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7 - Applied Pharmacology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

Molly Courtenay
Affiliation:
Cardiff University
Matthew Griffiths
Affiliation:
Birmingham City University
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This chapter provides a concise overview of the key principles of pharmacology that prescribers should be familiar with in their day-to-day prescribing practice. It includes sections on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. This third edition includes updated examples and reference to deprescribing in relation to applied pharmacology, as well as information on biosimilars and bioequivalence

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Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
An Essential Guide
, pp. 87 - 121
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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