A Pharmacology Primer: Theory, Applications, and Methods

Kenakin PhD, Terry P.

ISBN 10: 0123705991 / ISBN 13: 9780123705990

Published by Academic Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Pharmacology Primer: Theory, Applications, and Methods
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123705991
• ISBN 13: 9780123705990
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1753043079.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47187766
• Signed: 7/20/2025 8:24:39 PM
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Synopsis

The Second Edition will continue this tradition of better preparing researchers in the basics of pharmacology. In addition, new human interest material including historical facts in pharmacology will be added. A new section on therapeutics will help readers identify with diseases and drug treatments.

• Over 30 new figures and tables
• More human interest information to provide readers with historical facts on pharmacology research
• New section on therapeutics to help identify diseaes and drug treatments
• New section on new biological concepts relevant to pharmacological research (i.e., systems biology)
• New study sections organized with ASPET and other international pharmacology organizations
• New coverage of pharmacokinetics and drug disposition

About the Author

Dr. Terry Kenakin is Professor of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Prior to this, he spent 7 years in drug discovery at Burroughs-Wellcome. He then moved to GlaxoSmithKline for 25 years. Dr. Kenakin has written 11 books on Pharmacology, is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction, is on numerous Editorial Boards. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Comprehensive Pharmacology (Elsevier, 2022). He is the recipient of the 2008 Poulsson Medal for Pharmacology awarded by the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology for achievements in basic and clinical pharmacology and toxicology. He has also been awarded the 2011 Ariens Award from the Dutch Pharmacological Society and the 2014 Gaddum Memorial Award from the British Pharmacological Society, and the 2020 Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology from ASPET.