Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - Gerard A. McKay

Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides all the necessary information, within one short volume, to achieve a thorough understanding of how drugs work, their interaction with the body in health and disease, and the practical aspects of prescribing drugs appropriately in clinical situations. 

Presented in an easy–to–use format, this eighth edition builds on the clinical relevance for which the title has become well–known, and features an up–to–date review of drug use across all major clinical disciplines, together with an overview of contemporary medicines regulation and drug development.

Key features include:

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  A section devoted to the practical aspects of prescribing
  


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  Clinical scenarios and accompanying questions to contextualise information
  


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  End–of–chapter summary boxes
  


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  Numerous figures and tables which help distil the information for revision purposes
  

Whether you need to develop or refresh your knowledge of pharmacology, Lecture Notes: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics presents 'need to know' information for all those involved in prescribing.