Pharmacology

This edition of Pharmacology has been thoroughly revised and updated to conform to the recommendations of the MCI regarding the teaching of pharmacology, and to include the latest developments in pharmacology and drug treatment modalities. Special emphasis has been laid on essential and commonly used drugs . WHO and national government recommendations in the drug treatment of prevalent problematic but preventable and treatable diseases responsible for wide scale morbidity and mortality, common poisonings, addictions and rational use of drugs in special situations, e.g. pregnancy, lactation, infancy and old age and in the presence of hepatic and renal dysfunction. Rational Use of Drugs (RUD) and Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) have been discussed, and their importance has been emphasized. Government of India s Essential Drug List (EDL) has been included. A chapter on Clinical Pharmacology and Prescription Writing has been added.

About the Author : - Salil K Bhattacharya MD, PhD, FCAI, FAMS, FIBRO, Emeritus Scientist (ICMR), Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India; Formerly, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.