Rang & Dale's Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by James M. Ritter DPhil FRCP FBPhS FMedSci

Student Textbook Award Winner and Highly Commended in the Basic and Clinical Sciences Category, BMA Awards 2007! This new edition of the bestselling Rang & Dale's Pharmacology presents all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond ― using a clear and accessible approach that makes the material easy and interesting to learn, and moving from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs. A straightforward way to master a complex subject! Progresses logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs. Covers recent developments in areas such as cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse. Discusses "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®. Uses superb full-color illustrations to clarify even the most complex concepts, and color-coded chapters to make navigation easy. Read more