| Description |
xvi, 476 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword -- Preface -- 1. How do drugs work? -- 2. The respiratory system: allergies, asthma, coughs and colds -- 3. Diabetes -- 4. The gastrointestinal tract and feeding: ulcers, indigestion, diarrhoea, constipation and vomiting -- 5. The kidney -- 6. Painkillers -- 7. Migraine and headaches -- 8. Parkinson's disease -- 9. Schizophrenia -- 10. Alzheimer's disease -- 11. Depression and antidepressant drugs -- 12. Epilepsy -- 13. Anxiety and sedation -- 14. Blood: anaemia and coagulation -- 15. Blood pressure -- 16. The heart -- 17. Infections and infestations -- 18. Cancer -- 19. Steroids -- 20. Arthritis, SLE and gout -- 21. Osteoporosis and osteomalacia -- 22. Vitamins, minerals and antioxidants -- 23. Love potions and aphrodisiacs -- 24. Drugs of misuse and recreation: alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine, cannabis, LSD and ecstasy -- 25. Poisons -- 26. Drugs and their discovery -- Glossary. Further reading. Index |
| Notes |
First published as an Oxford University Press paperback (with corrections) 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Drugs -- Popular works.
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Pharmacology -- Popular works.
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Pills.
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Poisons.
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| Author |
Darlington, Gail.
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| LC no. |
99052844 |
| ISBN |
0198504039 (acid-free paper) |
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0198609426 (paperback) |
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