Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

By Derek Waller, Derek G. Waller BSc DM MBBS FRCP, Anthony Sampson MA PhD FHEA FBPhS

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Medicine category

The fourth edition of Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides a complete basis for learning about safe and effective prescribing of modern medicines. It offers all the pharmacology medical students will need - from basic science pharmacology and pathophysiology, through to clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, in line with today's integrated curricula. The disease-based approach and clear presentation of how drugs are used in clinical practice sets it apart from other texts and helps make it such an invaluable guide for all health professionals from the start of their course until after they have qualified.

Integrates basic science pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and therapeuticsBrief review of pathophysiology of major diseasesCase histories and self-assessment questions (and answers)Tabular presentation of all common drugs within each classSection on further reading

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702051802
• ISBN13: 9780702051807
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Saunders Ltd.
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.1" x 8.0"