Basic & Clinical Pharmacology by Bertram G. Katzung

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Textbook (Paperback - REV)

  • 1088pp
  • Sales Rank: 19,659

Textbook Information

  • ISBN-13: 9780071451536
  • Edition Description: REV
  • Edition Number: 10
  • Pub. Date: November 2006
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The

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  • Pub. Date: November 2006
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Format: Textbook Paperback, 1088pp
  • Sales Rank: 19,659

Synopsis

The most widely used, up to date, and authoritative pharmacology text in medicine.

“Katzung is brilliant. This text was an absolute bible for my medical school pharmacology course and on rotations. If it's not in Katzung, you probably don't need to know it. An absolute must to do well on the boards.”*

“A wonderful book ... great details on physiological mechanisms. Highly recommended.”*

“Contains all the essentials a clinical student or doctor may need.”*

* Online reviews of the previous edition

Recognized as the leading pharmacology text among students and professionals, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology offers an unparalleled understanding of basic pharmacologic principles and clinical use of drugs.

*Authoritative, readable presentation of the scientific basis of pharmacology and its implications in clinical drug therapy
*Organized by drug groups and prototypes
*Rigorously updated throughout, including coverage of antiarrhythmic drugs, antidiabetic drugs, anthelmintics, antiviral drugs, and drugs used for gastrointestinal conditions
*New focus on important developments in pharmacology based on genetically modified mice (“knockout” and “knockin” mice)
*Mechanism of action and toxicities of traditional and newer drugs
*Treatment strategies and drugs of choice for all major diseases
*Numerous reader-friendly features such as special interest boxes, list of common preparations, and dosage information
*Unique, evidence-based chapters on drugs of abuse, special aspects of perinatal, pediatric, and geriatric pharmacology, and herbal medications and nutritional supplements
*More than 500 illustrations and tables

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*Chapter learning objectives
*Chapter questions and answers with rationales
*50-question practice exam
*See URL and access code inside the back cover.

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Appropriate for: Medical Students, Pharmacy Students.

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Reviewer:Thomas L. Pazdernik, PhD (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description:This edition marks the 25th year that Basic and Clinical Pharmacology by Katzung has been available for teaching students pharmacology. This remains the gold standard of useable texts for teaching pharmacology to medical students. In my opinion, this is the best edition.
Purpose:The goals are to provide a complete, authoritative, current, and readable pharmacology textbook for students in health sciences. Proof of the book's achievement of these goals is its widespread use as a required book for pharmacology courses around the world.
Audience:This book has been, and will continue to be, used by thousands of medical, pharmacology, podiatry, nursing, and other health professions students. It is also valuable for residents and practicing physicians.
Features:All the typical topics in a survey pharmacology course are covered and the book is designed to be useful in traditional pharmacology courses as well as integrated organ system curricula. The general format of the book has not changed but the font clarity and figure colorations are far superior to earlier editions. There have been major revisions of the chapters on prostaglandins, nitric oxide, anti-inflammatory drugs, hypothalamic and pituitary hormones, antidiabetic drugs, and immunopharmacology. Moreover, descriptions of new drugs released through August 2006 are included, as well as major advances in science such as the use of knockout and knockin mice as research tools and advances in receptors and transporters.
Assessment:I continue to use this book asa required resource for all courses that I teach to medical and allied health professions students. Not only does this serve as an authoritative and readable text, but there are also many related resources (Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology Examination and Board Review, 7th edition, Trevor et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2004) and USMLE Road Map: Pharmacology, Katzung et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2003) that can be used as companions for students to focus on high yield material needed for course examinations and USMLE Step Examinations. I also use this as the major resource for an elective offering in Advanced Pharmacology for third and fourth year medical students. This book continues to be the standard that all other pharmacology books attempt to emulate.

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Biography

Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

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