Essentials of Medical Pharmacology - 8th Edition [Latest] - KD Tripathi - No Cost Library

Essentials of Medical Pharmacology - 

8th Edition [Latest]

   Author(s): K.D.Tripathi  

                                    Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Year: 2018                               

 Description: 

• Revised and updated chapters including new drugs and the latest treatment guidelines.
• Wide range of topics from basic pharmacological concepts to practical therapeutics.
• A new chapter on 'Nitric Oxide and Vasoactive Peptide Signal Molecules’; has been added along with novel drugs that act by modifying action/turnover of these molecules.
• Priority has been accorded to drugs that are marked in India and their leading brand names are mentioned along with dosage forms.
• List of abbreviations provided at the beginning of the book.
• All recently released drugs are included.
• Eye-catching drug classification charts which help create pictorial memory.
• Several new figures, charts, tables and highlight boxes have been added.
• Focus on 'evidence-based medicine' by extensive reference to credible studies and endpoint trials.
• India-specific information on diseases, drugs and treatment guidelines, particularly for TB, leprosy, Hiv-Aids, malaria, kala-azar, etc.
• Therapeutic recommendations from eminent professional bodies and organizations.
• The ‘Problem Directed Study’ at the end of most chapters provides an exercise in therapeutic decision making.
• Includes Appendices on Solution to Problem Directed Study; Prescribing in Pregnancy; Drugs in Breastfeeding; and Drugs and Fixed-Dose Combinations Banned in India.
• A brief list of useful references for further reading is provided at the end of the book.

Book Reviews:

It is the basic book that all students studying pharmacology use for. You may find the book a little harder to begin with, but once you learn how to read it, it becomes easy to read. You'll learn how to read this book after spending some time with it. All drugs are included in that book and the book has been updated constantly to include more drugs and brand names. The book also has a strong chapter distribution distinguishing device wise and organism wise. Most of the essential points such as applications, acts, side effects and contraindications of every medication are put in Pointwise manner such that memorizing it is simple for the students.