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• ISBN: 978-954-334-211-2

Pharmacotherapy 2019 Konstantinov

The course in pharmacotherapy should provide systematic theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of clinical medicine and applied pharmacology. The program is built on the concept of diseases as molecular pathogenesis; which is the basis for rational drug treatment and is adapted to the needs of pharmaceutical and medical practice. The fundamental principles of drug therapy, common symptoms and syndromes are considered; characteristic of the various nosological units in internal medicine with their pathogenesis, their etiology and treatment guidelines.

Pharmacists are experts in pharmacotherapy and are responsible for ensuring the safe, appropriate and economical use of medicines. The skills required to work as a pharmacist require knowledge; qualification and experience in biomedical, pharmaceutical and clinical sciences. Pharmacists are responsible for the immediate care of patients and are often part of a multidisciplinary team. Objectives of the course mastering fundamental and practical knowledge about diseases and their treatment; developing skills and knowledge in monitoring therapy and adverse drug effects.

Konstantinov

The book you hold in your hands contains the latest and, in our opinion, leading information on some important and socially relevant pharmacotherapeutic problems such as hypertension; ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, solid malignant diseases, etc. We have tried to reference established literary sources such as Katzung's pharmacology, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 18th Edition, Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice 3rd Edition, etc. In some chapters there is detailed information that is marked in bolder type and relates to these readers of ours; who have completed their higher education and on one occasion or another are looking for novelties and a more detailed description of the relevant disease processes and the possibilities for their medicinal treatment.

Included are topics related to multifaceted syndromes such as epilepsy and diseases with a specific pathogenesis and pharmacotherapy based on it such as that in autoimmune diseases/rheumatoid arthritis; glomerulonephritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis), as well as malignant hematological and solid neoplasias, where there are new opportunities for targeted treatment.

The authors and the two editors are staunch supporters of evidence-based medicine and do not share the concepts of homeopathy and other non-etiological and pathogenetic alternative treatment methods.
Despite the participation of specialists from various fields as authors, we hope to have achieved unity of terminology and clarity of presentation. The editors:
Prof. Dr. Spiro M. Konstatinov, Ph.D. Prof. Dr. Georgi Ts. Momekov, Ph.D.