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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.

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    • Progress in Medicinal Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 58
      • March 14, 2019
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 6 4 2 7 8 3
      Progress in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 58, provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal chemistry, with each chapter written by an international board of authors. Topics covered in this new release include Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Covalent-binding Drugs, Natural Product Drug Delivery – A Special Challenge?, and SMN2 gene splicing modifier, and more.

    • Pharmacogenomics

      • 2nd Edition
      • November 27, 2018
      • Yui-Wing Francis Lam + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 2 6 2 6 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 2 6 2 7 1
      Pharmacogenomics: Challenges and Opportunities in Therapeutic Implementation, Second Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of the challenges and opportunities facing the therapeutic implications of pharmacogenomics from academic, regulatory, pharmaceutical, socio-ethical and economic perspectives. While emphasis is on the limitations in moving the science into drug development and direct therapeutic applications, this book also focuses on clinical areas with successful applications and important initiatives that have the ability to further advance the discipline. New chapters cover important topics such as pharmacogenomic data technologies, clinical testing strategies, cost-effectiveness, and pharmacogenomic education and practice guidelines. The importance of ethnicity is also discussed, which highlights phar,acogenomic diversity across Latin American populations.With chapters written by interdisciplinary experts and insights into the future direction of the field, this book is an indispensable resource for academic and industry scientists, graduate students and clinicians engaged in pharmacogenomics research and therapeutic implementation.

    • Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research

      • 1st Edition
      • November 23, 2018
      • Dixon Thomas
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 4 2 7 6 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 4 2 7 7 6
      Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research offers readers a solid foundation in clinical pharmacy and related sciences through contributions by 83 leading experts in the field from 25 countries. This book stresses educational approaches that empower pharmacists with patient care and research competencies. The learning objectives and writing style of the book focus on clarifying the concepts comprehensively for a pharmacist, from regular patient counseling to pharmacogenomics practice. It covers all interesting topics a pharmacist should know. This book serves as a basis to standardize and coordinate learning to practice, explaining basics and using self-learning strategies through online resources or other advanced texts. With an educational approach, it guides pharmacy students and pharmacists to learn quickly and apply. Clinical Pharmacy Education, Practice and Research provides an essential foundation for pharmacy students and pharmacists globally.

    • A Pharmacology Primer

      • 5th Edition
      • October 26, 2018
      • Terry P. Kenakin
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 3 9 5 7 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 3 9 5 8 5
      A Pharmacology Primer: Techniques for More Effective and Strategic Drug Discovery, Fifth Edition features the latest ideas and research regarding the application of pharmacology to the process of drug discovery. Written by well-respected pharmacologist, Terry P. Kenakin, this primer is an indispensable resource for all those involved in drug discovery. This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to include material on quantifying drug efficacy through bias and cluster analysis, the impact of molecular dynamics and protein structural analysis, the real time kinetic analysis of drug effect, virtual screening for new drug chemical scaffolds, and much more. With full color illustrations and new examples throughout, this book remains a top reference for all industry and academic scientists that is also ideal for students directly involved in drug discovery or pharmacologic research.

    • Neglected Diseases: Extensive Space for Modern Drug Discovery

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 51
      • October 19, 2018
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 5 1 4 3 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 5 1 4 4 0
      Neglected Diseases: Extensive Space for Modern Drug Discovery provides in-depth reviews on the last progresses about neglected tropical diseases research. Topics covered in this volume include Leishmaniasis, Tripanosomiasis, Onchocerciasis and Ebolavirus infections, with insights on the future of the research on them. Part of the volume is devoted to recent contributions this field received from X-Ray crystallography.

    • Advanced Issue Resolution in Safety Pharmacology

      • 1st Edition
      • September 5, 2018
      • Mary Jeanne Kallman + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 2 2 0 6 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 2 3 3 4 8
      Advanced Issue Resolution in Safety Pharmacology not only discusses unique issues that may emerge during the development of new medicines, but also provides detailed insights on how to resolve them. The book employs a valuable strategy that integrates preclinical findings with the clinical resolution of those findings. In addition, it introduces key interdisciplinary topics in an accessible and systematic format. Edited and written by leaders in the field of safety pharmacology, this book considerably advances the discussion on issue resolution topics, thus raising them to the next level of importance by providing scientists with an indispensable resource on solving safety issues.

    • Drug Delivery Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • August 22, 2018
      • Chandra P. Sharma
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 0 9 2 2 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 0 9 2 3 7
      Drug Delivery Nanosystems for Biomedical Application reviews some of the most challenging nanosystems with different routes of delivery that are useful for specific drugs, from both efficacy and bioavailability points-of-view. The chapters explore how this area is developing, the present state of the field, and future developments, in particular, inorganic, metallic, polymeric, composite and lipid nanosystems and their possible evolution to clinical applications. The book is a valuable research reference for both researchers and industrial partners who are not only interested in learning about this area, but also want to gain insights on how to move towards translational research.

    • The Sourcebook for Clinical Research

      • 1st Edition
      • August 1, 2018
      • Jeff Nelligan + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 6 2 4 2 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 6 2 4 3 9
      A single trial is complex, with numerous regulations, administrative processes, medical procedures, deadlines and specific protocol instructions to follow. And yet, there has existed no single-volume, comprehensive clinical research reference manual for investigators, medical institutions, and national and international research personnel to keep on the shelf as a ready reference to navigate through trial complexities and ensure compliance with U.S. Federal Regulations and ICH GCP until The Sourcebook for Clinical Research. An actionable, step-by-step guide through beginning to advanced topics in clinical research with forms, templates and checklists to download from a companion website, so that study teams will be compliant and will find all the necessary tools within this book. Additionally, the authors developed Display Posters for Adverse Events Plus Reporting and Medicare Coverage Analysis that can be purchased separately here: https://www.elsevier... Moreover, The Sourcebook for Clinical Research contains clear information and guidance on the newest changes in the industry to keep seasoned investigators and staff current and compliant, in addition to providing detailed information regarding the most complex topics. This book serves as a quick, actionable, off-the-shelf resource to keep by your side at the medical clinic.

    • Post-Authorization Safety Studies of Medicinal Products

      • 1st Edition
      • June 19, 2018
      • Ayad K. Ali + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 9 2 1 7 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 9 2 0 8 8
      Post-Authorization Safety Studies of Medicinal Products: The PASS Book bridges the gap in the literature by providing a complete look at post-authorization safety studies and important pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance aspects. It covers various types and limitations of active surveillance programs, including the use of large databases and disparate data sources for rapid signal detection, as well as novel and advanced design and analysis approaches for causal interference from observational data. This book serves as an important reference for pharmacovigilance scientists and pharmacoepidemiologi... who are searching for the appropriate study design to answer safety research questions. Readers will be able to effectively and efficiently design and interpret findings from post-authorization safety studies with the goal of improving the benefit-risk balance of a drug in order to optimize patient safety.

    • An Overview of FDA Regulated Products

      • 1st Edition
      • June 13, 2018
      • Eunjoo Pacifici + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 1 1 5 5 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 1 1 1 5 6 7
      Approx.270 pages

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