Clinical pharmacology made incredibly easy!, 3d ed.9780781789387 Clinical pharmacology Clinical pharmacology is the science of drugs and their clinical use. It is underpinned by the basic science of pharmacology, with added focus on the application of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world. made incredibly easy!, 3d ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2009 436 pages $39.95 Paperback RM301 This guide to clinical pharmacology details information on drug uses and interactions in a simple, brief format, with discussion of types of drugs for each body system, and the fundamentals of pharmacokinetics pharmacokinetics /phar·ma·co·ki·net·ics/ (fahr?mah-ko-ki-net´iks) the action of drugs in the body over a period of time, including the processes of absorption, distribution, localization in tissues, biotransformation, and excretion. , pharmacodynamics pharmacodynamics /phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ics/ (-di-nam´iks) the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of their actions and effects with their chemical , and pharmacotherapeutics. This edition has a new chapter on genitourinary genitourinary /gen·i·to·uri·nary/ (jen?i-to-u´ri-nar-e) pertaining to the genital and urinary organs. gen·i·to·u·ri·nar·y adj. Abbr. drugs, coverage of obesity medications, a new appendix on herbal drugs, and medication sidebars. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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