Topics in the History of Pharmacology

Description

It is a multiauthrored book having chapters from leading pharmacologists from India and USA. It is an unrivalled publication intended to be useful in teaching, research and Industry.
Salient features of this book are as follows :

• Variegated spectrum of facts associated with Evolution of Pharmacology & Drug Development with India in the background.
• Integrated history of ‘Ayurveda’ with its interface with the Western System of Medicine.
• Vivid understanding of Medicinal Plants of India and other countries correlating the Modern aspects of Pharmacology like Molecular Chirality, Drug-receptor action theories etc.
• Special description on “Clinical Pharmacology” in India.
• Review on contribution of Pharmacy Institutions and Pharmaceutical Industry to the development of Pharmacology and drugs respectively in India.
• Role of premier Government Institutions like Central Drug Research Institute in Drug development in India.
• Chilling facts of Bhopal MIC Disaster and an account of Toxicological studies in India with emphasis on Environmental Chemical pollution.
• Perspectives and Metamorphosis of Teaching and special emphasis on Post-graduate course in Drug Discovery.
• Thought provoking Autobiography of some well known pharmacologists scientists
  (N. K. Bhide, P. K. Sanyal and P. C. Dandiya)