Goodman and Gilmans The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 12th Edition by Brunton Laurence

Goodman And Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis Of Therapeutics, authored by Laurence L. Brunton, Bruce A. Chabner, and Bjorn Christian Knollmann, is a well-known book on pharmacology.

Summary Of The Book

Goodman And Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis Of Therapeutics is a globally acclaimed reference on pharmacology, which describes the actions and general functions of agents that are used therapeutically in pathophysiology and physiology. This book has been helping scholars and practitioners by teaching them about the heedful balances of clinical application and the basic science involved in pharmacology. It clarifies the uses of essential drugs to prevent, diagnose, and cure various diseases.

This edition of Goodman And Gilman’s : The Pharmacological Basis Of Therapeutics is an updated and revised, fully coloured version with approximately 440 pieces of artwork that depict the fundamental ethics and nature of specific cures and therapeutically used agents.
The content is systematically divided into nine parts that contain chapters like Special Systems Pharmacology, Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases, Chemotherapy of Infectious Disease, and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology. Endocrine Pharmacology, Inflammation, Immunomodulation, Hematopoiesis, Modulation of Cardiovascular Function, Neuropharmacology, and Ophthalmology are some of the other chapters included. There are two appendices as well.

Goodman and Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis Of Therapeutics can also be used as a practical guidebook by pharmacists to prescribe drugs more efficiently and judiciously. The book comes with a DVD that has tables and images to help readers in the learning process.

About The Authors

Laurence L. Brunton is a lecturer of Pharmacology and Medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine. He acquired his B.A. degree in the discipline of Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University in the year 1969. Brunton also holds a Ph.D in Molecular Pharmacology, which he obtained from the University of Virginia in the year 1976, under the mentorship of A. G. Gilman. He did his postdoctoral research (1976-1980) under S. E. Mayer’s mentorship, in the discipline of Cardiovascular Pharmacology from the UCSD. Brunton was awarded several honorary titles like the Teacher of the Year (2007) by Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He was elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, Mexico, in the year 2007.

Bruce A. Chabner is the Director of Clinical Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and a veteran professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Apart from this book, he authored many other books like Harrison's Manual Of Oncology, Cancer Chemotherapy And Biotherapy: Principles And Practice, and Pharmacologic Principles Of Cancer Treatment. Chabner has a panoptic knowledge in the subject of development and the invention of drugs related to cancer.

Bjorn Christian Knollmann is an experienced university professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Knollmann holds an M.D. from the University of Cincinnati. He also holds a Ph.D in the discipline of Pharmacology from the well known Georgetown University. Knollmann was Georgetown University’s Division Chief of Clinical Pharmacology. He also has a board-certificate in the subjects of Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine.