Book Description

"Advanced Pharmacology" aimed to deliver such topics of drugs which are very important to be know by any healthcare professional, but found rarely in any books or library. Complete idea of publishing it, is to provide readers a good platform to study the rare topics in pharmacology. This book is recommended for MBBS, MD (Pharmacology), DM (Clinical Pharmacology), Pharm D., M. Pharm and B. Pharm students or any other healthcare professionals. The book is a strong learning aid for post graduate teaching and also helps clinicians or other heathcare professionals understand the pharmacological basis of pharmacotherapeutics through thematic flow diagrams and logical explanations for specialized topics in pharmacology to ease the reading. Book is divided into three sections; Initial two sections of the book deal with basic aspects of clinical pharmacology, regulation and therapeutics; also address the most recent advances in the field. Third section is thoroughly updated to provide readers with an ideal reference that covers wide range of neglected but important topics. It also provides a rich collection of material on critical areas such as medication errors, rational use of drugs, self medication, drug compliance etc. Several other essential regulations framed in India for drugs have been incorporated in the chapters drug policy, drug pricing, orphan drugs etc. Further, critical issues in pharmacology like usage of drugs in pregnancy, renal and hepatic complications, drug-drug interactions etc. are also addressed in a point specific manner to simplify the language to readers. Emerging topics in medical fields like regenerative medicine, nanomedicine, electronic prescribing (e-Rx), drug surveillance systems like Pharmacovigilance, Haemovigilance, Materiovigilance etc. are well explained. Hope, "Advanced Pharmacology", will fulfill the demand and need of healthcare professionals by covering the important and rare topics on drugs. Section - I 1. Essential Medicines 2. Medication Errors 3. Chronopharmacology: Diurnal Variation of Drug Action 4. Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs 5. Rational use of Drugs 6. Self-Medication 7. Drug Information Unit (DIU) 8. Drug Compliance 9. Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: Benefaction or Affliction 10. Orphan Drugs: from Development to Market 11. Drug Label 12. P-Drug 13. Drug Price 14. Clinical Relevance of Drug Isomerism (Enantiopure Drugs) 15. Counterfeit Medicines 16. Drugs and Sports 17. Expired Drugs 18. Drug Lag 19. Drug Policy-Different States in India 20. Narcotics 21. Drug and Off-Lebel Use Section - II 22. Drugs used in Pregnancy 23. Drugs uses in Pediatrics 24. Drugs uses in Geriatrics 25. Drug and Hepatic Dysfunction 26. Drug and Renal Dysfunction 27. Drug and Malnutrition 28. Clinical Implication of Fixed Dose Combinations (FDC) 29. Drug-Drug Interactions 30. Natural Products and Drug Interaction 31. Clinical Relevance to Drug Interactions 32. Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery Section - III 33. Regenerative Medicine 34. Nanomedicines 35. Computer Aided Drug Discovery (CADD): A QSAR Approach