Book, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 5/17[LS]

Scientific therapy emerged with Pharmacology, which demonstrated the effect of drugs in experimental models, selecting those with potential therapeutic effect. Clinical Pharmacology led the laboratory to the clinical scenario and, using quality quantitative studies, especially randomized clinical trials, delimited the therapeutic efficacy of drugs, then called medicines. Successive editions of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics have witnessed this development, providing the reader with up-to-date and well-founded information regarding the clinical usefulness of medicines. Indispensable for the training of students of various health sciences courses and very useful for professionals who will find recommendations in the text to support their clinical practice, this fifth edition has been completely reformulated, extending the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatments to non-drug alternatives indicated for clinical conditions prevalent. With scientific rigor and its resulting independence, degrees of recommendation and levels of evidence are presented that support the formulated indications. In addition to the traditional sections on the fundamentals of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, the reader will find in this edition summarized and essential information for carrying out the therapeutic act.