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Books in Pharmacology

Elsevier's Pharmacology collection studies how drugs interact with biological systems to improve health and treat disease. It covers pharmacodynamics, exploring drug effects on biology, and pharmacokinetics, studying how the body affects drugs. Branches like Pharmacogenetics. Essential for pharmacologists, this collection offers invaluable insights into drug interactions, efficacy, and safety, crucial for advancing drug development and improving patient outcomes.

    • Ketamine

      • 1st Edition
      • October 6, 2025
      • Albert Dahan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pharmacology of Ketamine: Fundamentals, Applications, Delivery Systems and Clinical Aspects explores the multifaceted properties of ketamine for diverse applications, delving into dosing strategies, routes of administration, and their pharmacological implications. The book begins with an introduction that underscores the need to bridge research and practice. It then delves into the pharmacological intricacies of ketamine, dissecting mechanisms and dosing strategies and exploring the diverse routes of administration and their impact on ketamine's metabolites.The book then explores the PK and PD characteristics of ketamine, followed by a deep dive into clinical applications emphasizing anesthesia, psychiatric therapy, and emerging treatments. The final part of the book covers addiction, toxicity, and future research perspectives. It will serve as a comprehensive reference tailored to the needs of both researchers and clinicians involved in the administration and study of ketamine.
    • Massachusetts General Hospital. Psicofarmacología y Neuroterapéutica

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 15, 2025
      • Theodore A. Stern + 2 more
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
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      Información práctica y específica de uno de los principales hospitales y departamentos de psiquiatría del mundo. La segunda edición de Massachusetts General Hospital. Psicofarmacología y Neuroterapéutica es la guía ideal sobre los más actuales tratamientos psicofarmacológicos y somáticos para enfermedades psiquiátricas y neurológicas. Compuesta por capítulos extraídos principalmente de la tercera edición de Massachusetts General Hospital. Tratado de Psiquiatría Clínica, de Stern et al., la presente obra, exhaustivamente revisada, se centra en los tratamientos psicotrópicos actuales, la terapia electroconvulsiva y la neuroterapéutica, lo que la convierte en una herramienta de ágil consulta, ideal para psiquiatras, psicólogos, internistas y enfermeras.
    • Handbook of Intervention Science

      • 1st Edition
      • September 9, 2025
      • Laura N.Gitlin + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Handbook of Intervention Science: From Design to Implementation discusses multiple approaches for developing and advancing interventions at the individual, family, community, health system, and policy level. The book focuses on creating interventions suitable for diverse populations from racial, ethnical, geographical, and socioeconomical perspectives. Combining best practices with a practical approach, the book enables readers to advance their intervention research. It covers intervention design, data capture in trials, and evaluation. Decision trees help illustrate when to move forward with an implementation relative to the need for further work.
    • Comprehensive Toxicology

      • 4th Edition
      • September 8, 2025
      • Charlene McQueen
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Comprehensive Toxicology, Fourth Edition, Fifteen Volume Set continues the legacy that began with the first edition in 1997, serving as an indispensable reference for toxicology researchers. This edition focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which chemicals affect biological systems and cause adverse health effects. Edited by a distinguished editorial board and featuring 400 in-depth contributions from experts around the globe, this comprehensive work spans fifteen volumes and nearly 9,000 pages, covering all major organ systems and general principles of toxicology. This extensively revised edition includes around 30 new chapters on modern testing strategies and novel in vitro models, such as organ-on-a-chip systems.It also explores computational approaches, new risk and safety assessment methods, harmonization, artificial intelligence, and the microbiome. As the most authoritative resource in toxicology, it continues to support researchers, faculty, and students in toxicology, as well as professionals in medical, veterinary, food, environmental, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries and international regulatory agencies.
    • Pharmacological Targets in Metabolic Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • September 3, 2025
      • Marcos Roberto de Oliveira
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Pharmacological Targets in Metabolic Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities is a complete reference on possible drug development targets to be leveraged in therapeutic developments. Covering both signaling pathways and specific proteins, the book presents ways to modulate the molecular and cellular alterations observed in metabolic diseases and disorders through the application of new or classical drugs. The comprehensive coverage starts by providing an overview of metabolic diseases and disorders, biological alterations, and pharmacological targets. This section covers targets at both molecular, and subcellular and cellular levels. The next section in the book is focused on pharmaceutical targeting of organs, including a dedicated chapter to the gut-brain axis. Next comes a thorough review of the current advances in metabolic syndrome research. Section VI is focused on inborn errors of metabolism and is followed by a section devoted to natural molecules and their pharmacological potential to treat these conditions. The Editor introduces next a whole section dedicated to the role of the microbiota in metabolic diseases therapeutics. The following sections cover the impact of aging, nanotechnology, the environment, and finally diagnostic techniques in metabolic diseases and disorders. Pharmacological Targets in Metabolic Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities meet the needs of pharmacology researchers looking for a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on possible therapeutic targets to treat these conditions. Research physicians, nutritionists, pharmacists, and biologists can benefit from the detailed information provided at the different levels of targets identified to treat metabolic diseases and conditions.
    • Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent

