Rang & Dale's Pharmacology, 6th Edition

Description

A straightforward way to master a complex subject! This bestselling textbook presents all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond—using a clear and accessible approach that makes the material easy and interesting to learn. Progressing logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs, it delivers the latest information on cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse—as well as "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®. And now, online access via STUDENT CONSULT makes it an even more effective learning resource!

Reviews

"This textbook nimbly covers a wide, complex subject without dumbing it down… It’s easy to read (in bite sized chunks) and the liberal use of colour, and high quality paper, add a feel-good factor."
BMA Awards 2007

"An excellent and comprehensive book about most aspects of pharmacology. The best thing is that it doesn’t go too deep into details; it gives you just enough information on a basic level, that you actually remember what you just read...A book you can use throughout the whole course. Online supplementary material is available, and is great to use if you don’t want to carry the book around all day"
Medical Student, University of Oslo, Norway

"Boxes with key points and clinical applications are great-this is where you look while revising, and shows you as well what is really important in the accompanying text.You never get lost. It is written for the student!"
Medical Student, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

"...a necessity amongst medical students...your go to pharmacology book"
Medical Student, Keele University, UK

Here is the 6th edition of this popular textbook which has undergone extensive updating. Presentation is impeccable with good use being made of colour and different fonts. Tables and diagrams are clear. For student pharmacists, pharmacologists, medical students and in fact anyone requiring detailed knowledge of the subject, this book is the business. And reviewers at one of the UK’s most popular online book retailers almost all agree!

Unividas, Dr JM Sager, Jan 2009

Key Features

• Progresses logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs.
  
• Covers recent developments in areas such as cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse.
  
• Discusses ''lifestyle drugs'' such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®.
  
• Uses superb full-color illustrations to clarify even the most complex concepts, and color-coded chapters to make navigation easy.
  
• Includes STUDENT CONSULT access at no additional charge, enabling you to consult the book online, anywhere you go
• perform quick searches
• add your own notes and bookmarks
• follow Integration Links to related bonus content from other STUDENT CONSULT titles—to help you see the connections between diverse disciplines
• test your knowledge with multiple-choice review questions
• and more!

New to this Edition

• New chapter on lifestyle drugs, including Viagra
  
• Glossary of key terms for each chapter
  
• Thoroughly updated throughout with new text on topics such as: Antithrombotics, Cox 2 and 3 inhibitors, Pharmacogenetics, Biopharmaceuticals, Drug abuse and Complementary Medicine
  
• Extra self-assessment questions and ‘Ask the Author’ feature on website

  Companion Products

  • Rang & Dale's Pharmacology Flash Cards

  Related Titles

  • Rang & Dale's Pharmacology Flash Cards
  • Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 3rd Edition
  • Pharmacology Condensed, 2nd Edition : With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

  Contents

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  Author Information

  By Humphrey P. Rang, MB, BS, MA, DPhil, FMedSci, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University College, London, UK, formerly Director, Novartis Institute for Medical Science, London, UK; Maureen M. Dale, MB, BCh, PhD, Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford; Honorary Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University College, London, UK; James M. Ritter, BM, BCh, MA, Dphil, FRCP, Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, The Guy's, King's College, and St. Thomas' Hospitals' Medical and Dental Schools, London, UK; and Rod Flower, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FRS, FBPharmacolS

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