Katzung's Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 16th Edition (Lange, Paperback)

Katzung’s Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Sixteenth Edition is the full-color Lange Medical Books paperback from McGraw Hill that medical, pharmacy and physician assistant students use as their main pharmacology textbook.

Katzung organizes pharmacology around drug groups and prototypes, which is how most US pharmacology courses and board exams are built. Each chapter opens with a clinical case, works through mechanism, pharmacokinetics, clinical use and toxicity, and closes with a summary table. The sixteenth edition adds a chapter on cannabinoids, new drug tables, descriptions of important new agents and USMLE-style questions.

What's included

• Katzung’s Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 16th Edition (Lange)
• Paperback, published by McGraw Hill
• ISBN-13 9781260463309
• About 330 full-color illustrations and 100 drug tables
• Case studies, chapter-ending summary tables and 50 USMLE-style questions
• New chapter on cannabinoids

Who it's for

First- and second-year medical students preparing for USMLE Step 1, PharmD students, physician assistant and nurse practitioner students in advanced pharmacology, and residents who want one reliable reference for mechanism and clinical use.

Why this edition

The sixteenth edition is the current edition of Katzung and reflects drug approvals and guideline changes since the fifteenth. Because the chapter order follows a typical pharmacology syllabus, it pairs well with lecture notes rather than fighting them. Students who learn by prototype find the structure easier to retain than a drug-by-drug catalog.

Frequently asked questions

Is Katzung’s 16th edition the latest?

Yes. The sixteenth edition is the current edition of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology from McGraw Hill’s Lange series.

Is Katzung useful for USMLE Step 1?

It is one of the standard references. The prototype approach, summary tables and the included USMLE-style questions map well to how pharmacology is tested.

Is this the full text or the Examination and Board Review?

This is the full textbook. Katzung & Trevor’s Pharmacology Examination and Board Review is a separate, shorter book.

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