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Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
The most up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative pharmacology text in health medicine
"Enhanced by more than three hundred illustrations -- many in full color"
Organized to reflect the syllabi in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, "Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 12e" covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. Selection of the subject matter and order of its presentation are based on the authors' many years experience in teaching this material to thousands of medical, pharmacy, dental, podiatry, nursing, and other health science students.
To be as clinically relevant as possible, the book includes sections that specifically address the clinical choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects, and case studies that introduce clinical problems in many chapters. Presented in full color and enhanced by more than three hundred illustrations, "Basic & Clinical Pharmacology" features numerous summary tables and diagrams that encapsulate important information.
Coverage that spans every aspect of medical pharmacology: Basic principlesAutonomic drugsCardiovascular-renal drugsDrugs with important actions on smooth musclesCentral nervous system drugsDrugs used to treat anemias, clotting disorders, hyperlipidemia, and inflammation and goutEndocrine drugsChemotherapeutic and immunologic drugsToxicologySpecial subjects (perinatal, geriatric, and dermatologic pharmacology)Botanical and "food supplements," and over-the-counter medicationsPrescribing
Also in this edition: Drug Summary Tables conclude most chapters, providing a concise summary of the most important drugsGeneral concepts relating to newly discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transportersDescriptions of important new drugs, including monoclonal antibodies
1248 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
About the author
Bertram G. Katzung
31 books15 followersDr. Katzung received his M.D. degree from State University of New York, Syracuse in 1957 and the Ph.D. in Pharmacology from University of California, San Francisco in 1962. After internship at Moffitt Hospital, he joined the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (now CMP) at UCSF in 1958 and the faculty in 1962. He was Acting Chair of the Department from 1978 to 1981. His research focused on cardiac function, especially cardiac cellular electrical activity, as affected by drugs, including digitalis and antiarrhythmic agents.
Teaching: Dr. Katzung directed the Department’s teaching program for all professional students from 1972 through 1995. Since retirement, he has continued (on recall) to teach medical students.
Teaching: Dr. Katzung directed the Department’s teaching program for all professional students from 1972 through 1995. Since retirement, he has continued (on recall) to teach medical students.
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April 20, 2011
this is the textbook for pharmacology that was prescribed by our lecturers when i first entered medical school. they recommended it simply because the book is the best in its class for the moment, they say it's complete and so i bought one. and i agree it is indeed complete, it's a very good reference book. and is a very helpful companion when it comes to do your-homework-time, because my lecturers use this book as their reference and generate every question directly from the text in it. so what i do is to copy every single alphabets, word by word, i don't even use my brain to copy. what i want is just to get all the tutorial questions done so i can focus on other subjects. like pathology.
my problem is i find this book quite complicated. it's hard for me to understand the text. seriously. when it comes to revision times, katzung is nothing but a good pillow to me and i will switch to other pharmacology books available. anything with more diagrams, anything with simpler explanation or anything not as detailed as katzung will do.
anyway, it's not a bad book, it's just way too complicated for MY brain to deal with.
my problem is i find this book quite complicated. it's hard for me to understand the text. seriously. when it comes to revision times, katzung is nothing but a good pillow to me and i will switch to other pharmacology books available. anything with more diagrams, anything with simpler explanation or anything not as detailed as katzung will do.
anyway, it's not a bad book, it's just way too complicated for MY brain to deal with.
April 11, 2020
One of the top Pharmacology books ever written. I really like how the authors explain & diagrammize different topics in the book. Makes learning easy.
February 20, 2020
Excellent pharmacology textbook.
January 31, 2009
I really, really need to read this again. My life is drugs, and not understanding them is not to not fully understand the weapons in my arsenal. Read it back in Med School, need to read it again. Wish I had a Pharm-D.
June 9, 2020
Pharmacology is one of the hardest subjects in medical school. I think that it is crucial for those of use learning this subject to have an easy-to-understand format and way of writing for the concepts.
I like this book for its simplicity. It is comprehensible enough for beginners without compromising the necessary information that we have to learn. I also find the tables and figures helpful. I think that I would have appreciated this more if I were a pharmacology student in college. Sadly, this was only an adjunct to our main reference book, Goodman & Gilman. I read this only when I am done reading the latter.
I like this book for its simplicity. It is comprehensible enough for beginners without compromising the necessary information that we have to learn. I also find the tables and figures helpful. I think that I would have appreciated this more if I were a pharmacology student in college. Sadly, this was only an adjunct to our main reference book, Goodman & Gilman. I read this only when I am done reading the latter.
August 14, 2007
understanding the best fit medicine is very important because every body may have different respond to the same medication (pharmacogenetic).
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October 12, 2007name a drug (the prescription kind or the illicit kind) and its in here. Fascinating stuff, to learn about how all those crazy drugs cause you do to all those crazy things.
December 6, 2008
Buku farmako yang lengkap, tapi bikin pusing. Hahaha
July 17, 2013
Best Basic and Clinical Pharmacology book for undergraduate.
April 18, 2021
Has all the basic essential info Royo I will need as a medical student , you will need a great deal of memorisation and repetition to be able to grasp all the diverse and similar information in the textbook
January 29, 2022
Masha Allah ❤️
July 13, 2022
Good to build concepts. Provides the overview about the disease , the pathophysiology, and in depth knowledge about drugs. Covers almost all classes of drugs.
August 20, 2022
A difficult textbook to read and grasp. Better options are available.
June 12, 2024
GLUT 4
Muscle, adipose - Insulin-mediated uptake of glucose .
Muscle, adipose - Insulin-mediated uptake of glucose .
November 8, 2007
this is the bible of pharmacology... very helpful reference book
February 27, 2008
Usefull one for Mpharm Student;)
March 29, 2008
buku favorit untuk ujian farmakologi.. cuih..
April 15, 2009
Pharmacology!
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May 27, 2010"Good information but very disorganized. Hard to follow - would not recommend as a quick reference."
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May 7, 2010my book that i woueld like to shaer with other poeple to much.
November 15, 2010
a phrmacology bible
August 3, 2013
DOPE! LOL, get it?
August 19, 2013
من اجمل كتب الفارما اللى ممكن تصادفها ف حياتك
September 26, 2013
Great resource to get a general picture of the pharmacological options available.
December 23, 2014
i just want to read
September 2, 2015
Too vast and inappropriate elaboration!
November 14, 2015
Have read and is reading again!!! (No this is not an exclamation of joy but rather of desperation)
April 26, 2017
This book really helps me to get a better understanding about the essential of pharmacist practice in hospital.
December 10, 2012
An ultimate guide to my pharmacy course!
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