Clinical Pharmacology - E-Book, 13th Edition
More than 60 years since its first publication, Clinical Pharmacology remains an invaluable textbook that no clinician or prescriber, medical or pharmacy student should be without.
This highly trusted guide to drug therapy covers the key elements of therapeutic pharmacology, including health technology assessment, drug regulation, dependence and toxicology, as well as polypharmacy. The essentials of clinical pharmacology are discussed by body system, balancing science with practice to support good prescribing.
The thirteenth edition of Clinical Pharmacology has been fully updated to suit today’s context and therapeutic settings.
This highly trusted guide to drug therapy covers the key elements of therapeutic pharmacology, including health technology assessment, drug regulation, dependence and toxicology, as well as polypharmacy. The essentials of clinical pharmacology are discussed by body system, balancing science with practice to support good prescribing.
The thirteenth edition of Clinical Pharmacology has been fully updated to suit today’s context and therapeutic settings.
ISBNコード :
9780323930994
出版日 :
19-05-2026
More than 60 years since its first publication, Clinical Pharmacology remains an invaluable textbook that no clinician or prescriber, medical or pharmacy student should be without.
This highly trusted guide to drug therapy covers the key elements of therapeutic pharmacology, including health technology assessment, drug regulation, dependence and toxicology, as well as polypharmacy. The essentials of clinical pharmacology are discussed by body system, balancing science with practice to support good prescribing.
The thirteenth edition of Clinical Pharmacology has been fully updated to suit today’s context and therapeutic settings.
This highly trusted guide to drug therapy covers the key elements of therapeutic pharmacology, including health technology assessment, drug regulation, dependence and toxicology, as well as polypharmacy. The essentials of clinical pharmacology are discussed by body system, balancing science with practice to support good prescribing.
The thirteenth edition of Clinical Pharmacology has been fully updated to suit today’s context and therapeutic settings.
特長
- An ideal study guide for medical students sitting the PSA exams and pharmacy students sitting MPharm exams
- Fully updated to encompass contemporary issues such as comorbidities and polypharmacy
- Provides the evidence base for drug therapy and good prescribing in modern therapeutic settings
- Easy to navigate - covers all major therapeutic topics by body system
- Chapter synopses, definitions, tips and brief explanation boxes assist with learning and revision
- Covers resource poor situations with a focus on practical prescribing and health technology assessment
- Includes case studies, interesting histories, etymologies and provenances of terms throughout
著者情報
Edited by Fraz A. Mir, MA, FRCP, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist, Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Lauren E. Walker, MBCHB, PHD, FRCP, FBPhS, FHEA, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Morris J. Brown, MA MSc FRCP FAHA FBPharmacolS FMedSci, Prof of Endocrine Hypertension, William Harvey Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, UK; Pankaj Sharma, MD PhD FRCP, Professor of Neurology and Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway College, University of London and and Consultant Neurologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
| ISBN Number | 9780323930994 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | Edited by Fraz A. Mir, MA, FRCP, Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist, Division of Experimental Medicine and Immunotherapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Lauren E. Walker, MBCHB, PHD, FRCP, FBPhS, FHEA, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Morris J. Brown, MA MSc FRCP FAHA FBPharmacolS FMedSci, Prof of Endocrine Hypertension, William Harvey Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, UK; Pankaj Sharma, MD PhD FRCP, Professor of Neurology and Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Royal Holloway College, University of London and and Consultant Neurologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK |
| Copyright Year | 2027 |
| Edition Number | 13 |
| Format | E-Book |
| Trim | 191w x 235h (7.50" x 9.25") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 700 |
| Publication Date | 19 May 2026 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |
Section 1: General
Clinical pharmacology
Topics in drug therapy
Discovery and development of drugs
Evaluation of drugs in humans
Health technology assessment for pharmaceutical products
Regulation of medicines
Classification and naming of drugs
Polypharmacy and medicines optimisation
Section 2: From pharmacology to toxicology
General pharmacology
Unwanted effects and adverse drug reactions
Poisoning, overdose, antidotes
Drug dependence
Section 3: Infection and inflammation
Chemotherapy of infections
Antibacterial drugs
Chemotherapy of bacterial infections
Viral, fungal, protozoal and helminthic infections
Therapeutics for COVID-19
Drugs for inflammation and joint disease
Drugs and the skin
Section 4: Nervous system
Pain and analgesics
Anesthesia and neuromuscular block
Psychotropic drugs
Neurological disorders – epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Section 5: Cardiorespiratory and renal systems
Cholinergic and antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) mechanisms and drugs
Adrenergic mechanisms and drugs
Cardiovascular disease and heart failure
Cardiac arrhythmias
Hyperlipidaemias
Kidney and genitourinary tract
Respiratory system
Section 6: Blood and neoplastic disease
Drugs and haemostasis
Red blood cell disorders
Neoplastic disease and immunosuppression
Section 7: Gastrointestinal system
Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
Intestines
Liver and biliary tract
Section 8: Endocrine system, metabolic conditions
Adrenal corticosteroids, antagonists, corticotropin
Diabetes mellitus and obesity
Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs
Hypothalamic, pituitary and sex hormones
Vitamins, calcium and bone
Clinical pharmacology
Topics in drug therapy
Discovery and development of drugs
Evaluation of drugs in humans
Health technology assessment for pharmaceutical products
Regulation of medicines
Classification and naming of drugs
Polypharmacy and medicines optimisation
Section 2: From pharmacology to toxicology
General pharmacology
Unwanted effects and adverse drug reactions
Poisoning, overdose, antidotes
Drug dependence
Section 3: Infection and inflammation
Chemotherapy of infections
Antibacterial drugs
Chemotherapy of bacterial infections
Viral, fungal, protozoal and helminthic infections
Therapeutics for COVID-19
Drugs for inflammation and joint disease
Drugs and the skin
Section 4: Nervous system
Pain and analgesics
Anesthesia and neuromuscular block
Psychotropic drugs
Neurological disorders – epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
Section 5: Cardiorespiratory and renal systems
Cholinergic and antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) mechanisms and drugs
Adrenergic mechanisms and drugs
Cardiovascular disease and heart failure
Cardiac arrhythmias
Hyperlipidaemias
Kidney and genitourinary tract
Respiratory system
Section 6: Blood and neoplastic disease
Drugs and haemostasis
Red blood cell disorders
Neoplastic disease and immunosuppression
Section 7: Gastrointestinal system
Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
Intestines
Liver and biliary tract
Section 8: Endocrine system, metabolic conditions
Adrenal corticosteroids, antagonists, corticotropin
Diabetes mellitus and obesity
Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs
Hypothalamic, pituitary and sex hormones
Vitamins, calcium and bone
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