This textbook from Elsevier is an English medium (अंग्रेजी माध्यम) book on Pharmacology, written by Tara V Shanbhag and Smita Shenoy, prepared for MBBS students as per the guidelines for the CBME Curriculum 2024, and also useful for BDS, nursing, pharmacy and allied health science courses. This Sixth Edition is built around a simple teaching principle — a student who understands why a drug is prescribed remembers it far longer than one who memorises a list — so each group opens with the clinical problem it addresses, then works through classification, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic uses, adverse effects (प्रतिकूल प्रभाव) and contraindications in a pattern repeated across the book. The text covers general pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, routes of administration, drug interactions and adverse drug reactions; the autonomic nervous system; autacoids and NSAIDs; cardiovascular drugs including antihypertensives, antianginals, antiarrhythmics and drugs for heart failure; diuretics; drugs acting on blood; respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology; central nervous system drugs including anaesthetics, sedatives, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and opioid analgesics; endocrine pharmacology; chemotherapy of infections and malignancy; immunopharmacology; and toxicology with the management of poisoning. The edition's teaching support is what makes it work for the competency-based course: 240+ diagrams that clarify complex concepts, topic-wise essential key points for quick revision, and chapter-wise case studies that place each drug group in a patient's situation. All content, terminology and explanations in this book are presented in the English language only. Key Features: English medium book — complete content, terminology and explanations in English Written by Tara V Shanbhag and Smita Shenoy, published by Elsevier Sixth Edition, revised and updated As per guidelines for CBME Curriculum 2024 240+ diagrams for clarification of complex concepts Topic-wise essential key points for quick revision Chapter-wise case studies placing drugs in clinical situations Consistent pattern across every drug group for easier recall Comparison tables and flowcharts for rapid pre-examination revision Designed for MBBS students; also useful for BDS, nursing, pharmacy and allied health courses General pharmacology — pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and routes of administration Adverse drug reactions, drug interactions and pharmacovigilance Autonomic nervous system pharmacology Autacoids, NSAIDs and drugs used in gout and rheumatoid arthritis Cardiovascular drugs — antihypertensives, antianginals, antiarrhythmics and heart failure drugs Diuretics and drugs acting on the kidney Drugs acting on blood — anticoagulants, antiplatelets and haematinics Respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology Central nervous system — anaesthetics, sedatives, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and opioids Endocrine pharmacology — insulin, oral antidiabetics, corticosteroids and thyroid drugs Chemotherapy — antibiotics, antitubercular, antimalarial, antifungal, antiviral and anticancer drugs Immunopharmacology and vaccines Toxicology and management of common poisonings Useful for MBBS university/professional examinations, internal assessments, viva and NEET PG preparation