{"product_id":"rang-dales-pharmacology-paperback-9780323873956","title":"Rang \u0026 Dale's Pharmacology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780323873956","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRang \u0026amp; Dale's Pharmacology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning textbook on pharmacology for students \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames M. Ritter (Author), Rod J. Flower (Author), Graeme Henderson (Author), Yoon Kong Loke (Author), David MacEwan (Author), Emma Robinson (Author), James Fullerton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323873956\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e872 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.6 x 21.6 x 5.2 cm, 2.4 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\u003e\u003ci\u003eRang and Dale’s Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e is internationally acknowledged as the core textbook for students of pharmacology, and has provided accessible, up-to-date information on drugs and their mechanism of action for more than 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its tenth edition, it has been updated to include important new drugs such as gene therapies, personalised medicines and the new wave of RNA drugs. However it has not lost any of the elements that have contributed to its popularity, such as color coding and illustrations, making it reader-friendly while comprehensively covering the depth of detail required.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis essential book is recommended as the first-choice undergraduate text for science and medical students and junior doctors and will also be useful for students in other professional disciplines such as pharmacy, veterinary medicine and nursing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive information on drug mechanisms, basic physiology and biochemistry, and underlying pathophysiology of disease – suitable for students from many disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear figures to aid understanding, including data figures as well as mechanistic diagrams, \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey points box summaries, clinical boxes and colour-coded chapters help to master difficult concepts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasis on therapeutic drugs to help apply theory to practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver 150 questions and 12 clinical cases to test your knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew chapters on drugs and the eye and the pharmacological management of headache\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevised information on biopharmaceuticals (including RNA drugs), antivirals (including Covid-19 therapies) as well as general principles of antimicrobial therapy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA completely revised and updated chapter on lifestyle drugs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecent advances in oxygen sensing and response to reduced oxygen tension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded chapters on dementia and analgesic drugs\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\u003cb\u003eSECTION 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What is pharmacology?\u003cbr\u003e2. How drugs act: general principles\u003cbr\u003e3. How drugs act: molecular aspects\u003cbr\u003e4. How drugs act: cellular aspects - excitation, contraction and secretion\u003cbr\u003e5. How drugs act: Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy\u003cbr\u003e6. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration\u003cbr\u003e7. Cellular mechanisms: host defence\u003cbr\u003e8. Method and measurement in pharmacology\u003cbr\u003e9. Absorption and distribution of drugs\u003cbr\u003e10. Drug metabolism and elimination\u003cbr\u003e11. Pharmacokinetics\u003cbr\u003e12. Individual variation, pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 2 CHEMICAL MEDIATORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system\u003cbr\u003e14. Cholinergic transmission\u003cbr\u003e15. Noradrenergic transmission\u003cbr\u003e16. 5-Hydroxytryptamine and purines\u003cbr\u003e17. Local hormones: histamine, lipids, peptides and proteins  \u003cbr\u003e18. Cannabinoids\u003cbr\u003e19. Nitric oxide and related mediators\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 3 DRUGS AFFECTING MAJOR ORGAN SYSTEMS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20. The heart\u003cbr\u003e21. The vascular system\u003cbr\u003e22. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism\u003cbr\u003e23. Haemostasis and thrombosis\u003cbr\u003e24. Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia\u003cbr\u003e25. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs\u003cbr\u003e26. Skin\u003cbr\u003e27. Eye\u003cbr\u003e28. Respiratory system\u003cbr\u003e29. The kidney and urinary system\u003cbr\u003e30. The gastrointestinal tract\u003cbr\u003e31. The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus\u003cbr\u003e32. Obesity\u003cbr\u003e33. The pituitary and the adrenal cortex\u003cbr\u003e34. Thyroid\u003cbr\u003e35. The reproductive system\u003cbr\u003e36. Bone metabolism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 4 NERVOUS SYSTEM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e37. Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system\u003cbr\u003e38. Amino acid transmitters\u003cbr\u003e39. Other transmitters and modulators\u003cbr\u003e40. Neurodegenerative diseases\u003cbr\u003e41. General anaesthetic agents\u003cbr\u003e42. Headache\u003cbr\u003e43. Analgesic drugs\u003cbr\u003e44. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels\u003cbr\u003e45. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs\u003cbr\u003e46. Antiepileptic drugs\u003cbr\u003e47. Antipsychotic drugs\u003cbr\u003e48. Antidepressant drugs\u003cbr\u003e49. Psychoactive drugs\u003cbr\u003e50. Drug use and addiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 5 DRUGS USED FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS AND CANCER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e51. Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy\u003cbr\u003e52. Antibacterial drugs\u003cbr\u003e53. Antiviral drugs\u003cbr\u003e54. Antifungal drugs\u003cbr\u003e55. Antiprotozoal drugs\u003cbr\u003e56. Antihelminthic drugs\u003cbr\u003e57. Anticancer drugs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION 6 SPECIAL TOPICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e58. Harmful effects of drugs\u003cbr\u003e59. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport\u003cbr\u003e60. 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