Pharmacology

By Craig Stevens, George M. Brenner, Craig W. Stevens

Book Overview

Pharmacology allows you to move through the subject at an accelerated pace, while showing you how to apply the most important concepts to everyday clinical problem-solving and decision-making The all-new, full-colour format, along with a consistent chapter organisation, makes learning and review efficient, while straightforward and clear illustrations explain difficult concepts and help you to memorise the material.Provides online access to Student Consult where where you'll find the complete contents of the book...convenient chapter-by-chapter summaries...USMLE-style questions...Integration Links to bonus content in other Student Consult titles...and much more-that enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power.
Focuses on "must-know" pharmacology information that fosters an efficient mastery of the subject.
Summarizes information in tables throughout for quick reference.
Features straightforward and clear full-color illustrations that enhance understanding and retention.
Presents integrated material from other basic sciences that show how drugs affect the body.
Includes drug classification boxes at the beginning of each chapter that make this important information easy to locate and review.
Now in full colour, making learning and review easier
New self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter that let you test yourself and prepare for your exams
A case study for each chapter links basic science with clinical practice
A convenient online chapter-by-chapter summary via Student Consult that makes review easier

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416066276
• ISBN13: 9781416066279
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Best Introductory Pharm Book out there

As a 2nd year US med student I've gone through quite a few books to find a good introductory pharmacology text. Admittedly this is my worst subject and I am really happy to have discovered Brenner's book. The text is clear, the info is up to date and informed by the latest research. Additionally, the 4-5 questions at the end of each chapter are quite helpful. I am using this text in conjunction with Principles of Pharmacology Workbook, Pretest Pharmacology, Brenner's Pharmacology Cards, and Pharmnemonics cards. I find that while the text is the best introductory one out there, I need the questions and cards to reinforce the drugs in my memory. If you're considering Katzung's big book or Lippincott's Pharmocology check this gem out first. Another good book to look at is Principles of Pharmacology if you want more detail.

Excellent, concise introductory textbook

The new (2nd) edition is a nice update of the original text. It now includes review questions as well as new drug information since the first edition. The text itself is admirably clear and concise, and does a good job of describing the clinical uses of drugs as well as their mechanisms of action. This would be an excellent textbook for an introductory pharmacology course.

Excellent condenced review text, but no test questions

I found this book to be a great up to date (2000) review of pharm. It has just a bit more information than a pure review book, like the lippincott's pharm rewiew. The extra info helps put the drugs more in context to why they work or don't. It does not have questions to test yourself, the questions come in another "companion" book to this, so there is extra expence if one wants that- the only down side (lippincott's has questions in the same book). The class that I'm in is pretty much split on which one they prefer (the questions in the lippincott book sway some).