Medical Pharmacology at a Glance follows the now familiar, easy–to–use double page spread format of the at a Glance series. As more of a visual memory gal, the clear comprehensive diagrams often appear to me through the haze that descends during ward rounds and exams when all seems lost.

I would recommend this book for medical students, science students and scientists who require a succinct account of pharmacology. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This well illustrated volume, in the "At a Glance" series, is suitable for undergraduate medical and pharmacology students seeking a text for revision. Key principles are supported by coloured schematic diagrams - invaluable as both an introduction to medical pharmacology, and revision in the run-up to pharmacology exams. For example, acetylcholine is a transmitter substance released from motor nerve endings; it activates receptors in skeletal muscle, initiating a sequence of events that results in contraction of the muscle.Prof Neal has updated and republished this fantastic, all you need to know for exams and exactly what you want to know to survive, clinical medicine book!

The book is very comprehensive and groups drugs by function, giving a background and recap to conditions and the mechanism of the drugs.

Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.

The "At a Glance" series has expanded rapidly over the last few years, and this book remains the best of the lot. Each section contains a clear illustration depicting the major drugs and their interactions within a particular body system and a concise account of the topic.However, most drugs produce their effects by acting on specific protein molecules, usually located in the cell membrane. Following on from the success of the previous three editions, Professor Michael Neal, one of the great teachers of medical pharmacology, has extensively revised and updated the fourth editon to take account of the rapid developments in the field. G‐protein‐coupled receptors (see below) form a family of receptors with seven membrane‐spanning helices. Antagonists reduce the probability of the transmitter substance (or another agonist) combining with the receptor and so reduce or block its action. Each subject is covered over two-pages, with visuals and information on one page and drugs on the other.