RT Book, Section
A1 Ciccone, Charles D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135034234
T1 Preface
T2 Pharmacology in Rehabilitation
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803640290
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135034234
RD 2024/04/18
AB As  in  the  past,  I  was  excited,  albeit  somewhat  apprehensive,  to  start  working  on  a  new  edition  of  this  book.  I  always  joke  that  I  should  have  written  a  text  on  gross  anatomy—human  structures  have  not  changed  much  in  the  few  years  since  the  last  edition.  Pharmacology,  however,  continues  to  change  and  expand  as  new  drugs  are  developed  and  we  explore  how  patients  respond  to  various  drug  regimens.  Pharmacology  has  likewise  taken  advantage  of  scientific  developments  in  other  areas  to  enhance  patient  outcomes.  For  example,  the  Human  Genome  Project,  nanotechnology,  and  creation  of  monoclonal  antibodies  were  still  in  their  infancy  when  I  began  working  on  the  first  edition  of  this  text.  These  and  other  scientific  breakthroughs  are  now  an  important  part  of  drug  development,  and  they  continue  to  contribute  to  innovative  and  clinically  relevant  advances  in  pharmacotherapy.