Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Portable Guidance from the World's Most Trusted Textbook of Pharmacology

Condensed ed. of:: Goodman & Gilman's the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. 11th ed. c2006.

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"...the most authoritative and trusted source of pharmacological information, has now spawned a portable pocket drug guide....This manual extracts the essential core drug information from the eleventh edition of the parent book, referring the reader to the online version of the parent book for historical aspects, many chemical and clinical details, and additional figures and references. This makes G & G a very useful book. This will be of use to individuals in training or practice in the fields of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, or allied health disciplines where knowledge of drug actions are important....Each chapter provides the core essential information provided in the parent book in a very readable format. Readers can use this easy to handle and read manual for essential information along with the online version of the parent book as a reference for more in-depth specific information on drugs."—Doody's Review Service

The Goodman & Gilman Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics offers the renowned content of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition, condensed into an ultra-handy, streamlined reference.

More than just a pocket drug guide, this indispensable resource offers:

• A carry-along source of essential fundamental information, with all the authority of Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Eleventh Edition
• The benefits of the world's leading pharmacology text in a convenient, portable format
• Comprehensive, yet streamlined and clinically relevant coverage of the pharmacological basis of therapeutics
• High-yield overview of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the foundations of pharmacology
• Expert insights into the properties, mechanisms, and uses of all the major drug classes
• Considerations of vital patient-specific issues

Laurence L. Brunton, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology & Medicine

University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Donald K. Blumenthal, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

University of Utah School of Medicine

Iain L.O. Buxton, PharmD

Professor of Pharmacology

University of Nevada-Reno

Keith L. Parker, MD, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine & Pharmacology

University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Thomas L. Pazdernik, PhD(University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description:Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, the most authoritative and trusted source of pharmacological information, has now spawned a portable pocket drug guide.
Purpose:This manual extracts the essential core drug information from the eleventh edition of the parent book, referring the reader to the online version of the parent book for historical aspects, many chemical and clinical details, and additional figures and references. This makes G & G a very useful book.
Audience:This will be of use to individuals in training or practice in the fields of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, or allied health disciplines where knowledge of drug actions are important.
Features:The manual is divided into the same 15 sections as the parent text: general principles; drugs acting at synaptic and neuroeffector junctional sites; drugs acting on the central nervous system; autocoids: drug therapy of inflammation; drugs affecting renal and cardiovascular function; drugs affecting gastrointestinal function; chemotherapy of parasitic infections; chemotherapy of microbial diseases; chemotherapy of neoplastic disease; immunomodulators; drugs acting on the blood and blood forming organs; hormones and hormone antagonists; dermatology; ophthalmology; and toxicology. The appendix deals with prescription writing and patient compliance. Each chapter provides the core essential information provided in the parent book in a very readable format.
Assessment:Readers can use this easy to handle and read manual for essential information along with the online version of the parent book as a reference for more in-depth specific information on drugs.

"'The Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacological Therapeutics' offers quick access to content derived from the world-famous Goodman and Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics -- in a convenient, portable format. Not a pocket drug guide, this powerful resource delivers expert coverage of class-specific and disease-specific drugs, organized primarily by organ/system and focuses on the principles of medical pharmacology and drug therapy."--Publisher description