Pharmacology for Dentistry

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-81-312-3455-6
Verlag: Elsevier India

Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten

This book is written mainly for Undergraduate Dental Students. Its user-friendly format provides knowledge of pharmacology without extraneous details-as needed by BDS students. The book will also be useful for practicing Dentists and Pharmacy students.
- Meets the requirement of the syllabus proposed by Dental Council of India (DCI)

- Includes drugs with dose, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, drug interactions and therapeutic uses

- Supplemented with the addition of some new topics like Pharmacovigilance and Drug Dosage Forms

- Contains important medical emergencies in dental practice and oral side effects of drugs in tabular format

- Large number of diagrams, flowcharts and tables will facilitate quick learning and greater retention of the concepts

- Thoroughly updated edition that highlights the important aspects of pharmacology for students pursuing undergraduate courses in Dentistry

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shanbhag, Tara V.

Shenoy, Smita

Nayak, Veena

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: General Pharmacology

Chapter 2: Drug Dosage Forms

Chapter 3: Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 4: Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular Function

Chapter 5: Renal Pharmacology

Chapter 6: Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System

Chapter 7: Autacoids and Respiratory System

Chapter 8: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases

Chapter 9: Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood-forming Organs

Chapter 10: Endocrine Pharmacology

Chapter 11: Chemotherapy

Chapter 12: Dental Pharmacology

Chapter 13: Miscellaneous Drugs

Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Shanbhag, Tara V.
Tara V Shanbhag is presently Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Mangalore, India. She has extensive experience in teaching pharmacology to undergraduate students of medical, dental, nursing and allied health sciences. She is an honourable recipient of the 'Good Teacher' award. She has also authored books on Pharmacology for Dentistry and Pharmacology for Nurses. She has to her credit several articles in various national and international journals. She has been an examiner to various colleges and universities.

Shenoy, Smita
Smita Shenoy is presently Additional Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India. She has 15 years of teaching experience and has been an examiner to various colleges and universities. She has been honoured with the 'Good Teacher' award. She is a PhD guide. She has authored books on pharmacology and has published several articles in national