      • 1st Edition
      • August 20, 2025
      • Mahmood Ahmed + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent: Strategies for Sustained Release Curcumin is a comprehensive reference on techniques to enhance the bioavailability of curcumin, while also covering sustainability aspects across its production cycle. This book focuses on the information needs of pharmaceutical scientists aiming at developing drug delivery systems and formulations that can maximize the therapeutic impact of curcumin drugs. After an introduction to curcumin therapeutic properties, the authors delve into the bioavailability challenges confronted by curcumin, discussing influencing factors, pharmacokinetic pathways, and formulations to augment its bioaccessibility. Chapter 3 explores innovative formulation paradigms, encompassing nanoparticle-based delivery systems and lipidic matrices, tailored to overcome solubility limitations and increase absorptive efficacy. Chapter 4 covers delivery systems, encompassing prodrug strategies, encapsulation modalities, and nanocarrier technologies. Chapter 5 investigates sustainable sourcing and production, raising awareness to ethical cultivation practices, eco-friendly extraction methodologies, and proficient waste management techniques within curcumin production processes. In Chapter 6 discusses balancing bioavailability augmentation with sustainability principles including case studies. Chapter 7 navigates the domain of pharmacokinetic studies and clinical trials, providing an overview of bioaccessibility and bioavailable formulations. Chapter 8 explores safety profiles, regulatory requirements, and quality benchmarks, encompassing product labeling and claims concerning curcumin's bioavailability and sustainability. Chapter 9 casts a future view contemplating nascent technologies for bioavailability and sustainability optimization. The final chapter concludes the book with the author's observations on its central themes. Curcumin Bioavailability and Sustainability as Therapeutic Agent: Strategies for Sustained Release Curcumin provides practical strategies to be explored by pharmaceutical scientists in increasing bioavailability of curcumin formulations. Research physicians and nutritionists may also benefit from the evidence-based information on curcumin's therapeutic activities provided across the book.
    • ​Theoretical and Clinical Geropharmacology​

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 104
      • July 28, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      ​Theoretical and Clinical Geropharmacology​, explores the emerging field of senotherapeutics, which focuses on targeting cellular senescence to reduce age-related diseases and promote healthy aging. Chapters in this new release include Senotherapeutics: Milestones, innovations, and future prospects, Game Changer: Navigating between challenges and hopes in Geropharmacology, Next-Gen Senotherapeutics: AI/ML-driven strategies for aging and age-related disorders, Pharmacological frontiers in senescence: Transforming senescence with drug repurposing, Pharmacological potential of calorie restriction mimetics in mitigating brain aging, Isothiocyanates from cruciferous plants as geroprotectors, and much more.Other chapters cover Cellular parabiosis as a senotherapeutic approach, Molecular imaging for senescent cells-targeted therapeutics in aging and age-related diseases, Mitochondria-associa... membranes (MAMs) in age-related heart diseases, role of endoplasmic reticulum stress, Cellular senescence and senotherapeutics in cardiovascular diseases, Risk of senescence, polypharmacy, and their outcomes in elderly cardiovascular disease patients, Geropharmacology and gastrointestinal surgery, Oxygen-ozone adjunct therapy in aging and senescence-related disorders, and more.
    • Computational Methods in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

      • 1st Edition
      • June 18, 2025
      • Muhammad Ishfaq
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computational Methods in Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology is a comprehensive resource that offers an advanced overview of computational techniques employed in drug discovery, design, and toxicity prediction. The book discusses various topics, including molecular modeling, virtual screening, machine learning, and network pharmacology. It serves as an essential guide for researchers, practitioners, and students in pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry, bioinformatics, and systems biology fields, showcasing practical applications and future perspectives on new technologies. In addition to covering computational approaches, the book provides real-world examples of drug discovery, candidate optimization, and safety assessment.Other sections explore computer applications in pharmacology and toxicology and discusses the importance of these methods in advancing medicinal research.
    • Medicinal Plant Research in Africa

      • 2nd Edition
      • April 16, 2025
      • Victor Kuete
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Medicinal Plant Research in Africa, second edition is an updated and complete reference on the pharmacology of most relevant African species and their phytochemical properties. Although pharmacopoeias of most African countries are available and contain an impressive number of medicinal plants used for various therapeutic purposes, however there was no global standard book on the nature and specificity of chemicals isolated in African medicinal plants. This book has set the standard when it first published in 2013 and now is updated with novel phytochemicals belonging to diverse classes of terpenoids, phenolics, and alkaloids. The first chapter cover monoterpenes and related phytochemicals and is followed by sesquiterpenes on chapter two. Chapter tri reviews diterpenoids and chapter four provides an overview of triterpenes and steroids. Essential oils, simple phenols, phenolic acids and related esters come next in chapters five and six, respectively. The following chapters cover coumarins, flavonoids, quinones, xanthones, lignans and stilbenes. Tannins, alkaloids, and ceramides. Chapters 15 to 20 focus on specific health conditions starting with antibiotic infection, antimalarial and other antiprotozoal diseases, cytotoxic and anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory and analgesic action, antidiabetic botanicals and the applications of African plant phytochemicals on reproductive, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems conditions. The final chapter covers the market and industry updates since the first edition published. "Medicinal Plant Research in Africa, 2 Ed." provides a complete overview of the main phytochemical principles present in the African flora and their pharmaceutical use. Pharmaceutical scientists, Ethnopharmacists, botanists, and medicinal chemists will benefit from the content organization and the inclusion of the most recent methods for structural identification of phytochemicals, pharmacological techniques, and data interpretation.
    • Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: Cutting-Edge Computational Techniques

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 103
      • April 3, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Revolutionizing Drug Discovery: Cutting-Edge Computational Techniques is an essential guide for professionals, researchers, and students in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, providing an in-depth look at how computational methods transform drug development. This book explores advanced tools like molecular modeling, machine learning, and AI-driven design, which accelerate drug discovery, enhance target identification, and improve clinical outcome predictions. Through real-world applications and case studies, readers gain practical insights into the benefits of computational approaches in managing data, optimizing leads, and predicting drug efficacy and safety. Emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach, it bridges chemistry, biology, and informatics, addressing both the technical and ethical dimensions of these innovations. This book is a roadmap to the future of medicine, revealing how computational advancements are reshaping the landscape of drug discovery.