Pharmacology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 430
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071471812
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071471817
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you to get to know material on the pharmacology shelf exam and the USMLE Step 1; practice with 500 USMLE Step 1-style questions with referenced answers; review explanations for right and wrong answers; and build confidence, skills, and knowledge.
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Medicines, 6th ed

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number Of Pages: 608
Publication Date: 2002-09-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0747559287
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780747559283
Binding: Paperback
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The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals 14th Edition

Publisher: Merck
Number Of Pages: 2564
Publication Date: 2006-11-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 091191000X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780911910001
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds.
Compounds included:
• human and veterinary drugs
• biotech drugs and monoclonal antibodies
• substances used for medical imaging
• biologicals and natural products
• plants and traditional medicines
• nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals
• agriculturals, pesticides and herbicides
• Organic chemicals used in research
• Food additives and supplements
• dyes, colors and indicators
• environmentally significant substances

Information provided:
• chemical, common and generic names
• Over 15,000 trademarks and associated companies
• CAS Registry Numbers for over 12,000 compounds
• Over 8,500 chemical structures
• molecular formulae, weights and percentage composition
• capsule statements identifying compound classes and scientific significance
• scientific and patent literature references
• physical and toxicity data
• therapeutic and commercial uses
• caution and hazard information

In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to existing monographs. Now includes a companion CD-ROM which features 989 monographs no longer available in print, organic name reactions, supplemental tables and a new user interface for user-friendly searching.
| Tags: Biology, Pharmacology |

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Physicians' Cancer Chemotherapy Drug Manual, 2007

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: 2007-01-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0763743089
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780763743086
Binding: Spiral-bound

Product Description:
Completely revised and updated for 2007, this practical handbook is an up-to-date guide to all aspects of cancer chemotherapy. The book provides a comprehensive, easy to use catalogue of over 100 drugs-both on- and off-label-commonly used in cancer treatment, including several new agents (recently or about to be FDA approved). A section on Common Chemotherapy Regimens provides a quick reference to management of specific cancers, arranged alphabetically. A comprehensively revised introductory chapter on Principles of Chemotherapy offers a concise, current overview of the field. Special features include: Special chapter profiling anti-emetic drugs Diagrams of drug structures and pathways Complete discussion of clinical pharmacology, indications, and dosages Coverage of toxicity and interactions Separate chapter on chemotherapy regimens for specific cancers Overview of basic principles of cancer drug therapy Easy to load and use CD-ROM version.
| Tags: Family Medicine, Oncology |

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Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2008 Palm Edition

Download version of the 2008 PDA edition for Palm OS handheld devices. Features include: Bookmarks, Notes, Auto-Update enhanced; streamlined installation.
Palm System Requirements* Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP or Mac (OS 8.6 or later)* Palm OS 3.5.3 or later* 2 Megabytes of free memory on your Palm device* Palm Desktop version 4.1* The Sanford Guide runs on any VFS compliant devices (m500, m505, Sony Clie Memory Stick, Compac)
| Tags: Pharmacology, Infectious Disease |

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Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Management

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2006-05-08
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405103612
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405103619
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Now there is an up-to-date guide for optimizing pharmacologic therapy in treating patients with heart failure. Reflecting current practice at leading medical centers, Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Management provides both the biologic and pathologic underpinnings of each pharmacologic agent in current use. It also supplies detailed discussions of the clinical investigations that support current understanding of the risks and benefits associated with the use of these drugs. Thorough references make the book useful to the novice as well as the experienced clinician.
| Tags: Cardiology, Pharmacology |

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Drug Addiction: From Basic Research to Therapy

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 680
Publication Date: 2008-06-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387766774
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387766775
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Drug Addiction: From Basic Research to Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of physiological, biochemical, and genetic pathways underlying drug addiction, and resultant efforts to develop novel treatment strategies dealing with drug addiction and other CNS disorders where the neurophysiological processes overlap, such as treatment of pain. Based on the AAPS-NIDA Frontiers in Science Symposium “Drug Addiction: From Basic Research to Therapies,” this volume, representing focuses on the translation of fundamental addiction research to a variety of treatments, bringing together scientists with widely ranging expertise in synthetic and computational chemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and neuroscience with researchers in drug discovery and development, drug targeting, and quantitative therapeutics.
| Tags: Psychiatry, Pharmacology |

