Pharmacology: Prep Manual for Undergraduates

2. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-81-312-2812-8
Verlag: Elsevier India

Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten

The present edition is thoroughly updated and highlights the important aspects of pharmacology for students pursuing undergraduate courses in medicine and also for the practicing doctors.

This user-friendly book is written in simple language and provides the knowledge of pharmacology without extraneous details as needed by undergraduate students.
- Easy to understand, systemize presentation of information and relevant from examination point of view.

- Supplementing text with the addition of some new topics like Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoeconomics, Rational Use of Drugs, Vaccines and Sera, Vitamins, Minerals, Antiseptics and Disinfectants, Drugs Acting on Skin and Mucous Membranes.

- Addition of new flowcharts, figures and tables to facilitate quick learning and greater retention of knowledge.

- Contemporary and comprehensive approach, which make it a highly useful preparatory manual.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shanbhag, Tara V.

Shenoy, Smita

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. General Pharmacology

2. Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System

3. Drugs Affecting Cardiovascular Function

4. Renal Pharmacology

5. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System

6. Autacoids and Respiratory System

7. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases

8. Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood-forming Organs

9. Endocrine Pharmacology

10. Drugs Acting on Uterus

11. Chemotherapy

12. 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