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Introduction to Pharmacology
The topic of pharmacology usually escapes the attention of many college students by
virtue of the fact that pharmacology itself is rarely taught on the undergraduate level.
It generally is reserved for postbaccalaureate students who are enrolled in health
curricula associated with medicine, dentistry, nursing, and the veterinary sciences;
however, certain upper level undergraduates are interested in the subject. This book
is the product of teaching undergraduates the principles of pharmacology over the
last 20 years. During that period the author continually searched for an appropriate
textbook for students who normally had some background in biochemistry and physio-
logy. Medical school texts were of no use since their coverage is far too extensive.
Alternatively, “softer” texts tended to overemphasize certain areas, such as drug
abuse, which were often the driving force behind their creation. Although both types
of texts were good in their own right, they missed the mark. Students frequently
expressed a desire for more “hard” science that would not inundate them with boiler
plate text. It is because I agree with this sentiment that this book was created. The
goal of this book is not to be a mini-medical school pharmacology text. Rather, it is
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