Pharmacology

Apigenin is one of the most bioactive naturally occurring flavonoids, found in fruits, plant-derived beverages, vegetables, wheat sprouts, and some...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have become a mainstay of therapy not only in the practice of gastroenterology, but also for general medicine and eve...

This book highlights recent advances in beta blockers research. Beta blockers have been used for the treatment of several clinical conditions and i...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the clinical pharmacology, medical uses, and adverse effects of ibuprofen. Topic...

This book presents current research in the study of the properties, clinical uses and adverse effects of acetaminophen. Topics discussed include ad...

Statins work by reducing cholesterol synthesis by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. The decrease in cholesterol levels is associated with in...

Estrogens are a family of hormones that potently regulate reproductive, cardiovascular, bone, brain, and other physiology by altering gene expressi...

Vaccines play an essential role in keeping humans and animals healthy. The vaccine has been one of the most important interventions designed to bot...

The class of serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (or SNRIs) were introduced into clinical use as a result of the perceived short-coming...

Doxycycline: Medical Uses and Effects opens with a personal account of experiments suggesting that doxycycline may play an important role in the fi...

Pharmacology is the study of substances that interact with living systems through chemical processes, especially by binding to regulatory molecules...

Worldwide, adverse drug reactions are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients, as well as increased healthcare costs. Published data s...

Surfactants play an essential role in our daily lives. Their form of usage varies from detergents and cleaning agents through disinfectants and sol...

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID''s) are one of the most widely prescribed drugs for their analgesic, antiinflammatory and antipyretic pr...

This book offers a set of chapters which describes the procedure for drug treatment of the principal diseases that older people suffer from. In the...

Over the past few decades, a number of legislative actions have been taken to encourage the development of therapies to treat people affected by ra...