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BASIC SCIENCE
PHARMACOLOGY
Basic Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Fifth Edition
Michael E. Winter, PharmD
Professor Emeritus, Department ofClinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of
California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
October 2009 / Softbound / 16 x 9
560 pp. / Approx. 53 Illus. / Approx. 15 Tables
978-0-7817-7903-6
DESCRIPTION
Basic Clinical Pharmacokinetics was designed to simplify pharmacokinetics to help pharmacy students in
clinical settings and busy practitioners understand and visualize basic principles. An easy-to-read, case-study
format has made the text a favorite among students, clinical professors, and practitioners.
FEATURES
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The latest information on the clinical use of serum drug concentrations (Part II)
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New case studies and examples that demonstrate the application of pharmacokinetics in today’s clinical
practice
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New appendix (Appendix I) provides goals and objectives for the text
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Highlight color added to reinforce key concepts in artwork and heighten book’s visual appeal
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Part I provides a basic review of pharmacokinetic principles.
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Part II illustrates the clinical application of pharmacokinetics to specific drugs through the presentation and
solution of common clinical problems.
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Extensive explanations, graphic illustrations and detailed algorithms teach the basic principles in Part I.
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Presentations and solutions to problems commonly encountered in the practice setting for specific drugs
are discussed in Part II.
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Cases and examples are incorporated in the chapters in Part II to further expand upon and exemplify the
use of pharmacokinetics in clinical practice.
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Appendices provide commonly used equations and a glossary of pharmacokinetics.examination, and
clinical course) and chapter-ending
Case Study Revisited
, which takes a second look at the case through the
lens of the information presented in the chapter.