Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition

The most trusted and up-to-date pharmacology text in medicine -- completely redesigned to make the learning process even more interesting and efficient

Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers all the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. It is acknowledged worldwide as the field’s most current, authoritative, and comprehensive textbook. To be as clinically relevant as possible, the book features a strong focus on the choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects.

Coverage that spans every important aspect of medical pharmacology:
Basic Principles
Autonomic Drugs
Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs
Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle
Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System
Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, and Gout
Endocrine Drugs
Chemotherapeutic Drugs
ToxicologyNEW to this edition:
Full-color presentation, including 300+ illustrations
Case studies introduce clinical problems in many chapters
Drug summary tables for key information in comparative context
Descriptions of important newly released drugs, including new immunopharmacologic agents
Expanded coverage of general concepts relating to newly discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transporters