Pharmacology

Pharmacognosy (the science of biogenic or nature-derived pharmaceuticals and poisons) has been an established basic pharmaceutical science taught i...

Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly. A recent study from the Bloomberg School of Public Health rece...

Part of the Drugs in series, this book provides an easily accessible pocket-sized guide to the use of medications when treating patients with neuro...

As a number of diseases emerge or reemerge thus stimulating new vaccine development opportunities to help prevent those diseases, it can be especia...

As the most in-depth pharmacology text designed specifically for pharmacy technicians, this title prepares students for a career in community, inst...

Suitable for a stand-alone pharmacy lab course or for the lab portion of a pharmacy practice course, Pharmacy Labs for Technicians teaches students...

Rituximab (MabThera (R), Rituxan (R)) is a chimaeric murine/human antibody targeted against the surface antigen CD20 that is expressed on normal an...

Cisplatin is a platinum-based anticancer drug and widely used for the treatment of human testicular, ovarian, bladder, cervical, head and neck, and...

Pharmacotherapy is the most commonly used treatment method for psychiatric disorders. Many patients experience medical diseases concurrent with psy...

With Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians, students learn the essential mathematics concepts and skills pharmacy technicians use on the job. Clear...

This textbook aligns with the nine knowledge domains identified by the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in developing the bl...

Anti-malarial drugs are medicines that prevent or treat malaria, a disease which takes a great toll on human health and well-being, particularly in...

Cannabis sativa is the scientific name for the widely used drug commonly known as marijuana. Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in th...

This book presents an overview of recent developments for an old drug , simvastatin. It belongs to the class of statins, the most commonly prescri...

Drugs (medicines) are considered either the primary therapy or an adjunct to another modality. Physicians of all specialties prescribe drugs on a d...

Adiponectin has recently emerged as an anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic, and insulin-sensitizing factor providing possible link between white ad...

Zoledronic acid is a third generation bisphosphonate which is administered intravenously once yearly at a dose of 5mg for multiple reasons includin...

Folic acid is one of 13 essential vitamins that can be obtained from dietary sources or supplements. Despite a relative abundance of folic acid in ...

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small peptides which exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and often activity against virus. In addition,...

Specialty drugs are one of the fastest-growing areas of health care spending. There is no one set definition of specialty drugs, although insurers ...

Antipsychotics are a class of psychiatric medications primarily used to manage psychosis symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations, or disorder...

Beta-Lapachone is a natural quinone compound found in the lapacho tree bark. Studies over the past decades have demonstrated that this quinone comp...