Understanding Drug Action
An Introduction to Pharmacology
by Peter J. Rice
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Pub Date Nov 12 2013 | Archive Date Mar 08 2022
Description
This highly readable introduction to the science of pharmacology assumes only a modest understanding of biology, chemistry, and human physiology. Author Peter J. Rice provides readers with a survey of the scientific understanding of drug action. He discusses pharmacology at a basic scientific level to build a framework of how drugs work, and he supplements this discussion with information on some representative drugs that are used clinically.
KEY FEATURES:
1. Concise and systematic introduction to the science of pharmacology
2. Knowledge objectives in each chapter
3. Glossary of key terms in each chapter
4. Review questions in each chapter with answers provided in the back of the book
5. Tables listing brand and generic drug names and dosage forms by drug class
6. More than 170 illustrations that supplement the text
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Pharmacology—The Study of Drugs
2. Drug Responses
3. Receptors
4. Absorption
5. Distribution
6. Metabolism
7. Excretion
8. Pharmacokinetics
9. Organization of the Nervous System
10. Sympathetic Nervous System
11. Adrenergic Drugs
12. Parasympathetic Nervous System
13. Cholinergic Drugs
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781582121123 |
| PRICE | $40.95 (USD) |
