Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition

Clinical Pharmacology – 12th Edition

Clinical Pharmacology, 12th Edition is a long-established and authoritative textbook edited by Morris J. Brown, Pankaj Sharma, Fraz A. Mir and Peter N. Bennett. It combines the scientific principles of pharmacology with their practical application in evidence-based drug therapy and safe prescribing.

The book explains how medicines work, how they are selected and how treatment should be adjusted according to individual patient characteristics. It provides detailed guidance for therapeutic situations complicated by concurrent diseases, altered organ function, multiple medications and the risk of adverse drug reactions.

Introductory sections cover the general principles of clinical pharmacology, while subsequent sections discuss drug treatment by body system. Clinical cases, practical examples and summaries help readers apply pharmacological knowledge when making prescribing decisions.

Key Features

• Balances pharmacological science with practical clinical application
• Promotes rational, safe and evidence-based prescribing
• Covers all major therapeutic areas by body system
• Explains pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics clearly
• Discusses adverse drug reactions and clinically important interactions
• Addresses prescribing in patients with multiple diseases and polypharmacy
• Includes practical case studies and prescribing problems
• Highlights important information through concise chapter summaries
• Discusses drug development, clinical trials and medicine regulation
• Suitable for medical students, doctors, pharmacists and prescribers

Major Topics Covered

• Principles of clinical pharmacology
• Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
• Drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination
• Drug receptors and dose-response relationships
• Rational prescribing and prescription writing
• Evidence-based medicine and drug selection
• Adverse drug reactions and pharmacovigilance
• Drug interactions and medication safety
• Clinical trials, drug development and regulation
• Pharmacogenetics and individualized drug therapy
• Prescribing during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Drug therapy in children and older patients
• Prescribing in renal and hepatic impairment
• Cardiovascular and respiratory pharmacology
• Gastrointestinal and endocrine pharmacology
• Neurological and psychiatric pharmacology
• Antimicrobial and infectious disease therapy
• Pain management and anesthetic drugs
• Cancer chemotherapy and immunopharmacology
• Clinical toxicology and poisoning

Recommended For

• Undergraduate medical students
• Intern doctors and medical officers
• Internal medicine residents
• General practitioners and family physicians
• Clinical pharmacology trainees
• Pharmacy and clinical pharmacy students
• Nursing and allied healthcare students
• Doctors preparing for postgraduate examinations
• Healthcare professionals involved in prescribing medicines

Book Information

Buy Clinical Pharmacology in Bangladesh

Buy Clinical Pharmacology, 12th Edition from Century Publishers. This comprehensive textbook is ideal for medical students, physicians, medicine residents, clinical pharmacologists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in safe and effective prescribing.

Century Publishers supplies original and imported medical books from Nilkhet, Dhaka, with secure delivery throughout Bangladesh.