The present edition is oriented to reflect the contemporary advancements.
All chapters have been updated to include recently introduced drugs and published information.
Latest therapeutic guidelines from leading professional bodies, WHO and National Health Programmes have been incorporated, especially in areas like hypertension, hyperlipidaemias, stroke prevention, surgical prophylaxis, tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, and HIV-AIDS.
Recent developments have been highlighted, notably in hormone replacement therapy, aromatase inhibitors, bisphosphonates, selective COX-2 inhibitors, atypical antipsychotics,therapy of diabetes mellitus, heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism, Glaucoma, Kala azar, etc.