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Elsevier Brody's Human Pharmacology - 7E by Wecker & Ingram
Brody’s Human Pharmacology is a well-established and much-loved textbook that guides students of medicine, pharmacology and other health professions through pharmacology from both basic and clinical perspectives.What can be a very difficult and complex topic is divided into easily digestible chapters, each of which is clearly structured from a therapeutic overview to mechanisms of action, relationships to clinical responses, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance, new developments, and clinical relevance for all health professionals.Contains all the essential aspects of pharmacology – suitable for exam preparationFull color illustrations explain important processes and color-coded boxes enhance understandingTherapeutic overviews, clinical problems and trade names – everything you need to knowSelf-assessment questions and further reading to reinforce learningCurrent developments for each class of drugs and how information relates to students in the healthcare professions bring learning to lifeUpdated content throughoutPharmacodynamics chapter revised to include discussions of positive and negative allosteric modulators, as well as biased agonismPharmacogenetics chapter considers genetic variations and their relationship to drug responsesSection on cancer drugs revised to reflect major advancesNew chapter on immunological and cell-based therapies