Medical pharmacology and therapeutics

This textbook on medical pharmacology and therapeutics provides a basis for learning about a safe and effective prescribing of modern medicines by including descriptions of the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease and where and how drugs have their actions and unwanted effects

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Waller, Derek G. (Author), Hillier, Keith , 1943- (Author), Renwick, Andrew G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Saunders Elsevier , c2010
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. General principles
  • 2. The cardiovascular system
  • 3. The respiratory system
  • 4. The renal system
  • 5. The nervous system
  • 6. The musculoskeletal system
  • 7. The gastrointestinal system
  • 8. The immune system
  • 9. The endocrine system and metabolism
  • 10. The skin and eyes
  • 11. Chemotherapy
  • 12. General features : toxicity and prescribing