Book Review: "Principles of Pharmacology" by H. L. Sharma and K. K. Sharma

It is always a difficult decision to read different book than your colleagues. I made one and read "Principles of Pharmacology" by H. L. Sharma and K. K. Sharma as my pharmacology textbook.
Here i am sharing my review about this book so that it can help juniors to decide.

  • A lucid, well-organized presentation
  • easy to understand and remember
  • emphasis on the understanding of concepts rather than a statement of facts (Time Saving!!)
  • Clear and apt illustrations that make complex topics easy to understand.
  • Exclusion of complex classifications and terminologies that are not of practical value and also "vaporize" rapidly from memory.
  • Up-to-date with respect to the current trends in pharmacotherapeutics.
  • Special topics such as pediatrics and geriatric pharmacology and pharmacology of radiocontrast media and drug schedules have been included.
  • The strength of this book lies in the detailed yet simple manner in which the topics in General Pharmacology have been dealt with.
  • Due care has also been taken to simplify the modes of action, applied pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic properties, through lucid explanation and a liberal use of illustrations and tables.
Missing Topics:
  • Status epilepticus
  • anti-hypertensive combinations
  • anti-hypertensive in emergency (not well given)
Note: This book is not for those who want ready-made short notes, if u are interested in concepts and capable of writing by own in exam....then only care to open this book..

Comments

  1. Unknown16 February 2016 at 22:56

    Yeah...really great book for LEARNING pharmacology

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  2. Unknown19 January 2017 at 07:38

    Hi there , please , did you have apdf copy of it ?

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