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Innovation in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 150
Publication Date: 2007-05-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9812706607
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789812706607
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Innovation is at the heart of all advances and has the capacity to solve problems facing humanity. Societies which have turned away from innovation and technological development have failed in their ability to support their populations. Understanding the nature of innovation in the life sciences and in particular healthcare, how it operates, what enables and hinders it is therefore of great importance to meeting the challenges ahead. This book, originally and concurrently published in the International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2007, offers the latest research and insights concerning innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry.
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BRS Pharmacology (Board Review Series)

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 372
Publication Date: 2006-07-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781780748
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781780742
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This concise review of medical pharmacology is designed for medical students, dental students, and others in the health care professions. It is intended primarily to help students prepare for licensing examinations such as the USMLE Step 1 or similar examinations. Each chapter presents specific drugs and discusses their general properties, mechanism of action, pharmacologic effects, therapeutic uses, and adverse effects. Drug lists and two-color tables and figures summarize essential drug information in all chapters.
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Case Files: Pharmacology (Lange Case Files)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 456
Publication Date: 2008-04-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071488588
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071488587
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
More than 50 clinical cases help you excel in pharmacology courses and the USMLE Step 1
The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps you to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Files: Pharmacology: Second Edition presents 55 clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas.
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Drug-Drug Interaction Primer: A Compendium of Case Vignettes for the Practicing Clinician

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: 2007-06-05
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1585623059
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781585623051
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This user-friendly resource offers complete and comprehensive coverage of the difficult challenges posed by drug-drug interactions. Over 170 case vignettes illustrate a variety of interactions (DDIs) to provide an unintimidating even entertaining approach to understanding these issues. Drug-Drug Interaction Primer builds on the author's earlier work, Drug Interactions Casebook: The Cytochrome P450 System and Beyond, and features updated references throughout and 29 new cases that provide such clinical examples as: a patient diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder transitions from haloperidol to aripiprazole with disastrous results; an AIDS patient's trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is replaced with warfarin following atrial fibrillation, resulting in ischemic stroke; and a delusional patient on risperidone is placed on phenytoin following seizures, and delusions return.
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Lange Q&A: USMLE Step 1

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: 2008-03-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071492194
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071492195
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
The trusted favorite for USMLE Step 1 review!
LANGE Q&A: USMLE Step 1 is a comprehensive Q&A review of all the topics medical students can expect on the USMLE Step 1. Chapters contain specific topics so you can reinforce one topic at a time and concentrate on you weak areas. The final seven chapters consist of practice tests in blocks of 50 questions each, in the same format you will see on exam day.

FEATURES:
* Co-authored by residents who recently passed Step 1
* Board-format practice exams enhance test preparation
* Most frequently tested subjects are emphasized
* Organized by subject to help you focus on problem areas
* Fully comprehensive and up to date
* The most popular review guide for USMLE Step 1
* More than 1,100 Q&As-plus detailed explanations for each!
* One complete 350-question practice test for self-evaluation
* Special focuses on physiology, pathology, and pharmacology
* The latest info on microbiology and behavioral science
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The International Pharmacopoeia, Third Edition

Publisher: World Health Organization
Number Of Pages: 371
Publication Date: 2003-02-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9241545364
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789241545365
Binding: Paperback

Book Description:
Presents an historical account of the Pharmacopoeia and describes methods and procedures for the quality control of pharmaceutical substances and dosage forms, including a special section on quality control of anti-malarials.
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Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies, Volumes 5-8

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Number Of Pages: 3120
Publication Date: 2007-07-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470040998
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470040997
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
AT LAST - a comprehensive, authoritative resource customized for biomedical, pharmaceutical and drug discovery research!
Easy-to-access information on currently available drugs, plus the status of drug development and approval, for every major therapeutic area!
| Tags: Emergency, Pharmacology |

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Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies, Volumes 1-4

