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Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, 2e

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The second edition is usually better than the first one, and the first one was simply excellent! A great book, with a problem-based learning approach in mind, updated and with many new and important chapters (Protein Therapies, Drug Delivery Advances, Pharmacogenetics, among others). The good thing with this book is that any chapter deals with the necessary coverage of anatomy, physiology, pathology and so on before coming to the drugs facts. With the early med student in mind, the book will be useful for any health related career. The book is clear, is concise -notwithstanding comprehensive-, and with a complete set of drug facts tables at the end of most chapters. Simply said, the kind of book I'd liked to write myself.

One more thing: The book is brilliantly complemented by its companion book, "Principles of Pharmacology Workbook", by S. Farrell, a great account of more than 100 clinical cases regarding each chapter of the main book, with no less than five questions -and their corresponding answers- for every one of the cases. The ideal complement to make this couple of books the best pharmacology books in the scene today. I work very actively with both of them in teaching my own pharmacology courses.

This book can help you get a handle on important concepts in modern pharmacology. The organization is sensible and the writing/editing is above average. I must admit that Goodman & Gilman's (G&G) "The Pharmacological Basis of THERAPEUTICS" is a more comprehensive book that I plan on keeping for a long time. However, G&G can be difficult to read if you have not seen its material previously. Thus I think that this book is a highly appropriate learning tool. So if you are a professional Pharm.D. student, this book can/will help you, but you will need to master the content to a more detailed degree to succeed (get G&G 11th+ ed). That being said, this book will still benefit you greatly. Also, if you are a student or curious person whom wants to know how drugs work, this book should cover all your basic needs.

This book should be all that a M.D. or R.N. student should need (specialist excluded) to make it through their training. Absolute genius students can get by without this book, but they will still have to read something. The book is quit clinically oriented and covers most of the first-line therapeutics with examples. It does not provide much medicinal chemistry (not this books job anyway). The end of chapter drug summaries are helpful. One of my personal favorite properties of the book is that it errs on the side of redundancy, if two concepts are intimately connected in different chapters, without being verbose (like me). This book does not cover pharmacokinetics past what is clinically relevant (no math to speak of), unless the kinetics of the drug are highly important in predicting its pharmacodynamics. I have not used the book's online resources. The one thing I must restate is this: this book is not an exhaustive authority on all things pharmacological, but is a helpful learning tool to get up to speed for clinical practice in typical situations. I consistently use this book as a helpful tool as a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a dual specialization in pharmacology and toxicology. I purchased the book through Amazon.

Written by a medical student
Comparing this to Lange Pharmacology(Big and Little version), Golan's Pharmacology is a brilliantly written text, well organized, and developed for the Medical student in mind. Its very easy to read with language thats appropriate for the student. All drugs are logically laid out in a organized manner per chapter. Chapters build up a step wise manner: normal physiology section, the pathophysiology or pathology of disease section, finally the pharmacology section. Not a random collection of facts or details like Lange series, that book is extremely difficult to follow. I feel the authors of Lange pharmacology omit a lot of important details, like not writing much about medications' side effects, making it difficult to distinguish between various medications of each group from each other. Golan's Pharmacology thankfully was written to explain the various differences in each drug mechanics, therapeutics, and side effects. Best of all, the the last chapter in each unit has an integrated pharmacology section teaching competently how to utilize combination therapy. Should be the standard text in medical pharmacology courses!

I thought this book had a bit to much detail to use while studying pharmacology during Basic Sciences. There are other books that will cover the essential things you need to know in fewer pages.
I did like the fact that this book provides on-line access, and the charts at the end of each chapter provide excellent summaries.

I HIGHLY recommend this text as a supplement for any pharm class. It's condensed enough so that it's not overwhelming, very well organized, and it covers the fundamental pathophys associated with each type of drug. It filled in the gaps left by my pharm class, and I think it'll prove to be useful in clinic as well.

This book is well written. It was recommended to me by a friend. I am using it to solidify my basis in pharmacology. So far, I am well pleased with the material and I am enjoying it.

As a nursing student, I read this text to supplement my readings. This text does an amazing job at linking the lines. The case studies used at the chapter are very good. Overall, this text is amazing and well written. It does however require and understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body on all its levels.

This textbook is required reading for the Pathobiology and Therapeutics course at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Seems to include all the important details and more..

Ok it was a required book for school- but it is actually not that bad of a book to read. very organized in section selection - so you can relate one thing to another.

I had the requisite two years of chemistry to take this graduate level pharm class for nursing. Unless you have an advanced degree in chemistry or pharmacology this book is a nightmare. A month into the semester I, and most of my class, gave up and studied by lecture notes only. This is not a beginner's text and might of well as been in German for all I understood.