Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Softcover

McKay, Gerard A.; Reid, John L.; Walters, Matthew R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405197781 ISBN 13: 9781405197786

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, to achieve a thorough understanding of how drugs work, their interaction with the body in health and disease, and how to use these drugs appropriately in clinical situations. 

Presented in an easy–to–use format, this eighth edition builds on the clinical relevance for which the title has become well–known, and features an up–to–date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines, together with an overview of contemporary medicines regulation and drug development.

Key features include:

• A section devoted to the practical aspects of prescribing
• Clinical scenarios and accompanying questions to contextualise information
• End–of–chapter summary boxes
• Numerous figures and tables which help distil the information for revision purposes

Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of pharmacology, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therpeutics presents ′need to know′ information for those involved in prescribing drugs.

About this title

About the Author

Gerard A. McKay: Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

John L. Reid: Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Glasgow

Matthew R. Walters: Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow

From the Back Cover

Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, to achieve a thorough understanding of how drugs work, their interaction with the body in health and disease, and the practical aspects of prescribing drugs appropriately in clinical situations. 

Presented in an easy–to–use format, this eighth edition builds on the clinical relevance for which the title has become well–known, and features an up–to–date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines, together with an overview of contemporary medicines regulation and drug development.

Key features include:

• A section devoted to the practical aspects of prescribing
• Clinical scenarios and accompanying questions to contextualise information
• End–of–chapter summary boxes
• Numerous figures and tables which help distil the information for revision purposes

Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of pharmacology, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics presents ′need to know′ information for all those involved in prescribing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405197781
• ISBN 13: 9781405197786
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344