Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lecture Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics -- Clinical trials and drug development -- Pharmacoeconomics : the economic evaluation of new drugs -- Practical prescribing -- Gastrointestinal system -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Nervous system -- Infection -- Drugs and endocrine disease -- Genitourinary system -- Malignant disease -- Drugs and the blood -- Musculoskeletal system -- Immunopharmacology -- Travel medicine -- Analgesia and anaesthesia -- Poisoning and drug overdose.

"Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides a readable overview of all the key prescribing topics needed for medical finals and beyond. Detailed coverage and discussion of pharmacology in a clinical context combined with an accessible style mean readers can rely on the title to improve and test their understanding of pharmacological principles and reasoning throughout their time on rotation and on into foundation year. Now fully updated to include key information on Prescribing Safety Assessment, other key features of this important text include: Clinical scenarios to root each chapter firmly in a real-life setting; Prescribing points flagging up important issues of clinical relevance; Sections on drugs you may need in a hurry, prescribing and its pitfalls, and paediatric prescribing"-- Provided by publisher.