Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

by McKay , Gerard A.; Reid, John L.; Walters, Matthew R.

• ISBN13: 9781405197786
• ISBN10: 1405197781
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, to achieve a thorough understanding of how drugs work, their interaction with the body in health and disease, and the practical aspects of prescribing drugs appropriately in clinical situations.Presented in an easy-to-use format, this eighth edition builds on the clinical relevance for which the title has become well-known, and features an up to date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines together with an overview of contemporary medicines regulation and drug development.Key features include: A section devoted to the practical aspects of prescribing Clinical scenarios and accompanying questions to contextualise information End of chapter summary boxes Numerous figures and tables which help distill the information for revision purposesWhether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of pharmacology, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics presents 'need to know' information for all those involved in prescribing.

Author Biography

Gerard A. McKay: Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

John L. Reid: Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Glasgow

Matthew R. Walters: Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician, Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Principles of clinical pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Clinical trials and drug development

Aspects of therapeutics

Drugs and gastrointestinal disease

Management of coronary artery disease and its complications

Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Drugs used to treat respiratory disease

Drugs used to treat neurological disease

Treatment of psychiatric disorders

Antimicrobial therapy

HIV and antiretroviral treatment

Travel medicine and tropical disease

Drugs and endocrine disease

Drugs and the reproductive system

Drugs and the urological system

Cancer therapeutics

Immunopharmacology

Corticosteroids

Drugs and the blood including anticoagulants and thrombolytic drugs

Drugs and inflammatory joint disease

Anaesthesia and the relief of pain

Practical aspects of prescribing

Clinical pharmacokinetics: dosage individualisation

Influence of renal and hepatic disease on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Prescribing at extremes of age

Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs

Poisoning and drug overdose

Drugs you may need in a hurry

Prescribing and its pitfalls

Index

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