Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Gerard A. McKay is Consultant Physician, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow, and Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK.
 
Matthew R. Walters is Head of the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing and Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Glasgow, UK.
 
Neil D. Ritchie is Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, University of Glasgow, UK.

A must-have companion for medical students and junior doctors for almost four decades, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides concise yet thorough coverage of the principles of clinical pharmacology, the major characteristics of therapeutics, and the practical aspects of prescribing drugs to alleviate symptoms and to treat disease.
 
Whether you are preparing for examinations or prescribing to patients, the tenth edition offers readers current and authoritative insight into the essential practical and clinical knowledge. Logically organised chapters allow for rapid location of key information, while examples of commonly encountered scenarios illustrate how and when to use drugs in clinical situations. Throughout the text, practice questions, prescribing guidelines, and self-assessment tests clarify and reinforce the principles that inform appropriate clinical decision-making.
* Presents an up-to-date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines
* Offers a timely overview of clinical drug trials and development
* Provides new clinical scenarios to relate chapter content to real-life application
* Contains colour-coded "Key Points" and "Prescribing Points" to highlight important information
* Includes chapter introductions and summaries, and numerous figures, tables, and colour illustrations
 
Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Tenth Edition, is an essential resource for medical students, junior doctors, and other prescribers looking for an up-to-date reference on pharmacological principles, prescribing, and therapeutics.

Preface vi
 
Contributors vii
 
Part 1 Principles of clinical pharmacology
 
1 Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics 3
 
2 Clinical trials and drug development 29
 
3 Pharmacoeconomics: the economic evaluation of new drugs 35
 
4 Practical prescribing 42
 
Part 2 Aspects of prescribing
 
5 Gastrointestinal system 51
 
6 Cardiovascular system: Management of coronary artery disease and its complications 63
 
7 Respiratory system 102
 
8 Nervous system 113
 
9 Infection 142
 
10 Drugs and endocrine disease 175
 
11 Genitourinary system 196
 
12 Malignant disease 211
 
13 Drugs and the blood 221
 
14 Musculoskeletal system 236
 
15 Immunopharmacology 242
 
16 Travel medicine 255
 
17 Analgesia and anaesthesia 266
 
18 Poisoning and drug overdose 281
 
Index 295