| Edition |
Third edition. |
| Description |
434 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Absorption and distribution -- Metabolism and elimination -- Drug interactions -- Drug receptors -- Dose-response relationship -- Drug toxicity -- Treating drug toxicity -- Hormones -- Chemotherapeutic agents: antibiotics and anticancer drugs -- Drug treatment of symptoms: neuropharmacology and substance abuse -- Cardiovascular drugs -- Pulmonary pharmacology -- Gastrointestinal pharmacology -- Drug discovery by the pharmaceutical industry -- Pharmaceutical development of drugs and the FDA -- Animals in research -- Alternative medicine. |
| Summary |
Presenting general concepts and specific explanations, this book provides updated information on a range of subjects related to pharmacology. Additional new topics include nutraceuticals, HIV therapy, humoral medicine, diabetes, the toxicity of vitamin E, and the role of biodiversity in drug development. |
| Subject |
Pharmacology.
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Pharmacology.
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Pharmaceutical Preparations.
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| ISBN |
9781420047417 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1420047418 hardcover alkaline paper |
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