Brody's Human Pharmacology

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 preparation Full color illustrations explain important processes and color-coded boxes enhance understanding Therapeutic overviews, clinical problems and trade names – everything you need to know Self-assessment questions and further reading to reinforce learning Current developments for each class of drugs and how information relates to students in the healthcare professions bring learning to life Updated content throughout Pharmacodynamics chapter revised to include discussions of positive and negative allosteric modulators, as well as biased agonism Pharmacogenetics chapter considers genetic variations and their relationship to drug responses Section on cancer drugs revised to reflect major advances New chapter on immunological and cell-based therapies