Main description:

Covering the essential basic science and principles of pharmacology using concise text and diagrams, Dale's Pharmacology Condensed, 3rd Edition, presents the key facts and concepts that are key to understanding how drugs work and their underlying pathophysiological processes. Each chapter provides an organized, consistent approach to efficient learning and retention of complex information. This concise text is an ideal companion volume to Rang and Dale's Pharmacology, as well as a stand-alone condensed textbook or review book for exams.

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All content has been thoroughly revised and updated, with new coverage of fast-moving therapeutic areas such as the development of biologics, new therapeutics for cancer treatments, dermatology and immune mediated diseases, and new advances in pharmacological principles such as biased agonism.
Each chapter condenses key information to provide the necessary core knowledge, as well as essential therapeutic information.
Written by experienced teachers who provide a clear focus on what today's students need to know.
Ideal for exam preparation with explanatory diagrams throughout, important drugs identified with bold type, and multiple choice questions for self-assessment and review.
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Contents:

Section 1: Pharmacology and Drug Use

1 Preface

2 Pharmacology, Drug Names, and Classification

Systems

Section 2: Fundamentals of Pharmacology

3 General Principles of Drug Action

4 Molecular Aspects of Drug Action

5 Pharmacokinetic and Other Factors Influencing Drug Action

6 Pharmacodynamics and the Measurement of Drug Action

Section 3: Drug Development

7 Drug Discovery and the Development of Small Molecules

8 Drug Discovery and the Development of Biologicals

9 Drug Safety, Toxicology, and Pharmacovigilance

10 Regulation of Drug Use

Section 4: Drug Actions on Body Systems

11 Outline of Transmission and Drug Action in the Nervous System

12 Drugs and Neurological Disorders

13 Drugs and Pain

14 Drugs and the Cardiovascular System

15 Drugs and Blood: Haematopoiesis and Haemostasis

16 Drugs and the Inflammatory and Immune Response

17 Drugs and the Endocrine and Metabolic Systems

18 Drugs and the Renal System

19 Drugs and the Pulmonary System

20 Drugs and the Musculoskeletal System

21 Drugs and the Gastrointestinal System

22 Drugs and the Kidney and Genitourinary System

23 Drugs and the Skin

24 Drugs and the Eye

25 Drugs and the Ear

26 Drugs Used in Anaesthesia

27 Drug Use in Disorders of Nutrition

28 Drug Use in Dentistry

Section 5: Drugs to Treat Infectious Diseases and Neoplasms

29 Antiviral Drugs

30 Antibacterial Drugs

31 Antifungal Drugs

32 Drugs and Parasites: Anti-protozoal and Antihelminthic Drugs

33 Drugs and Cancer

Section 6: Drugs in the Community

34 Prescribing and Personalising Drug Treatments

35 Venoms, Toxins, Poisons, and Herbs

36 Drug Dependence and Drug Abuse