Pharmacology

In this book, an international team of authors outline the neurochemistry, drug development, and clinical use of botulinum toxins.

Explores key areas for nurses, pharmacists and other professions allied to medicine that will soon have the power to prescribe.

Explores the impact of pharmacogenetics, the use of genetic testing to prescribe and develop drugs, on clinical practice.

An arresting case-study highlighting the social and political implications of a new ''pharmaceutical'' way of thinking about human behaviour.

An invaluable resource providing safe and effective information for dermatological prescribing decisions.

Describes how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management.

This important book synthesises findings about drug treatments for children with a broad range of psychiatric disorders.

Analyzes mechanisms of parasite survival, and advocates the latest molecular strategies with which to identify effective antiparasitic agents.

A very readable and well illustrated 1999 clinical guide to the common side effects of antipsychotic medication.

This 2002 text defines the field of pharmacogenetics as it applies to psychotropic drugs, for clinicians and researchers.

Quantitative Systems Pharmacology: Models and Model-Based Systems with Applications, Volume 42, provides a quantitative approach to problem-solving that is targeted to engineers.

Principles of Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals addresses the current "e;split"e; model of mental health care, in which physicians provide pharmaco-therapy while non-prescribing practitioners oversee other services such as psychotherapy.

TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH Both easy to use and highly informative, The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs is an indispensable reference for both patients and professionals.

From first principles to real-world applications -- here is the first comprehensive guide to drug discovery and development Modern drug discovery and development require the collaborative efforts of specialists in a broadarray of scientific, technical, and business disciplines--from biochemistry to molecular biology, organic chemistry to medicinal chemistry, pharmacology to marketing.

Statistics show that out of five thousand compounds with initial promise, five will go into human clinical trials, and only one will become an approved drug.

The Psychopharmacology Treatment Planner provides all theelements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatmentplans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies,third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies.

Studies of thermodynamics often fail to demonstrate how the mathematical intricacies of the subject relate to practical laboratory applications.

Through analyses of the complex underlying issues, this interdisciplinary volume frames the agenda for dealing with genetic variation and incorporating pharmacogenomics into health care.

Breakthroughs in combinatorial chemistry and molecular biology, as well as an overall industry trend toward accelerated development, mean the rate of sample generation now far exceeds the rate of sample analysis in the pursuit of producing new and better pharmaceuticals.

"e;If a colleague were to ask me, "e;What would you recommend I read if I want to become a real expert on bipolarity?

Written by well-known experts in field, this is the first book dedicated to dealing with the single most challenging management issue in long-term steroid therapy.

A key component of the overall quality of a pharmaceutical is control of impurities, as their presence, even in small amounts, may affect drug safety and efficacy.

Now in a revised edition, Comparative Pharmacokinetics: Principles, Techniques, and Applications presents the principles and techniques of comparative and veterinary pharmacokinetics in a detailed yet practical manner.

This book guides the reader through FDA regulation guidelines and outlines a comprehensive strategy for cost reduction in regulatory affairs and compliance.

This book focuses on new small molecule approaches to combat viral infections.

Dow Chemical developed the Chemical Exposure Index to help its engineers design and operate safer facilities.

This book focuses on new small molecule approaches to combat viral infections.

HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS An evenhanded study of pharmacological interactions between Western drugs and herbal supplementsToday, a significant percentage of Americans turn to complementary and alternative medicine practices.

This book describes, with references to key source materials, the background to, and conduct of, the principal nonclinical studies that are central to drug development.

HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS An evenhanded study of pharmacological interactions between Western drugs and herbal supplementsToday, a significant percentage of Americans turn to complementary and alternative medicine practices.

This book describes, with references to key source materials, the background to, and conduct of, the principal nonclinical studies that are central to drug development.

Provides a concise introduction to the chemistry of therapeutically active compounds, written in a readable and accessible style.

Fruit flies are "e;little people with wings"e; goes the saying in the scientific community, ever since the completion of the Human Genome Project and its revelations about the similarity amongst the genomes of different organisms.

Describes the latest advances in psychopharmacology - one of the most rapidly developing fields in modern science.

The latest edition of this highly acclaimed textbook, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the science and medical applications of biopharmaceutical products.

Presenting new developments in sampling and drug profiling, this book also provides practical information on how to carry out analysis, what the results mean and how they can be used as court evidence and for drugs intelligence purposes.

A comprehensive review of recent work on chromatin and non-histone proteins, this book arises from the interactions of a multidisciplinary group of scientists involved in the study of acetylation.

Pharmaceutical Ethics is an important text, which aims to provide the ethical guidelines much needed by the pharmaceutical industry.

Cross-over trials are an important class of design used in the pharmaceutical industry and medical research, and their use continues to grow.

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

There has been substantial growth in the use of data monitoring committees in recent years, by both government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry.

Treatment with drugs is fundamental to modern therapy of psychiatric disorders.

Written by authorities in the field, this book provides a bottom up approach to studying skin toxicology.

Following Contemporary Drug Synthesis and The Art of Drug Synthesis (Wiley, 2004 and 2007), two well-received works, is this new book that demystifies the process of modern drug discovery for practitioners and students.

Offers a social view of the activities leading to the timely patient access to medicines including: drug research, drug production, drug distribution, drug prescribing, drug information and drug control Provides theoretical models to enable pharmacists to understand the organization of drug systems in their particular global territory Written specifically with the needs of pharmacy students taking Master's degrees in mind

Although clinical trials were virtually unheard of in psychiatry for many years, they are now the gold standard for judging whether drugs are safe and useful.

Benefit-risk assessment is at the centre of the approval process for every new medicine.

Nanomaterials - substances smaller than 100 nanometers in size - have been added in recent years to an increasing numbers of consumer products used in day-to-day life; in food packaging, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, odor-resistant textiles and household appliances.

Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to natural products from a biosynthetic perspective, focussing on the metabolic sequences leading to various classes of natural products.