- A clinical focus throughout - suitable for medical, nursing and other healthcare students throughout their training
- Thorough update of clinically-relevant medicines to ensure best practice
- Information aligned with the British National Formulary (BNF), NICE guidelines and relevant professional benchmarks
- Comprehensive drug compendia allow all drugs to be identified and placed within their respective classes
- Extensive self-assessment questions to support learning and revision
Medical Pharmacology & Therapeutics provides all the information medical and healthcare students need throughout their degree programme and beyond, including for professional qualifications such as the PSA.
This all-round textbook covers basic pharmacology through to drug prescribing in clinical contexts, covering the pathogenic mechanisms of disease; drug actions, side effects, and the therapeutic principles of drug use. It takes a helpful systems-based approach that orders information according to body systems and disease areas, rather than by drug class.
Now in its sixth edition, the book has been fully updated to include latest scientific understanding of drug action and administration and current best practice in prescribing medications, informed by the latest national guidelines.
Key Features
- A clinical focus throughout - suitable for medical, nursing and other healthcare students throughout their training
- Thorough update of clinically-relevant medicines to ensure best practice
- Information aligned with the British National Formulary (BNF), NICE guidelines and relevant professional benchmarks
- Comprehensive drug compendia allow all drugs to be identified and placed within their respective classes
- Extensive self-assessment questions to support learning and revision
- New to this edition Expanded discussion of the pathophysiology and management of shock
- Revised discussion of the management of chronic pain
- Consideration of treatment of Covid-19
| ISBN | 9780702081590 |
|---|---|
| Product Format | Book |
| Publication Date | 2022 |
| Author Information | By Derek G. Waller, BSc, DM, MBBS, FRCP, Former Consultant Physician and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton United Kingdom ; Anthony Sampson, MA, PhD, FHEA, FBPhS, Professorial Fellow in Clinical Pharmacology & Director of Undergraduate Programmes, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton Southampton, United Kingdom and Andrew Hitchings, BSc, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, FFICM, FHEA, FBPhS, Reader in Clinical Pharmacology, St George's, University of London, Honorary Consultant in Neurointensive Care, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London |
| Table of Content | Preface, vii Drug Dosage and Nomenclature, viii SECTION 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES, 1 1. Principles of Pharmacology and Mechanisms of Drug Action, 1 2. Pharmacokinetics, 32 3. Drug Discovery, Safety and Efficacy, 62 4. Neurotransmission and the Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System, 71 SECTION 2 THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, 89 5. Ischaemic Heart Disease, 89 6. Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension, 108 7. Heart Failure and Shock, 128 8. Cardiac Arrhythmias, 142 9. Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia, 160 10. Peripheral Artery Disease, 169 11. Haemostasis, 175 SECTION 3 THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, 192 12. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 192 13. Respiratory Disorders: Cough, Respiratory Stimulants, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 211 SECTION 4 THE RENAL SYSTEM, 218 14. Diuretics, 218 15. Disorders of Micturition, 229 16. Erectile Dysfunction, 236 SECTION 5 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, 242 17. General Anaesthetics, 242 18. Local Anaesthetics, 252 19. Opioid Analgesics and the Management of Pain, 258 20. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Insomnia, 273 21. Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, 281 22. Depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Narcolepsy, 292 23. Seizures and Epilepsy, 308 24. Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders and Spasticity, 323 25. Other Neurological Disorders: Multiple Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease and Guillain-Barré Syndrome, 336 26. Migraine and Other Headaches, 342 SECTION 6 THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM, 350 27. The Neuromuscular Junction and Neuromuscular Blockade, 350 28. Myasthenia Gravis, 357 29. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, 361 vi Contents 30. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Inflammatory Arthritides and Osteoarthritis, 371 31. Hyperuricaemia, Gout and Pseudogout, 383 SECTION 7 THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM, 389 32. Nausea and Vomiting, 389 33. Dyspepsia, Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease, 397 34. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 408 35. Constipation, Diarrhoea and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 415 36. Liver Disease, 423 37. Obesity, 432 SECTION 8 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, 437 38. The Immune Response and Immunosuppressant Drugs, 437 39. Antihistamines and Allergic Disease, 450 SECTION 9 The Endocrine System and Metabolism, 457 40. Diabetes Mellitus, 457 41. The Thyroid and Control of Metabolic Rate, 473 42. Calcium Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease, 480 43. Pituitary and Hypothalamic Hormones, 491 44. Corticosteroids (Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids), 503 45. Female Reproduction, 512 46. Androgens, Antiandrogens and Anabolic Steroids, 530 47. Anaemia and Haematopoietic Colony-Stimulating Factors, 535 48. Lipid Disorders, 545 SECTION 10 The Skin and Eyes , 558 49. Skin Disorders, 558 50. The Eye, 567 SECTION 11 A NTIMICROBIAL THERAPY, 578 51. Drugs for Infections, 578 SECTION 12 CANCER, 630 52. Drugs for Cancer, 630 SECTION 13 General Features: Toxicity and Prescribing , 661 53. Drug Toxicity and Overdose, 661 54. Substance Abuse and Dependence, 677 55. Prescribing, Adherence and Information About Medicines, 693 56. Drug Therapy in Special Situations, 700 Index, 712 |
| Publication Date | 28-01-2022 |
| Pages | 744 |
| Trim | 276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
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