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008    180607s2016    xxua     b    001 0 eng d 
020    9781785230776 
050 04 RM300|b.M35 2016 
100 1  McGavock, Hugh 
245 10 How drugs work :|bbasic pharmacology for healthcare 
       professionals /|cHugh McGavock. 
250    4th ed 
260    Boca Raton, FL :|bCRC Press,|c2016 
300    vi,204 p :|bill ;|c25 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Getting a drug into the body: absorption -- Getting a drug
       to its site of action: distribution -- Inactivating drugs:
       phase 1 drug metabolism -- Phase 2 drug metabolism and 
       methods of excretion -- The concept of a drug's half-life:
       an estimate of the rate of elimination of different drugs-
       - Receptor function and intercellular signalling -- The 
       central role of receptors in drug action -- Drugs that  
       block enzymes: understanding NSAID therapy in inflammation
       -- The principal targets for drug action -- Calcium ion 
       for the prescriber -- Introduction to drugs in the central
       nervous system -- CNS drugs whose action is (a) understood,
       (b) unknown/speculative -- The actions of CNS drugs used 
       to treat anxiety, insomnia and life-threatening status 
       epilepticus -- Drugs used to treat Parkinsonism -- Pain 
       and analgesics -- How anti-emetic drugs work --
       Antipsychotic drugs -- Antidepressant drugs -- Anti- 
       epileptic drugs -- Drugs of abuse: hallucinogens and CNS 
       stimulants -- Alzheimer's disease -- How the many     
       antidiabetic drugs work -- Treating severe chronic  
       inflammation --The scientific basis of prescribing forthe 
       elderly --Antibacterial action and bacterial resistance --
       How to prevent adverse drug interactions - ADIs -- How to 
       predict and avoid adverse drug reactions to single drugs -
       ADRs -- Why consider practice formulary? --Getting new 
       drugs to market: licensing medicines for human use -- The 
       problem of patients' n-compliance with their medication - 
       'non-concordance'. 
520    A concise textbook providing a clear description of drug 
       absorption, distribution, action, metabolism and adverse 
       effects, this title provides the information needed in a  
       straightforward way to ensure informed, safe and cost- 
       effective prescribing 
650  0 Pharmacology 
650  0 Drugs|xPrescribing 
650 2  Pharmacology