S. Bullock – Fundamentals of Pharmacology (7th edition)

Автор: S. Bullock
Название книги: Fundamentals of Pharmacology (7th edition)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 1249
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Fundamentals of Pharmacology 7e presents key scientific and clinical principles to facilitate a greater understanding of pharmacology.
This wholly Australasian text provides comprehensive and current coverage of topics, written in a clear style with a reader-friendly full colour design

Fundamentals of Pharmacology is primarily a text for undergraduate and postgraduate students
in the health science disciplines, particularly those in nursing. Students of other health disciplines
whose roles involve pharmacological therapy (such as pharmacy, podiatry, optometry, paramedic
and physiotherapy), as well as those studying basic science, should nd much of the material
relevant to their studies. Qualied health professionals and pharmaceutical company sales
representatives will also nd the information useful in their daily roles. Unashamedly, we have
written a pharmacology textbook for students of the health professions that does not compromise
the scientic basis of the discipline. Many pharmacology texts previously published have been
strong on clinical considerations, yet relatively weak in the science of pharmacology.
Our approach
Philosophically, our goal is to empower health professionals through an understanding of the
fundamental scientic principles of pharmacology. We believe that, to promote understanding,
the eects of drugs on physiological and pathophysiological processes have to be clearly
explained. We have included a small amount of chemistry and biochemistry where appropriate
in order to facilitate this understanding. With a greater appreciation of the action of drugs and
their target tissues, the reader should be able to deduce what adverse eects to expect, as well as
the precautions and contraindications to consider.
Furthermore, where possible we have tended to describe the important characteristics of
medicine groupings rather than focusing on individual agents, and have used prototypes and
common generics as examples. e rationale for this approach is that new medicines are regularly
entering the market while older agents are removed. e average practitioner cannot possibly
keep up with all these changes. However, if a student knows which grouping a new agent belongs
to, the principal characteristics of the medicine can be easily deduced.
is book is primarily designed to establish the foundations in pharmacology. We encourage
students to refer to the electronic and hard copy references commonly found in the clinical
setting and in hospital wards, such as the Australian Medicines Handbook, MIMS or erapeutic
Guidelines, for more detailed information regarding individual therapeutic agents (e.g. dosage,
special precautions and toxicological information).
We hope that you will nd this textbook a valuable companion in your pursuit of a fundamental
understanding in a most fascinating area of clinical knowledge—pharmacology.
Changes in the seventh edition
is edition reects the availability of medicines in Australia and New Zealand at the time
of publication. Consistent with information currently available to us, we have updated new
medicines that have entered the marketplace, as well as those that have been removed since the
last edition.
We use the word “medicine” rather than “drug” or “medication” where appropriate. is
change was implemented in recognition of the increasing use of the word “medicine” as evidenced
by a number of industry websites such as:
• the National Prescribing Service (www.nps.org.au);
• Australian Prescriber (www.australianprescriber.com); and
• the erapeutic Goods Administration (www.tga.gov.au/industry/pm.htm).
Where appropriate, the therapeutic approaches associated with the management of important
clinical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and psychiatric illness have
been brought up to date with current clinical guidelines.
FULL COLOUR FIGURES AND TABLES
is edition is printed in full colour for the rst time. Chapter gures are more dynamic,
providing the representations of structures and processes with greater depth and vibrancy.
Receptors are rendered more oen in gures as G-protein-coupled or ion channels rather than
basic geometricshapes.
A number of new gures and tables have been included to assist students in visualising
dicult pharmacological concepts, the sites of actions of drugs and the range of drug eects
expected in a person when particular drug groups are administered.
END-OF-CHAPTER AND END-OF-SECTION FEATURES
e book contains over 800end-of-chapter questions to assist in the consolidation of learning—
all of these have been reviewed.
New and revised integrated case studies appear at the end of sections to assist with making
links between theory and practice.