Article: Planaria; a model for drug action and abuse.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Finding Better Medicines.(Young adult review)(Book ...
Science Scope;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... acid stomach), enzyme action (in connection with aspirin), and the concept of receptors (in terms of pain relief and drug action). The next chapters investigate bacterial infection and body response and the process of developing, screening, performing ...

Article: Nutrient-drug interactions.(Brief Article)(Book ...
SciTech Book News;  December 1, 2006 ;     486 words ... ... or prevention of an ailment, covering the macronutrient, micronutrient, and phytochemical impact of various nutrients on drug action. Diet suggestions are provided when a certain nutrient may significantly increase or decrease the toxicity or efficacy of ...

Article: Gibaldi's drug delivery systems in pharmaceutical care.(Brief ...
SciTech Book News;  September 1, 2007 ;     549 words ... ... administration, formulation design, bioavailability and bioequivalence, and formulation and chemical modifications for prolonging drug action. This is followed by a discussion of clinical decision-making and individual chapters arranged according to therapeutic ...

Article: Book review.(Text Book of Ocular ...
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... three chapters on fundamentals of ocular pharmacology and microbiology simplify further understanding of complex mechanisms of drug action. An exhaustive and informative overview of the most commonly used agents, namely, antimicrobials, antiglaucoma, anti ...

Article: Core Concepts in Pharmacology.(Book Review)
Journal of Dental Hygiene;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... authors use many colorful graphics within each chapter to illustrate drug action. An accompanying student CD-ROM also provides computer animations to demonstrate the drug action with audio narrations that describe how drag action occurs at the ...

Article: Chemistry and molecular aspects of drug design and action.(Brief ...
SciTech Book News;  September 1, 2008 ;     551 words ... ... approaches that start by considering molecular mechanisms of drug action, approaches that focus on the metabolizing enzyme action ... chemistry; drug design, chemical, and molecular aspects of drug action; drug xenobiotic metabolism; and physical organic and theoretical ...

Article: Book Review
Indian Journal of Pharmacology;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... mechanism of selectivity of COX-2 inhibitors [Figure 1] deserves special mention. The chapter on molecular aspects of drug action is well explained. The complex details are written lucidly. Recent advances and newer drugs are included in most of the ...