PHARMACOLOGY: A Practical Manual for Medical Students

This book is written in a concise and easy manner for second professional MBBS students. Salient Features The book is based on the latest NMC/MCI curriculum and all practical competencies of the subject have been covered for 2nd professional MBBS students. It covers all practical aspects of pharmacology. It has well-explained chapters on prescription writing, calculation of drug doses, ADR reporting, management of ADR, management of drug interaction, appraisal of promotional drug literature, criticism on prescription, case based learning, rational prescribing, how to reduce polypharmacy, and new drug discovery. It includes well explained problem-based learning exercises with solutions. It explains administration of drugs by various routes on a mannequin with illustrations which will help the students understand in an easy way. Experimental pharmacology with demonstration of the effect of drug by CAL method is well explained with proper graphs and illustrations. Communication with patient and pharma representative has been included. Standard abbreviations, metrology and dosage forms, various routes of drug delivery and important pharmacy preparation are included in the book Aimed at enhancing research skills in the undergraduate medical and dental students, this book covers protocol writing, preparation of the ICMR-STS project report and the procedure of submission.