Pharmacology

Today, we are surrounded by a multitude of different chemicals that are essential components of our everyday life.

Successful drug use in biology and medicine is often prejudiced by the failure of drugs that are otherwise active in vitro to act as efficiently in vivo.

Key Features The most comprehensive resource available on the biodiversity of algal species, their industrial production processes and their use for human consumption in food, health and varied applications.

This indispensable book provides therapists and counselors with crucial knowledge about psychotropic medications: when and how to make medication referrals, how to answer patients' questions and help them handle problems that arise, and how to combine medication and psychotherapy effectively.

Lead Compounds from Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases is the second volume in the series, Pharmaceutical Leads from Medicinal Plants.

Macromolecules in the body form noncovalent associations, such as DNA-protein or protein-protein complexes, that control and regulate numerous cellular functions.

Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases remain the number one cause of death in developed countries and their prevalence is increasing rapidly in developing nations.

In 1970 I gave up the chairmanship of the Department of Pharmacology at Stanford University Schoel of Medicine to devote full time to basic and clinical research on problems of drug addiction.

The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, is of particular importance to humans, and the consumption of tea has a long history of over 2000 years.

This new edition presents a fully-updated and expanded look at current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) for cell therapy products.

After a century of research, several lines of evidence now indicate that the ability of adenosine to directly control inflammatory cells has a major impact on the functions of the inflammatory and immune systems.

Written by twenty-five authors from academia, pharmaceutical industry and Pharmacopeias worldwide, this monograph covers the fundamentals and applications of Quality by Design (QbD) and Analytical Quality by Design (AQbD) in a practical and didactic manner.

It is now over one hundred years since von Behring and Kitsato first concluded experiments that led to the use of passive immunisation, employing antibodies raised in animals against tetanus and diphtheria toxins.

An overall view of the cancer problem and development of cancer chemothera- 231 peutic biosynthetic products to February 1976 was presented in Volume 1.

This revised and extended edition provides in-depth insights into the benefits and untapped potential of lichen-derived bioactive compounds.

A number of excellent symposia, reviews and monographs on the biology of ethanol have been published during the last decade.

Early clinical intervention in psychosis is now a major objective of mental health services and the development of specialist intervention services has greatly facilitated research on the early phases of this disorder.

This volume provides a selection of chapters on new developments in various areas of clinical medicine, including dental, surgery, and general practice.

Poor clinical trial designs result in failed studies wasting research funds and limiting the advancement of cures for disorders.

Research and development in the pharmaceutical industry is a time-consuming and expensive process, making it difficult for newly developed drugs to be formulated into commercially available products.

This is the second edition of a book called "e;Lymphoma of the Nervous System,"e; which was published by Butterworth-Heinemann (B-H) in 2004.

A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO DESIGNING ACCURATE DOSING REGIMENSCasebook in Pharmacokinetics and Drug Dosing uses real-life cases to teach pharmacy students, pharmacists, and clinical pharmacists how to apply pharmacokinetics to formulate proper dosing regimens.

This volume reviews recent advances in five important areas of medicinal chemistry which will be of interest both to chemists and to scientists of other disciplines engaged in medicines research and development.

Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Nanoparticles, and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress-Induced Cell Death Mechanisms presents the role of ROS-mediated pathways cellular signaling stress, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, oxidative stress, oxidative damage, nanomaterials, and the mechanisms by which metalloids and nanoparticles induce their toxic effects.

A comprehensive compendium of all commonly used antibiotics, including indications, side effects, dosage information, and drug/food interactions Antibiotics Manual: A Guide to Commonly Used Antimicrobials, Second Edition is a unique, user-friendly guide made for all who prescribe antibiotics.

Cette deuxième édition entièrement revue et mise à jour comprend une nouvelle section sur les produits naturels.

Addresses the major side-effects of one of the most widely prescribed drug classes in a light, readable style.

Reverse Pharmacology: Phytocannabinoids, Banned and Restricted Herbals will serve as a tailormade reference guide for the manufacturers and practitioners of herbal drugs.

Aging is a natural phenomenon that is peculiar to all living things.

The first six volumes of the Handbook reviewed basic neuropharmacology, drawing on expertise in biochemistry, pharmacology and electrophysiology.

Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of death and disability in developed countries and, increasingly so, in the developing world.

This book is the first definitive overview on adenosine receptor antagonists and their application to the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.

Arguably the oldest form of health care, Ayurveda is often referred to as the "e;Mother of All Healing.

Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data in Adverse Drug Reactions, Volume 43, first published in 1977, and continually published as a yearly update to the voluminous encyclopedia Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs, presents clinicians and medical investigators with a critical survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions and interactions.

The breadth of the pharmaceutical medicine can be daunting, but this book is designed to navigate a path through the speciality.

This is the first comprehensive reference work on toxicologic pathology, an emerging field that integrates the mechanisms of toxic injury with the resulting pathology.

In this translation of the Italian second edition, the authors provide a comprehensive account of the current knowledge on antibiotics.

In recent years, cancer stem cells have been recognized as important component in carcinogenesis and they seem to form the basis of many (if not all) tumor types.

Synthetic Analgesics, Part I: Diphenylpropylamines deals with the methods of synthesis, the physical and chemical properties, and the "e;"e;analgesic"e;"e; activity of diphenylpropylamines.

Nanoparticles in Pharmacotherapy explores the most recent findings on how nanoparticles are used in pharmacotherapy, starting with their synthesis, characterization and current or potential uses.

Marijuana and Health Hazards: Methodological Issues in Current Research is a collection of manuscripts presented at a conference on methodological issues involving marijuana research, held in Washington, D.

This reference examines the cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms involved in airway inflammation, as well as the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and aetiology of asthma.

With the improvements in formulation science and certain transdermal delivery technologies, the non-invasive mode of drug delivery is now ready to compete with traditional methods of oral and injectible routes of drug delivery.

The chemistry of phenols tends to be ignored in organic chemical textbooks and to be lost amongst the many classes of functional derivatives.

Over the last twenty years there has been a dramatic upsurge in the application of meta-analysis to medical research.

Pharmacists are on the frontlines of public health.

Vertebral Manipulation: Fourth Edition presents a comprehensive examination of the methods of passive movement treatment.

Organized by the French Speaking Society for Study and Research on Essential Trace Elements (SFERETE), the Fifth International Congress on Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology "e;Therapeutic Uses of Trace Elements"e; was held February 4-7.