Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) [Paperback]

Bertram Katzung (Author), Susan Masters (Author), Anthony Trevor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0071604057 | ISBN-13: 978-0071604055 | Edition: 11

The most trusted and up-to-date pharmacology text in medicine -- completely redesigned to make the learning process even more interesting and efficient

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"This is the most widely used textbook for teaching pharmacology to health professionals. This 11th edition is far superior to any previous editions....The authors' goals are to provide a complete, authoritative, current, and readable textbook of pharmacology for students in health sciences. Testimony to their success is the widespread use of this work as required textbook for pharmacology courses around the world. This book is used extensively by thousands of medical, pharmacy, podiatry, nursing, and other health professions students to study pharmacology. Likewise, it remains a valuable resource for residents and practicing physicians....I continue to use this book as a required resource for all courses that I teach to medical, nursing, and allied health students. It is authoritative, readable, and supported by numerous learning tools."--Doody's Review Service

Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers all the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. It is acknowledged worldwide as the field’s most current, authoritative, and comprehensive textbook. To be as clinically relevant as possible, the book features a strong focus on the choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects.

Coverage that spans every important aspect of medical pharmacology:

• Basic Principles
• Autonomic Drugs
• Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs
• Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle
• Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System
• Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, and Gout
• Endocrine Drugs
• Chemotherapeutic Drugs
• Toxicology

NEW to this edition:

• Full-color presentation, including 300+ illustrations
• Case studies introduce clinical problems in many chapters
• Drug summary tables for key information in comparative context
• Descriptions of important newly released drugs, including new immunopharmacologic agents
• Expanded coverage of general concepts relating to newly discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transporters

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About the Author

Editor:

Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Associate Editors:

Susan Masters, PhD, is Professor of Pharmacology & Academy Chair of Phramacology Education, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Anthony J. Trevor, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1232 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 11 edition (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071604057
• ISBN-13: 978-0071604055
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bread & Butter of any Medical Practice, August 5, 2009

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Linda E. Dewey MD (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback)

Having been in primary care medicine for nearly 20 years, I have found Katzung's "Pharmacology" books to be enormously informative and practical at the same time. There always are initial chapters that enable one to review one's biochemistry and physiology of drugs, followed by a balanced and pragmatic summary of all relevant groups of drugs, including their drawbacks and drug interactions. I have bought every edition of this book during and since medical school, and it has been invaluable - especially in regards to when new drugs are introduced into the market. One only needs to look up similar drugs or its "predecessors" to forewarn the clinician of the safety of prescribing the new drug in question. (For example, from my background in biochemistry and constantly reading up of pharmacology in these books, I predicted that Vioxx would cause problems in both diabetic patients and heart patients, and refused to prescribe it. Look what happened!!!)

Linda E. Dewey, M.D.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Med school, January 30, 2010

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This review is from: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback)

Great complement to med school pharm. The book introduces a class of medicines with diagrams and mechanisms of action. For me it definitely clarified ideas presented in pharm lectures that I didn't quite get.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Intro Book, December 15, 2009

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This review is from: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition (LANGE Basic Science) (Paperback)

I am a graduate student in Chemistry and used this book to learn the basics of Pharmacology. There was enough background for me to learn even though I do not have a Biology/Physiology background at all.