Acetylsalicylic Acid

Karsten Schrör

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2022

Acetylsalicylic Acid

Karsten Schrör

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110746419

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About this book

Written by a leading expert on Aspirin-related research, this is the most comprehensive treaty of the history, pharmacological effects and clinical applications of one of the most successful drugs ever.

The text is written with a wide audience in mind and to be readily understandable for clinicians, pharmacists, biomedical researchers and pharmacologists alike.

This third completely revised edition contains the latest results of clinical and pharmacological research on Acetylsalicylic acid, addressing the multiple pharmacological properties of this famous drug with a balanced view on their translation into clinical practice, including prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, thromboinflammation and colorectal cancer.

Critical evaluation of more than 100 clinical trials on aspirin of all indications.
Collected results from over 40 years of research on the subject of Aspirin.
Latest findings on the use of aspirin in corona.

Author / Editor information

Karsten Schrör, MD.

is professor of Pharmacology and retired Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology at the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf (Germany). He carried out postdoctoral studies at the universities of Halle, Mainz, Köln (Germany) and the Wellcome Research Laboratories in Beckenham (UK) under the supervision of the later Nobel laureate Sir John Vane. Karsten Schrör held several guest professorships in the USA and was President of the German Society for Pharmacology (2005-2010). He is member of the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) and Schmiedeberg-Medal Awardee. Karsten Schrör has published extensively in the area of aspirin and prostaglandin research with focus on platelet function, myocardial ischemia and the clotting system.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1 General aspects Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Pharmacology Open Access Download PDF	61
3 Toxicity and drug safety Open Access Download PDF	207
4 Clinical applications of aspirin Open Access Download PDF	331
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	613
Acronyms of clinical trials Open Access Download PDF	617
Index Open Access Download PDF	623

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Original publisher: Dr. Schrör Verlag und Wiley
Edition: 3rd, revised edition
Audience: Physicians of all specialties, organic chemists, pharmacists, biomedical scientists, pharmacologists
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 630
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 131
- Tables: 30
Keywords: Drug; Organic chemistry; Pharmacology; Toxicology

eBook

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9783110746419

Hardcover

Published: August 1, 2022
ISBN: 9783110745726