Clinical Pharmacology - E-Book

''The very last thing a drug regulator wishes to be able to say is, like Lord Byron (1788-1824), on the publication of his poem Childe Harold''s Pilgrimage, ''I awoke one morning and found myself famous.''The twelfth edition of this long-established textbook of clinical pharmacology (first published in 1960) continues its fine tradition of balancing science and practice for improved evidence-based drug therapy and good prescribing in therapeutic settings increasingly complicated by intercurrent disease and polypharmacy.- Coverage of all major therapeutic topics by body system.- Introductory sections give brief chapter synopses.- Case studies where relevant.- Covers the needs of the developing world with a focus on practical prescribing and health technology assessment.- Definition, tips, brief explanation boxes throughout.- Interesting histories, etymologies and provenances of terms throughout.- Entertaining footnotes throughout.- Fully updated throughout.- New co-editor: Fraz Mir, Addenbrooke''s Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.- Now with free e-book on StudentConsult.