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Anti-IgE Therapy in Asthma and Allergy


S.H. Arshad, K. Suresh Babu, Stephen Holgate "Anti-IgE Therapy in Asthma and Allergy"
Informa HealthCare 2001-01-15 ISBN: 1841840904 64 pages PDF 1 MB


Little new has been introduced into the armamentarium for asthma therapy in the last thirty years apart from improvements in b2-adrenoceptor agonists, corticosteroids and cysteinyl leukotriene antagonists. However, the introduction of a fully humanised monoclonal antibody to immunoglobulin E (IgE) (omalizumab), should provide a new way of treating allergic disorders, with effects that extend beyond a single affected organ and tissue. The precise role of this new agent in treatment guidelines will need to be carefully evaluated, but its clear efficacy and safety provide a strong statement about the importance of IgE across the full spectrum of allergic disease. This pocketbook provides an illustrative summary of the role of IgE in the pathogenesis of asthma and allied allergic disorders, as well as the effects of anti-IgE therapy in the management of these conditions.

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David Greenwood, Roger Finch, Peter Davey, Mark Wilcox, "Antimicrobial Chemotherapy"
Oxford University Press, USA 2007-02-12 ISBN: 0198570163 504 pages CHM 4,7 MB

Instilling good prescribing habits in young doctors is essential for the benefit of patients and to preserve the value of the antibiotic revolution that altered medical practice in the second half of the twentieth century. These concerns underlie the approach taken in the new edition of this successful book. The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy as an aid to informed, rational prescribing. Care is taken to address all aspects of antimicrobial drug use, including those specific to developed and developing countries of the world. The authors are international experts with a long standing interest in the role of education as a means of promoting an understanding of the benefits and limitations of antimicrobial chemotherapy in physicians, surgeons and other health care workers. The book offers a structured approach to the subject in four themed sections, each of several chapters. A historical introduction is followed by a section outlining the basic properties of antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral (including antiretroviral) drugs. The next section explains the various facets of antimicrobial drug resistance - which threatens to undermine the continued efficacy of antimicrobial agents - and effective ways of countering the threat. Therapeutic use is covered in two sections: one introduces readers to the general principles that inform the rational prescribing of antimicrobial drugs; the second deals with practicalities of the use of antimicrobial agents in specific clinical conditions. The book ends with a description of the ways in which drugs are developed and marketed. There are extensive recommendations for further reading.


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 342
Publication Date: 1999-11-15
Sales Rank: 3857818
ISBN / ASIN: 0751404993
EAN: 9780751404999
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Springer
Studio: Springer
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This dictionary provides a convenient personal reference source, intended to complement more encyclopaedic works. First, there is an alphabetic, fully cross-indexed listing of pharmacologically active agents and their properties, containing details of some 4000 individual chemical agents including medical drugs in current use, experimental agents and toxins used as investigation tools. Over 10,000 alternative names are indexed, including chemical names, abbreviated chemical names, official pharmacological names, proprietary names and research code numbers. A key feature is that the properties of the agents are categorised, according to mechanism and use, into 300 classes -for each of which there are descriptive articles for which key literature and review references are provided.
Second, there is an alphabetical glossary explaining the meaning of some 3000 biomedical terms from pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, pathology, physiology, anatomy and microbiology. Emphasis in explanation is given to terms that can cause confusion, for example those relating to drug receptors and to endogenous mediators.
Audience: This work provides indispensable information for researchers in the fields of pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics, and biochemistry, as well as for medical and science writers and editors and drug regulatory officers.


Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, 4th Edition
(Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)
By Richard A Harvey, Pamela C Champe, Richard Finkel, Luigi Cubeddu, Michelle A Clarke


Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781771552
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781771559
Binding: Paperback


Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, Fourth Edition enables rapid review and assimilation of large amounts of complex information about the essentials of medical pharmacology. Clear, sequential pictures of mechanisms of action actually show students how drugs work, instead of just telling them. As in previous editions, the book features an outline format, over 500 full-color illustrations, cross-references to other volumes in the series, and over 125 review questions. has been thoroughly updated, and a new chapter covers toxicology. New to this edition will be a companion Website containing all of the illustrations, fully searchable text, and an interactive question bank. NOTE: International Edition available for sales outside North America and Caribbean (ISBN: 978-1-60547-200-3)

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By Humphrey P. Rang, Maureen M. Dale, James M. Ritter, Rod Flower

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

Number Of Pages: 844

Publication Date: 2007-01-25

A straightforward way to master a complex subject! This bestselling textbook presents all the knowledge you need to get through your pharmacology course and beyondusing a clear and accessible approach that makes the material easy and interesting to learn. Progressing logically from a molecular understanding of receptors and drug actions to the clinical uses of the most important groups of drugsCox 2 inhibitors, pharmacogenetics, biopharmaceuticals, and drug abuseas well as "lifestyle drugs" such as performance-enhancing substances, botulinum toxin, and Viagra®. And now, online access via STUDENT CONSULT makes it an even more effective learning resource!, it delivers the latest information on cannabinoids and rimonabant,


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Pharmacology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (Pretest Series)
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Medical Pages:430 2007-03-23 ISBN:0071471812 PDF 1.4 MB

This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you to get to know material on the pharmacology shelf exam and the USMLE Step 1; practice with 500 USMLE Step 1-style questions with referenced answers; review explanations for right and wrong answers; and build confidence, skills, and knowledge.

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Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool for Toxicity AssessmentPublisher: Wiley Language: English ISBN:0470518235 396 pages Data: 2008 PDF 6 Mb
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Toxicogenomics: A Powerful Tool For Toxicity Testing provides up-to-date state-of-the-art information presented by the recognized experts, and is therefore an authoritative source of current knowledge in this field of research. The potential link between toxicology, genetics and human diseases makes this book very useful to investigators in many and varied disciplines of science and toxicology.
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