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Publication Date: 2006-12-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047004098X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470040980
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Here is an all-encompassing reference tailored to the needs of research managers, chemists and biologists, clinical scientists, and executives in the pharmacology and biotechnology industry. No other resource focuses on drug discovery and pharmaceutical research from this unique perspective combining scientific and business aspects of today's biotechnology.
Within every major therapeutic area, the Wiley Handbook of Current and Emerging Drug Therapies provides a general overview of the etiology and pathophsiology of the important disease indications.
| Tags: Emergency, Pharmacology |

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Lippincott Interactive Anesthesia Library (CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh, Single Seat Multi-User, Version 3.0)

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages:
Publication Date: 2001-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781725755
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781725750
Binding: CD-ROM

Product Description:
Licenses Available: Institutional Single-Seat (for one computer) and Network (network server/multi-user)For product, price and ordering information, call: 1-800-326-1685 (Hospitals/Gvt Accounts/Labs/Health Care Facilities) 1-800-624-8947 (Universities/Colleges).This award-winning CD-ROM allows instant access to the full contents of seven of the most respected texts in the field of anesthesia. The updated Version 3.0 contains many new editions, including:
* Cousins and Bridenbaugh, Neural Blockade in Clinical Anesthesia and Management of Pain, Third Edition;
* Stoelting, Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice, Third Edition;
* Yao, Yao and Artusio's Anesthesiology: Problem-Oriented Patient Management, Fourth Edition;
* Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting, Clinical Anesthesia, Fourth Edition
* Barash, Cullen, and Stoelting, Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia, Fourth Edition;
* Connelly and Silverman, Review of Clinical Anesthesia, Third Edition.
* Humes, Kelley's Textbook of Internal Medicine, Fourth Edition.
Incorporated into this wealth of clinical information are over one thousand questions, answers, explanations, and case studies--making this powerful research tool perfect for reference, study, and review. Many new video segments have been added to Version 3.0, hyperlinked to relevant text material. Windows / Macintosh / Network Compatible.
| Tags: Anaesthesia, Software |

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Introduction to Pharmacology

Publisher: CRC
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2002-11-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415280338
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415280334
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
The first edition of Introduction to Pharmacology has over recent years become a highly influential text among students wishing to acquire a knowledge of pharmacology without having to refer to the larger, more detailed, traditional pharmacology volumes. This revised and updated second edition contains significant new material to bring the reader up-to-date with the latest practices and principles in pharmacology.
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Vanadium: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Practical Applications

Publisher: CRC
Number Of Pages: 250
Publication Date: 2007-03-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1420046136
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781420046137
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Written by leading authorities, this unique work examines the aqueous chemistry of vanadium. Focusing on the V(V) oxidation state, it highlights the use of 51V NMR spectroscopy. It covers reactions of vanadium with biologically important ligands such as amino acids, peptides, and sulfhydryl ligands.
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Inhaled Steroids in Asthma: Optimizing Effects in the Airways

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 760
Publication Date: 2001-11-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0824705858
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780824705855
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
This book sums up the mechanistic basis, current status, and future prospects of steroid inhalation as the cornerstone of prophylactic asthma therapy, identifying its kinetic basis-especially the essential airway selectivity-and including a historical account of inhaled glucocorticoid development. Makes connections among the underlying pharmacology, impact of new simulation models, newly recognized molecular targets, and therapeutic outcomes of short- and long-term steroid inhalation therapy.
| Tags: Allergy |

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HPLC for Pharmaceutical Scientists

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Number Of Pages: 1136
Publication Date: 2007-01-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471681628
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471681625
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
HPLC for Pharmaceutical Scientists is an excellent book for both novice and experienced pharmaceutical chemists who regularly use HPLC as an analytical tool to solve challenging problems in the pharmaceutical industry. It provides a unified approach to HPLC with an equal and balanced treatment of the theory and practice of HPLC in the pharmaceutical industry.
In-depth discussion of retention processes, modern HPLC separation theory, properties of stationary phases and columns are well blended with the practical aspects of fast and effective method development and method validation. Practical and pragmatic approaches and actual examples of effective development of selective and rugged HPLC methods from a physico-chemical point of view are provided.
This book elucidates the role of HPLC throughout the entire drug development process from drug candidate inception to marketed drug product and gives detailed specifics of HPLC application in each stage of drug development.
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