BRS Pharmacology is designed for medical students, dental students, and other students preparing to enter the health care professions. It is intended primarily to help students prepare for licensing examinations, such as the USMLE, but can be used for course review or as a supplementary text. This book presents succint descriptions of how drugs act on the major body systems, providing readers with vital information without overloading them with extraneous details. Written with a body systems approach, the book begins with a chapter devoted to the general principles of drug mechanisms, and continues with chapters that detail how drugs act on the major body systems. Other chapters discuss numerous popular drugs, like autocoids, ergots, anti-inflammatory drugs, and immunosuppresive agents. Readers will also learn about drugs used to treat anemia, disorders of hemostatis, infectious diseases, and cancer. Additionally, the text covers pharmacological principles associated with toxicology.
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Pharmacology Gary C. Rosenfeld, PhD Professor Department of Integrated Biology and Pharmacology and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Assistant Dean for Education Programs University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, Texas
David S. Loose, PhD Associate Professor Department of Integrated Biology and Pharmacology and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, Texas
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenfeld, Gary C. Pharmacology / Gary C. Rosenfeld, David S. Loose. — 6th ed. p. ; cm. — (Board review series) Includes index. ISBN 978-1-4511-7535-6 I. Loose, David S. II. Title. III. Series: Board review series. [DNLM: 1. Pharmacological Phenomena—Examination Questions. 2. Pharmaceutical Preparations— Examination Questions. QV 18.2] RM301.13 615'.1076—dc23 2013013307 DISCLAIMER Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of the information present and to describe generally accepted practices. However, the authors, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for any consequences from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the currency, completeness, or accuracy of the contents of the publication. Application of this information in a particular situation remains the professional responsibility of the practitioner; the cli