This dictionary provides a convenient personal reference  source, intended to complement more encyclopaedic works. First, there  is an alphabetic, fully cross-indexed listing of pharmacologically  active agents and their properties, containing details of some 4000  individual chemical agents including medical drugs in current use,  experimental agents and toxins used as investigation tools. Over  10,000 alternative names are indexed, including chemical names,  abbreviated chemical names, official pharmacological names,  proprietary names and research code numbers. A key feature is that the  properties of the agents are categorised, according to mechanism and  use, into 300 classes -for each of which there are descriptive  articles for which key literature and review references are provided.    Second, there is an alphabetical glossary explaining the meaning of  some 3000 biomedical terms from pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular  biology, immunology, pathology, physiology, anatomy and microbiology.  Emphasis in explanation is given to terms that can cause confusion,  for example those relating to drug receptors and to endogenous  mediators.   Audience: This work provides indispensable information for  researchers in the fields of pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and  pharmaceutics, and biochemistry, as well as for medical and science  writers and editors and drug regulatory officers.

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