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This is a pharmacology textbook made for medical students who are learning about the basic and clinical pharmacology. This textbook has been compiled from lectures by Professor, Pharm.D., Kenneth N. Kistler, M.D., Ph.D., at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School to help with their studies and succeed in their exam period. The textbook was revised by Dr. Robert G. Smith in September 2012.The book is 646 pages long. The author introduces the reader to the history of pharmacology, which includes topics such as pharmacology's medical importance, recognition of drugs, and how drugs are used in disease treatment or cure. Also, this section includes drug classification and drug types, their major function along with mechanisms of action taking place inside the body, and the legal issues involving drug development (i.e., patents, research misconduct) along with special topics like pain management and other unsafe uses of drugs. The next part of the textbook covers pharmacogenetics, receptor function and side effects, and transgenic mice. The third section of the textbook contains information about drug-drug interactions, drug interactions with foods and other medicines, local side effects (such as nausea, vomiting), and pediatric medications (i.e., drugs used to treat children). Next is a section on substance abuse; substance withdrawals; abuse potential; drug recreation; reverse pharmacology; and psychopharmacology. Finally is a summary on how to take an exam for any type of medical school (licensure or board examinations), and finally a bibliography. As stated before, the textbook authors are Dr. Robert G. Smith, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, and Professor Kenneth N. Kistler. Dr. Robert G. Smith was born in Detroit in 1952 and earned his BS (Bachelor of Science) in pharmacy from Wayne State University in 1974; his MS (Master of Science) in pharmacy education from the University of Michigan in 1975; and his Ph.D (Doctorate degree) also in pharmacy education from Wayne State University in 1978. His research interests are in questions of tobacco dependence. During his career, Dr. Smith has published over 35 articles/book chapters in the field of pharmacy. Professor Kenneth N. Kistler was born in Munising, Michigan in 1955, and received his BS (Bachelor of Science) also in pharmacy from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor under Professor R. Michael Bellamy's guidance, M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., from Wayne State University School of Medicine under planning direction by Ronald Wohlgemuth Sloan, M.D., and Pharm.D.. His research interests are mainly focused on areas relating to drug discovery and pharmacogenomics applications to multidrug resistance / cancers among other things . cfa1e77820
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