Book excerpt: Designed specifically with physicians, pharmacologists, and other members of the health care delivery team in mind, the CRC Desk Reference of Clinical Pharmacology features more than 2,000 entries appearing in three formats: Short reviews: these present important topics of clinical pharmacology, such as pharmacokinetic basis of therapeutics, pharmacodynamic principles, and drug-drug interactions. Major areas of therapeutics including antiemetic drugs, antihistaminics, calcium-channel blocking agents, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are reviewed. Abstract length entries: provide short descriptions of all medications in use today Short dictionary style entries: concise, one sentence descriptions of the exact therapeutic use of each medication. Each entry gives: