Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy [Paperback]

David E. Golan (Author), Armen H. Tashjian (Author), Ehrin Armstrong (Author), Joshua M. Galanter (Author), April Wang Armstrong (Author), Ramy A. Arnaout (Author), Harris S. Rose (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781746787 | ISBN-13: 978-0781746786 | Publication Date: April 13, 2004

Unlike other pharmacology texts organized by drug class, Principles of Pharmacology integrates relevant knowledge from the basic biomedical sciences - physiology, pathophysiology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, anatomy, neurobiology, microbiology and immunology - to build an integrated, conceptual understanding of drug therapy. By discussing the therapeutic and adverse actions of drugs in the framework of the drug's mechanism of action, the book enables students to achieve a level of mastery in pharmacology that far surpasses that achieved by rote memorization. The result is a primary pharmacology textbook that is ideal for a systems-based or discipline-based course in pharmacology.

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, James Monteiro de Barros, Medical Student, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom -- "Reading Principles of Pharmacology has been very rewarding, and I have used it widely for my pre-clinical revision...The layout and content of each chapter in P of P is first class. I got the impression that a lot of thought went into how the textbook would function...The pathophysiology and physiology sections are well-written, and it would appear that a lot of research has gone in to the explanations. The one on heart failure was particularly fine. Have used a few chapters as a basis of the presentations I have given to my tutorial group...When I found myself confused, the diagrams were useful aids...The sections on pharmacology are pitched at the right level. One gets the right balance of how they work (the scientific background) and how they are used clinically. The drug summary charts are useful... "It does take quite a bit of time to go through a chapter. It is not a book one can flip through for easy revision. Yet, by the end of all the reading, you do feel confident that there isn't much else to know on the subject. "The layout of each chapter has helped me to learn the content. The introductory clinical scenario and opening questions are very useful in getting one's mind prepared for the subject matter. My course uses PBL scenarios widely, so am quite used to the format...The best part of the layout is that it is big picture stuff: it shows the links between the physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology of a clinical scenario. Other pharmacology books explain how drugs works, risk factors etc very well, but not how they all fit in. So one has to remember the pharmacology facts not tied to anything else. One ends up doing bitsy research, reading bits from a pile of books. P of P has saved me time. The sequence of clinical scenario, questions, content, answering questions, and then conclusion is the right way of discussing a topic. "The best thing I can say about Principles of Pharmacology is that I have recommended it to friends as a decent investment. The release of a condensed format would be a good idea. My only request is that a hard back copy of P of P available."-James Monteiro de Barros, Medical Student, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (April 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781746787
• ISBN-13: 978-0781746786
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #604,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really nice review book, June 24, 2004

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This review is from: Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy (Paperback)

Professor Golan used his copy notes for this book in our class this year, so we basically had the book without the cover or index, but otherwise it was all intact. Almost everyone in our class really loved the book--it gives a basic overview of each area of physiology and pathophysiology and then described the therapies used to treat the pathology. The book was mostly written by students, and it shows b/c everything is super easy to understand and is really geared towards a medical student. Also, this seems to be the only comprehensive textbook of pharmacology that divides the drugs by pathophysiology on the market, as everything else (Katzung, etc.) are laundry lists of drugs, albeit providing more information on each separate drugs. I think I would supplement this book with Katzung (or vice versa.) In any case, I recommend it!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge, but excellent for really understanding material, June 13, 2006

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This review is from: Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy (Paperback)

Exceptional for learning the basics. I had a few all-important concepts that I just couldn't get: G-proteins, the anterior pituitary hormones, and the alpha/beta/cholinergic agonists and antagonists. After struggling to learn each of these several times from lecture notes and other books, I turned to this book. It worked well for me because it teaches in a conceptual way and helps develop your understanding of the material. It will take a little more time, but if this is the way you learn, it will really help.

I went back to this book many times when I ran into difficult questions reviewing for Step 1 and realized that I didn't really understand the basic concepts.

Not the book to use the night before your pharm exam: for that, I'd use the small Katzung and Trevor.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique case-oriented pharmacology, February 15, 2005

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Hiro - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy (Paperback)

Armen(Tashjian) and others have invented a unique type of pharmacology textbook in collaboration with Harvard Med Stud! Each chapter begins with the short introduction of a case report, relevant to each drug. This may give an easy undestanding of clinical significance of the drug to med stud, interns, pharmacologists and even clinicians. I believe that it will evolve into the classic of pharmaocolgy textbook!!