RANG & DALE’S Pharmacology ebook pdf

RANG & DALE’S Pharmacology ebook pdf

What Is pharmacology?

Pharmacology is the science of drugs (Greek:Pharmacon-drug; logos discourse in).

In a broad sense, it deals with interaction of exo-genously administered chemical molecules with living systems, or any single chemical substance which can produce a biological response is a ‘drug’.

It encompasses all aspects of knowledge about drugs, but most importantly those that are relevant to effective and safe use for medicinal purposes.

Pharmacology as an experimental science was ushered by Rudolf Buchheim who founded the first institute of pharmacology in 1847 in Germany.

In the later part of the 19th century, Oswald Schmiedeberg, regarded as the “father of pharmacology”, together with his many disciples like J Langley, T Frazer, P Ehrlich, AJ Clark, JJ Abel propounded some of the fundamental concepts in pharmacology.

Since then drugs have been purified, chemically characterized and a vast variety of highly potent and selective new drugs have been developed.

The two main divisions of pharmacology are :

(A). Pharmacodynamics and
(B). Pharmacokinetics.

Pharmacodynamics :

(Greek: dynamis—power) — What the drug does to the body.

This includes physiological and biochemical effects of drugs and their mechanism of action at organ system/subcellular macromolecular levels,

e.g.
Adrenaline → interaction with adrenoceptors → G-protein mediated stimulation of cell membrane bound adenylyl cyclase → increased intracellular cyclic 3´,5´AMP → cardiac stimulation, hepatic glycogenolysis and hyperglycaemia, etc.

Pharmacokinetics :

(Greek: Kinesis—movement)—What the body does to the drug.

This refers to movement of the drug in and alteration of the drug by the body; includes absorption, distribution, binding/localization/storage, bio transformation and excretion of the drug.

BOOK INFO : RANG & DALE’S Pharmacology

About the author – M M Dale, Dennis G Haylett.

Important Chapters-

  • Section 1. Cholinergic pharmacology
  • Section 2. Noradrenergic pharmacology
  • Section 3. Inflammation and anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Section 12. Asthma and antiasthma drugs
  • Section 15. Blood sugar and diabetes
  • Section 19. Reproductive system
  • Section 21. General anaesthetic
  • Section 22. Anxiolytics and hypnotics
  • Section 26. Analgesic drugs and the control of pain
  • Section 28. Local anaesthetics
  • Section 29. Antibacterial agents
  • Section 30. Antiviral agents
  • Section 31. Antiprotozoal drugs
  • Section 32. Antifungal agents
  • Section 33. Anthelminthic drugs
  • Section 34. Anticancer drugs
  • Section 37. Absorption and distribution of drugs
  • Section 38. Drug metabolism and excretion.

    More Chapters available in the books (see screenshot)

    RANG & DALE’S Pharmacology ebook pdf

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    Book’s Name : RANG & DALE’S Pharmacology
    Authors : M M Dale, Dennis G Haylett.
    Size of PDF : 8.77 MB
    Number of Pages : 657 Pages

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