Principles of Pharmacology The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy

This first-of-a-kind text organizes material by physiological or biochemical system rather than by drug class for mastery that surpasses what can be achieved by rote memorization. Each section begins with a clinical scenario illustrating a system; is followed by a discussion of the biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology of the system, and concludes with drugs and drug classes that affect the system by interacting with molecular and cellular targets. The book's scope includes fundamental principles; principles of autonomic and peripheral nervous, central nervous, cardiovascular, and endocrine system pharmacology, principles of chemotherapy, inflammation and immune pharmacology, and toxicology; contemporary approaches to drug discovery, development, and delivery; and fundamentals of drug evaluation and therapeutic decision-making. Each chapter includes quick-review summary tables of drugs by class, side effects, interactions, and contraindications. Content reflects recent advances in molecular biology to improve understanding of mechanisms of drug action at the molecular level, and is written and edited by Harvard Medical School students and faculty to be exceptionally clear and concise.Golan, David E. is the author of 'Principles of Pharmacology The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy', published 2004 under ISBN 9780781746786 and ISBN 0781746787.