Basic pharmacology /
edited by R. W. Foster
- Third edition.
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Butterworth Heinemann ; c1991
- xvii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General pharmacology -- drug action on peripheral excitable tissues -- drug action on peripheral tissues -- endocrine pharmacology -- drug action on the central nervous system -- antiparasitic chemotherapy -- drug disposition and metabolism -- clinical pharmacology
An introductory text on pharmacology for medical students, pharmacology students and those studying allied subjects such as pharmacy, nursing and dentistry. Assuming very basic knowledge of chemistry, biology and physiology, the book takes a paramedical and therapeutic direction.