Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, 9th Edition

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This incredibly useful book summarises the core principles of the mode of action of drugs and puts this information within the context of body systems and specific clinical problems.

The internationally best-selling Medical Pharmacology at a Glance is the ideal companion for all medical and healthcare students, providing a visual overview of pharmacology, and describing the basic principles of drug action, interaction, absorption, and excretion. The book is very comprehensive and groups drugs by function, giving a background and recap to conditions and the mechanism of the drugs. Although the book is intended for medical students, any students in health-related disciplines who must master pharmacology content may find this book helpful . Any student wanting a concise and accurate overview of pharmacology could do no better than start with this book.The series is popular among healthcare students, residents, and newly qualified practitioners for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Black Bag, Medical Student′s Society of Bristol University, August 1997 issue "An essential addition to every students pile of books. This edition features new and revised illustrations, additional pedagogical tools, and enhanced online content.

There is also further information available online, that includes flashcards, cases, list of core drugs, etc. It′s a well–rounded book with good explanations of how drugs produce their effects and an outline of their uses.

Local hormones (autacoids), such as histamine, serotonin (5‐hydroxytryptamine, 5HT), kinins and prostaglandins, are released in pathological processes. This binding activates the receptors by changing their conformation and triggers a sequence of postsynaptic events resulting in, for example, muscle contraction or glandular secretion.

Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Hormones are chemicals released into the bloodstream; they produce their physiological effects on tissues possessing the necessary specific hormone receptors. Once again they have come up with a gem to navigate your way through the mind–boggling area of pharmacology, neatly pigeon–holing them under the bodily systems for easy reference. Transmitter substances are chemicals released from nerve terminals that diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to the receptors.Medical Pharmacology at a Glance follows the now familiar, easy–to–use double page spread format of the at a Glance series. Clear and accessible chapters organised around common diseases and conditions facilitate efficient clinical learning, and include references to drug classes and side effects, disease pathophysiology, prescribing guidelines, and more. For example, acetylcholine is a transmitter substance released from motor nerve endings; it activates receptors in skeletal muscle, initiating a sequence of events that results in contraction of the muscle. Medical Pharmacology at a Glance is one of the most renowned undergraduate texts in the field of medical pharmacology. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Once again they have come up with a gem to navigate your way through the mindboggling area of pharmacology, neatly pigeon–holing them under the bodily systems for easy reference.Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Drugs are prescribed to produce a therapeutic effect, but they often produce additional unwanted effects ( Chapter 46) that range from the trivial (e. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. This useful book summarises the core principles of the mode of action od drugs and puts this information within the context of body systems and specific clinical problems. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.