Medical Pharmacology at a Glance, 9th Edition

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It′s a well–rounded book with good explanations of how drugs produce their effects and an outline of their uses. Prof Neal has updated and republished this fantastic, all you need to know for exams and exactly what you want to know to survive, clinical medicine book! The book is very comprehensive and groups drugs by function, giving a background and recap to conditions and the mechanism of the drugs.

However, most drugs produce their effects by acting on specific protein molecules, usually located in the cell membrane.Now in its ninth edition, this leading guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect current guidelines and drug information. This well illustrated volume, in the "At a Glance" series, is suitable for undergraduate medical and pharmacology students seeking a text for revision. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

The closer the fit and the greater the number of bonds (usually noncovalent), the stronger will be the attractive forces between them, and the higher the affinity of the drug for the receptor.

There is also further information available online, that includes flashcards, cases, list of core drugs, etc. Antagonists reduce the probability of the transmitter substance (or another agonist) combining with the receptor and so reduce or block its action. Some drugs act as false substrates or inhibitors for certain transport systems (bottom right) or enzymes (bottom left). Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Transmitter substances are chemicals released from nerve terminals that diffuse across the synaptic cleft and bind to the receptors.

Hormones are chemicals released into the bloodstream; they produce their physiological effects on tissues possessing the necessary specific hormone receptors. This edition features new and revised illustrations, additional pedagogical tools, and enhanced online content. The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students, and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

The "At a Glance" series has expanded rapidly over the last few years, and this book remains the best of the lot. I also feel that I have covered the essentials of the relevant topic just by going through a double page! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. They are always professionally written, extremely informative and have a good mix of text and imagery.As more of a visual memory gal, the clear comprehensive diagrams often appear to me through the haze that descends during ward rounds and exams when all seems lost. Widely recognised as both the best introduction to medical pharmacology and the perfect revision tool for USMLE and pharmacology exams, this invaluable guide. Covering a wide range of topics, ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.