BookLynn Wecker, Susan L. Ingram.
Summary: Brody's Human Pharmacology is a well-established and much-loved textbook that guides students of medicine, pharmacology and other health professions through pharmacology from both basic and clinical perspectives. What can be a very difficult and complex topic is divided into easily digestible chapters, each of which is clearly structured from a therapeutic overview to mechanisms of action, relationships to clinical responses, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance, new developments, and clinical relevance for all health professionals.
Contents:
Sect. 1: Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic principles
Sect. 2: Chemical mediators and drugs affecting autonomic and neuromuscular synapses
Sect. 3: Drug treatment for disorders affecting the central nervous system
Sect. 4: Drug therapy for pain management
Sect. 5: Treatment of inflammatory, allergic and immunological disorders
Sect. 6: Drug treatment for cardiovascular diseases
Sect. 7: Endocrine pharmacology
Sect. 8: Chemotherapy
Sect. 9: Speical considerations.