Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers all the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. It is acknowledged worldwide as the field?s most current, authoritative, and comprehensive textbook. To be as clinically-relevant as possible, the book features a strong focus on the choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects.



Coverage that spans every important aspect of medical pharmacology:

Basic Principles
Autonomic Drugs
Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs
Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle
Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System
Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, and Gout
Endocrine Drugs
Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Toxicology


NEW to this edition:

Full-color presentation, including 300+ illustrations
Case studies open many chapters
Summary tables at the end of most chapters
Descriptions of important newly released drugs, including new immunopharmacologic agents
Expanded coverage of general concepts relating to newly discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transporters