This is the perfect pharmacology textbook for medical and pharmacy students. The book was developed on the +30-year experience of the author as pharmacology professor in the United States and Germany. The book discusses the most important drugs (400) in the context of relevant diseases. Summary tables and schemes, MCQ exam questions, case studies and a list of drugs aid memorization of the material before an exam. All chapters are written in the same concise style and use a modern and precise pharmacological nomenclature. After reading of the book, the student will be able to critically assess the proper use of the most important drugs and advise patients properly. The didactic concept of the book has been developed on the author's own pharmacology courses for which he has received numerous teaching awards. The book takes advantage of the learning spiral, in which material is presented repeatedly from various angles. 
This book is an adaptation for an international audience of the German textbook "Basiswissen Pharmakologie" (2018); ISBN: 978-3-662-56303-8.

<p><b>General Principles: </b> Introduction and Pharmacodynamics

 Pharmacokinetics
Drug Allergy
 Treatment of Drug Intoxications
<b>Pharmacology of Integrative Systems: </b>Cholinergic and Adrenergic System.-  Serotonergic System
Histaminergic System.-  Dopaminergic System.-  NO-cGMP System
 Pain Pharmacology
 Immunopharmacology
 Pharmacology of the Kidney
<b> Pharmacotherapy: </b> Drugs for Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Drugs for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Diseases
Drugs for Treatment of Hypertension
 Drugs for Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure and Coronary Heart Disease
Drug-Induced Arrhythmias and Drugs for the Treatment of Arrhythmias
Drugs for Treatment of Thromboembolic Diseases
Drugs for Treatment of Diabetes mellitus
Drugs for Treatment of Osteoporosis
 Drugs for Treatment of Thyroid Gland Diseases
 Drugs for Treatment of Dyslipidemias
Drugs for Treatment ofGout
Sex Hormones: Hormonal Contraception and Hormonal Replacement Therapy
Neuron Inhibitors with Pleiotropic Effects and Allosteric GABA_A Receptor Modulators
Local Anesthetics.-  Inhalation and Injection Narcotics
 Drugs for Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder.-  Drugs for Treatment of Schizophrenia
 Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Drugs for Treatment of Glaucoma and Age-Related Macular Degeneration.-  Drugs for Treatment of Malignant Tumor Diseases
Drugs for Treatment of Bacterial Infections
 Drugs for Treatment of Viral Infections
Drugs for Treatment of Fungal Infections
Integrative Case Studies
The "100 List" of Drugs.</p>