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Student Textbook Award Winner and Highly Commended in the Basic and Clinical Sciences Category, BMA Awards 2007! This new edition of the bestselling Rang & Dale's Pharmacology presents all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyond ― using a clear and accessible approach that makes the material easy and interesting to learn, and moving from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs. A straightforward way to master a complex subject! Progresses logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugs. Covers recent developments in areas such as cannabinoids and rimonabant, Cox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuse. Discusses "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®. Uses superb full-color illustrations to clarify even the most complex concepts, and color-coded chapters to make navigation easy. Includes STUDENT CONSULT access at no additional charge, enabling you to consult the book online, anywhere you go · perform quick searches · add your own notes and bookmarks · follow Integration Links to related bonus content from other STUDENT CONSULT titles―to help you see the connections between diverse disciplines · test your knowledge with multiple-choice review questions · and more! New chapter on lifestyle drugs, including Viagra Glossary of key terms for each chapter Thoroughly updated throughout with new text on topics such as: Antithrombotics, Cox 2 and 3 inhibitors, Pharmacogenetics, Biopharmaceuticals, Drug abuse and Complementary Medicine Extra self-assessment questions and ‘Ask the Author’ feature on website