESCRIBING \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53. Drug Toxicity and Overdose\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54. Substance Abuse and Dependence \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55. Prescribing, Adherence and Information About Medicines \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56. 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