Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

10. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-119-59995-1
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 620 g

A must-have companion for medical students and junior doctors for almost four decades, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides concise yet thorough coverage of the principles of clinical pharmacology, the major characteristics of therapeutics, and the practical aspects of prescribing drugs to alleviate symptoms and to treat disease.

Whether you are preparing for examinations or prescribing to patients, the tenth edition offers readers current and authoritative insight into the essential practical and clinical knowledge. Logically organised chapters allow for rapid location of key information, while examples of commonly encountered scenarios illustrate how and when to use drugs in clinical situations. Throughout the text, practice questions, prescribing guidelines, and self-assessment tests clarify and reinforce the principles that inform appropriate clinical decision-making.
* Presents an up-to-date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines
* Offers a timely overview of clinical drug trials and development
* Provides new clinical scenarios to relate chapter content to real-life application
* Contains colour-coded "Key Points" and "Prescribing Points" to highlight important information
* Includes chapter introductions and summaries, and numerous figures, tables, and colour illustrations

Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tenth Edition, is an essential resource for medical students, junior doctors, and other prescribers looking for an up-to-date reference on pharmacological principles, prescribing, and therapeutics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mckay, Gerard A.

Walters, Matthew R.

Ritchie, Neil D.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakotherapie, Psychopharmakotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vi

Contributors vii

Part 1 Principles of clinical pharmacology

1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics 3

2 Clinical trials and drug development 29

3 Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs 35

4 Practical prescribing 42

Part 2 Aspects of prescribing

5 Gastrointestinal system 51

6 Cardiovascular system: Management of coronary artery disease and its complications 63

7 Respiratory system 102

8 Nervous system 113

9 Infection 142

10 Drugs and endocrine disease 175

11 Genitourinary system 196

12 Malignant disease 211

13 Drugs and the blood 221

14 Musculoskeletal system 236

15 Immunopharmacology 242

16 Travel medicine 255

17 Analgesia and anaesthesia 266

18 Poisoning and drug overdose 281

Index 295

Über Autor(innen)

Gerard A. McKay is Consultant Physician, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow, and Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK.
Matthew R. Walters is Head of the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing and Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Glasgow, UK.
Neil D. Ritchie is Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK.