Rang & Dale's Pharmacology 9th Ed.

Description: Comprehensive yet easy to use, Rang and Dale's Pharmacology has been providing core basic and clinical science information to students and healthcare practitioners worldwide for more than 25 years. The fully revised 9th Edition keeps you up to date with all that's new in the field, including new and emerging drugs and recent studies. From cover to cover, you'll progressively increase your knowledge of all relevant aspects of pharmacology, from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions through clinical uses of key groups of drugs. Keeps you up-to-date with new information in this fast-changing field, including significantly revised coverage of CNS drugs, cognitive enhancers, anti-infectives, biologicals/biopharmaceuticals, lifestyle drugs, and more. Includes access to unique features online, including more than 100 brand new chapter-specific multiple-choice questions and 6 new cases for immediate self-assessment. Features a color-coded layout for faster navigation and cross-referencing. Clarifies complex concepts with Key Points boxes, Clinical Uses boxes and full-color illustrations throughout. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Review:

"This book is well suited for a graduate-level pharmacology course for MS or PhD students or MD/PhD students."

-Carol L Beck, PharmD, PhD (Thomas Jefferson University) Doody's Review Score: 90-4 Stars!


Contents: Rang and Dale's PharmacologySection 1. General principles1. What is pharmacology?2. How drugs act: general principles3. How drugs act: molecular aspects4. How drugs act: cellular aspects excitation, contraction and secretion5. Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy6. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration7. Cellular mechanisms: host defence8. Method and measurement in pharmacology9. Absorption and distribution of drugs10. Drug metabolism and elimination11. Pharmacokinetics12. Individual Variation, Pharmacogenomics and Personalised MedicineSection 2. Chemical Mediators13. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system14. Cholinergic transmission15. Noradrenergic transmission16. 5-Hydroxytryptamine and the Pharmacology of Migraine17. Purines18. Local Hormones 1: Histamin and the Biologically Active Lipids.19. Local Hormones 2: Peptides and Proteins20. Cannabinoids21. Nitric oxide and other gaseous mediatorsSection 3. Drugs affecting major organ systems22. The heart23. The vascular system24. Atherosclerosis and lipid metabolism25. Haemostasis and thrombosis26. Haemopoietic system27. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs28. Skin29. Respiratory system30. The Kidney and urinary system31. The Gastrointestinal tract32. The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus33. Obesity34. The Pituitary and the adrenal cortex35. Thyroid36. The reproductive system37. Bone metabolismSection 4. Nervous System38. Chemical transmission and drug action in the nervous system39. Amino acid transmitters40. Other transmitters and modulators41. Neurodegenerative diseases42. General anaesthetic agents43. Analgesic drugs44. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels45. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs46. Antiepileptic drugs47. Antipsychotic drugs48. Antidepressant drugs49. CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs50. Drug addiction, dependence and abuseSection 5. Drugs used for the treatment of infections and cancer51. Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy52. Antibacterial drugs53. Antiviral drugs54. Antifungal drugs55. Antiprotozoal drugs56. Anthelmintic drugs57. Anti-cancer drugsSection 6. Special Topics58. Harmful effects of drugs59. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport60. Drug discovery and development