Modern Pharmacology with Clinical ApplicationsCharles R. Craig, Robert E. Stitzel Building on the strengths of previous editions, the Sixth Edition of Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications continues to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive textbook for students of pharmacology. Focusing on the clinical application of drugs within a context of the major principles of pharmacology, this text supplies both students and faculty with an introduction to modern pharmacotherapeutics. |
Contents
Progress in Therapeutics | 1 |
Mary E Davis and Mark J Reasor | 63 |
SYSTEM | 81 |
218 | 149 |
DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS | 279 |
Mitchell S Finkel and Humayun Mirza | 385 |
Drugs Used in Asthma | 458 |
CHEMOTHERAPY | 507 |
DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 675 |
Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs | 742 |
Knox Van Dyke and Karen Woodfork | 763 |
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Page xii - As used in this subsection and subsection (e), the term "substantial evidence" means evidence consisting of adequate and well-controlled investigations, including clinical investigations, by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug involved, on the basis of which it could fairly and responsibly be concluded by such experts that the drug will have the effect it purports or is represented to have under the conditions of use prescribed, recommended,...