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PREFACE

Clinical Applications continues our commitment

to enlisting experts in pharmacology to provide

a textbook that is up-to-date and comprehensive. De-

signed to be used during a single semester, the book fo-

cuses on the clinical application of drugs within a con-

text of the major principles of pharmacology. It is meant

to serve students in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry,

pharmacy, and advanced nursing, as well as undergrad-

uate students.

clinical scenarios and require them to apply their

knowledge to solve the problem.

Reﬁned Focus: In this edition, we chose to focus

more on drug classes rather than on individual drugs,

eliminate unnecessary detail such as chemical struc-

tures, and maintain emphasis on structure–activity rela-

tionships in drug action and development.

Updated Information: This edition also includes

new information from the clinic and the laboratory.

Emerging information has been added within chapters

and when appropriate (as in the case of herbal drugs

and erectile dysfunction), through the addition of new

chapters.

With these revisions, we hope we have provided a

book that is readable, up-to-date, comprehensive but

not exhaustive, and accurate—a text that supplies both

students and faculty with a clear introduction to mod-

ern pharmacotherapeutics.

SUMMARY OF FEATURES

This edition includes a number of new or updated fea-

tures that further enhance the appeal of the text.

Study Questions: Each chapter includes ﬁve to

seven examination questions (following the United

States Medical Licensing Examination guidelines) with

detailed answers to help students test their knowledge

of the covered material.

Case Studies: Appearing at the end of each chapter,

case studies present students with real-life examples of

Charles R. Craig

Robert E. Stitzel

T he sixth edition of Modern Pharmacology With