Brody's Human Pharmacology: Molecular to Clinical With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 4e (Human Pharmacology (Brody)) [Paperback]

Kenneth Minneman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0323032869 | ISBN-13: 978-0323032865 | Edition: 4

The text offers a succinct overview of the most important aspects of pharmacology, focusing on the most important concepts, therapeutic approaches, and available drugs. Whenever possible, it emphasizes practical applications of the material. Extensive illustrations-many in full color-enhance readers' understanding; and self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, with answers and rationales, reinforce mastery of the information.

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• Covers the most important aspects of pharmacology in a consistent, user-friendly format.
• Works both as a textbook and as a resource for clinical review.
• Features end-of-chapter self-assessment questions, with answers and full explanations provided at the end of the book.

• Features a new organization that is easier to use, as well as a new full-color design.
• Presents a new chapter on emerging topics in pharmacology.
• Offers an accompanying website that allows users to download all of the images from the text.
• Includes 100 brand-new illustrations.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kenneth P. Minneman, PhD, Professor Department of Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Product Details

• Paperback: 775 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 4 edition (February 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323032869
• ISBN-13: 978-0323032865
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gets right down to basics, tells you how and why drugs work, February 12, 2000

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P. Nadkarni (Orange, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Pharmacology: Molecular To Clinical, 3e (Hardcover)

While possibly a bit advanced for undergraduates, I've found this book to be the single best references for people who already have some background knowledge, who need to catch up with advances in the field and don't have the time to read 1800 pages of small print. I'd recommend it for researchers in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, and clinicians (including residents). Unlike some references that present a lot of undigested material, the authors aggressively keep up with developments, speak with unambiguous voices, and synthesize the facts very clearly. The quality across the book is remarkably consistent, which is a tribute to the tight editorial control that appears to have been exerted. (Goodman & Gilman, by contrast, is quite uneven.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for Medical Pharmacology, February 1, 2008

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This review is from: Brody's Human Pharmacology: Molecular to Clinical With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 4e (Human Pharmacology (Brody)) (Paperback)

This book by far is the BEST pharm book out there for medical students. The book is easy to read and helps reinforce important concepts with ALOT of graphs and cartoons. I have this book, Katzung's Board&Review Pharm, and Lippincott's Pharm, and I feel like this book is the best for course work. It's overkill for board study, so I'll be using Katzung for that. Lippincott's is by far the worst, as there are TONS of mistakes in the book. So if you are a medical student looking for a great book for your pharmacology COURSE (again, not for board study), you cannot go wrong with this book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not quite what I needed, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Human Pharmacology: Molecular To Clinical, 3e (Hardcover)

I have this book for an undergrad intro to pharmacology paper, as advised by lecturers. It is also the set text for next year. This is a very good reference book, however I think for my purposes, it is a bit too advanced. It's organised very clearly, and I found it quite useful for writing an essay. But I think to get the best use out of it, the reader should be at a more advanced level of study, or someone like a graduated professional using it as a reference. Overall, I think it is concise and easy to read, with a broad range of types and uses of grugs. Each chapter is set out under the same format: therapeutic overview, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, relation of mechanisms to clinical response, side effects & problems & toxicity. I'm not very familiar with other pharmac texts, but this was recommended as the text for further study as well. I have a friend at 2nd year med school, and she found it "good but a bit dry to read".