Rang and Dale's Pharmacology is an essential textbook for students and junior doctors, worldwide recognized as the core text for pharmacology studies. This tenth chapter has been updated with current treatments such as gene therapies, personalized medicines, and RNA technologies.
The reference work provides clear explanations of drug action, physiology, and pathophysiology, supported by easy-to-follow color coding and illustrations. The combination of clinical case studies, review questions, and practical examples makes this book especially suitable for a wide range of professional training programs, including pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and nursing.
Key points
- Clear figures and mechanistic diagrams to support understanding
- Summaries, clinical frameworks, and color-coded chapters for effective knowledge acquisition
- Focus on therapeutic medicines to translate theory into practice
- More than 150 questions and 12 clinical cases for self-testing
- Includes an extensive eBook version with search, notes, and read-aloud options
Product specifications
- Author: James M. Ritter, DPhil FRCP FBPhS FMedSci
- Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
- Publication date: 2023-05-24
- Number of pages: 872
- ISBN: 9780323873956
- Subject: Pharmacology
- BISAC: MEDICAL / Pharmacology
About the author
Professor of Psychopharmacology at the University of Bristol and Associate Professor of Clinical Therapeutics at the University of Oxford.

