• First Textbook of Medical Pharmacology for Nurses as per syllabus of Nursing Council of India. • Full details of mechanism of drug action, doses, preparation, drug interactions and side effects. • Detailed discussion on role of nurses in disease management. • Special emphasis on nursing implication, diagnosis and responsibilities. • Nursing alerts included in all chapters. • Role of Nurses as health educators highlighted. • Salient features of adverse drug reaction monitoring given. • Indian brand names for therapeutic drugs included. • Discussion on commonly used cosmetics given.