Md Abdus Salam MBBS (Dhaka), MPhil (Medical Pharmacology)
Professor of Pharmacology Principal, Noakhali Medical College Co-ordinator, Noakhali Medical College Establishment Project,
Bangladesh
Foreword AFM Saiful Islam
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A Short Textbook of Medical Pharmacology
First Edition: 2014
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5Dedicated to
7Foreword
It gives me the heartiest pleasure to put down a few words about this Short Textbook of Medical Pharmacology. This book is an honest attempt to provide a clear concept to the MBBS and postgraduate medical students in their preparation for the courses as well as during their research afterwards.
The author has tried his best to keep the language simple and lucid, which even a lay reader will understand. The presentation of drugs is given in a format basis, which can be memorized easily for viva voce and residual knowledge. This book will help the students to prepare for the examinations and strengthen their basic knowledge while making themselves ready for further competitive studies in future life.
I wish every success to the students using this book and would like to congratulate the author and M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd for bringing out this short textbook, which is enormously useful.
AFM Saiful Islam
Professor of Pharmacology
Additional Director General (Admin)
Directorate General of Health Services
9Preface
It is a difficult job to make a precise preface for any book, but each and every publication demands it. In fact, medical pharmacology is a basic subject, the science of drug, happens to be an apparently small but actually a vast and intricate subject.
As the present curriculum is difficult for the students to be oriented without a proper guidelines well, there is no such books available to guide students through this maze. Norms demand basic question in basic subject should be answered basically. It was with this vision that this endeavor was undertaken to compiling a thorough, yet simple text that would endow a student with ability of answering in the what, why, when, where, who, and how (wherever possible), to face the difficulties of memorizing the curriculum.
All the information in this book have been provided by consulting thoroughly a textbook of pharmacology line by line lest any important fact be eliminated. So, if anybody tries to make his or her study-time mostly effective, this book will motivate the reader a lot. Best wishes to all.
“With every breaking of the morn Fresh opportunities are newly borne”
11Acknowledgments
When I was checking the final proof of this book, my memories suddenly took me back to the time when I had initiated the scheme 18 years ago. I offer my humble submission and express immense gratitude to Almighty Allah for allowing me to live in comfort all these years and helping me finish writing this book.
- I pay tribute to my great teacher Professor SAR Chowdhury, Former Chairman, Department of Pharmacology at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, who is currently working with Glaxowelfare Pharmaceuticals. I am largely indebted to him because he basically taught me the studies of pharmacology.
- Professor AFM Saiful Islam, Additional Director General (Admin), Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh, has dubbed my book as the greatest work of my life. I am very grateful to him for his kindness and cooperation.
- Professor Shah Abdul Latif, Director, Medical Education, has termed my book a praiseworthy piece of work and said my teaching career has attained its goal with the publication of this book. I am grateful to him for his inspiration and suggestions.
- I have met with so many teachers and colleagues during my service under the Government of Bangladesh. They have encouraged and inspired me throughout my career. I regret that space does not allow me to mention all of them by name. But it would be unfair if I do not mention the following persons for their motivation:
- Professor Md Nurul Islam of Pharmacology
- Professor Md Zahurul Haque of Pharmacology
- Professor Rafiqul Akhter of Pharmacology
- Professor Feroza Parveen of Pharmacology
- Dr Shyamol Saha, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
- Dr Aftab Uddin Ahmed, Associate Professor of Pharmacology
- Dr Jalal Bangalee, Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Professor Saiful Bari of Cardiology. He was my Principal during my posting in Dinajpur. He inspired me a lot to continue with writing this book in those apparently uncomfortable days of my professional life.
- Dr AKM Asaduzzaman, Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, CME.
- Dr Abdus Satter Fora-a-zi, General Secretary of BMA, Noakhali.
- My students with their thirst for knowledge, profound desire to serve humanity and evergreen youth have given me the motivation to do something for them. Their love and respect have kept me on the right path to completion of this work.
- Finally, my wife Rabeya Akhter Parveen and sons, Adan Ibna Salam and Karar Ibna Salam, with their physical presence have immensely contributed to writing of this book. Without them, I could not come out to be successful. I am grateful to my family members for their continued support to me.