Clinical Pharmacology

"Overall this is an excellent book"‘Invaluable reference book with a long, tried history. I would a have to say of all the books on this subject in my library (which includes the massive The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics), Bennett’s is the most frequently referenced. No surgery or pharmacy department worthy of the name should be without a copy of the book.’‘Used this book for my prescribing very useful.’‘This book is the best therapeutics pharmacology text I have come across. It is especially useful for prescribers and medical students as it has all the essentials you need to know about most drugs in use.’‘This is an excellent pharmacology text book covering all the major therapeutic topics in a pleasantly readable fashion. The book covers many areas, including drug development and the pharmacokinetic aspects of drugs that are relevant to everyday prescribing, benefiting from the input of a great number of practising doctors with their accompanying years of clinical experience. The book contains numerous amusing references, which certainly managed to stimulate my interest in what can easily become a rather dull and complicated subject. I would highly recommend this book to clinical medical students and indeed to anyone in the medical profession.’

• Section 1: General1 Clinical pharmacology2 Topics in drug therapy3 Discovery and development of drugs4 Evaluation of drugs in humans5 Health Technology Assessment6 Regulation of medicines7 Classification and naming of drugsSection 2: From Pharmacology to Toxicology8 General pharmacology9 Unwanted effects and adverse drug reactions10 Poisoning, overdose, antidotes11 Drug dependenceSection 3: Infection and Inflammation12 Chemotherapy of infections13 Antibacterial drugs14 Chemotherapy of bacterial infections15 Viral, fungal, protozoal and helminthic infections16 Drugs for inflammation and joint disease17 Drugs and the skinSection 4: Nervous System18 Pain and analgesics19 Anaesthesia and neuromuscular block20 Psychotropic drugs21 Neurological disorders - epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosisSection 5: Cardiorespiratory and Renal Systems22 Cholinergic and antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) mechanisms and drugs23 Adrenergic mechanisms and drugs24 Arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart failure25 Cardiac arrhythmia26 Hyperlipidaemias27 Kidney and genitourinary tract28 Respiratory systemSection 6: Blood and Neoplastic Disease29 Drugs and haemostasis30 Cellular disorders and anaemias31 Neoplastic disease and immunosuppressionSection 7: Gastrointestinal System32 Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum33 Intestines34 Liver, biliary tract, pancreasSection 8: Endocrine System, Metabolic Conditions35 Adrenal corticosteroids, antagonists, corticotropin36 Diabetes mellitus, insulin, oral antidiabetes agents, obesity37 Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs38 Hypothalamic, pituitary and sex hormones39 Vitamins, calcium, bone