How Drugs Work. Basic Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals
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Author(s): H. McGavock
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press
ISBN: 1857756916
Format: softback
171pp
Price: £19.95
Review Date: 14 August 2005
Review: This concise reference book written by a general practitioner focuses on aspects of pharmacology that relate to everyday practice. The first section of the new edition covers the general principles of drug action and describes drug absorption, distribution, principal targets, metabolism and excretion. A further section includes 11 new chapters on drugs and the central nervous system, the recreational use of drugs, and Alzheimer’s disease. The final section covers topics of special importance, including the avoidance of adverse drug reactions and prevention of adverse interactions. The book is reader-friendly and includes highlighted key points for each chapter and many diagrams and text boxes; it will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of nursing, medicine and pharmacy, as well as to other professionals in the healthcare team.