Clinical Pharmacology: With STUDENTCONSULT Access, 10e
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0443102449 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 704 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tegreib R. said Four Stars. Good book to use as a reference for pharmacology topics as they relate to a clinical setting.
All who use drugs cannot escape either the moral or the legal 'duty of care' to prescribe in an informed and responsible way.Introductory first three sections cover general principle of clinical pharmacology; five subsequent sections cover drug treatment of disease organised by body systemRetains approachable style set by the original author, Professor LaurenceEmphasis throughout is on evidence-based and safe drug prescribingNew colour designIncreased use of graphicsSlightly shorter by removal of out of date material. The principles involved are neither so numerous nor so difficult to understand as to deter any prescriber, including those whose primary interests lie elsewhere than in pharmacology. Doctors who understand how drugs get into the body, how they produce their effects, what happens to them in the body, and how evidence of their therapeutic effect is assessed, will choose drugs more skilfully, and use them more successfully than those who do not. A knowledge of pharmacological and therapeutic principles is essential if drugs/medicines ar
"I highly recommend that this much needed, updated edition of this clinical pharmacology textbook be added to the evidence-based resource library of every individual prescribing drugs."Doody Enterprises, DOODY'S BOOK REVIEW SERVICE UPDATE. September 2008