By James Ritter, Rod Flower, Graeme Henderson, Yoon Loke, David MacEwan and Humphrey Rang

Published by Elsevier (January 2019)

ISBN 978-0-7020-7448-6

Price £52.99

https://www.uk.elsevierhealth.com/rang-dales-pharmacology-9780702074486.html

I have always been a big fan of having a good knowledge base about pharmacology, after all this forms the basis of a commonly used therapeutic tool, namely the prescribing of a therapeutic drug. It is a fast moving field, continuously changing and requires prescribers to keep regularly up to date. There is no shortage of material to assist the prescriber and for some people; this excellent textbook will be a welcome addition to their personal library.

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3^rd Edition

Edited by David Cooper and Jennifer Sipos

Published CRC Press published December 2018

ISBN  978-1-138-57723-7

Price £125

https://www.crcpress.com/Medical-Management-of-Thyroid-Disease-Third-Edition/Cooper-Sipos/p/book/9781138577237

This excellent and relatively slim (it runs to over 300 pages) book does exactly what it says on the title. This is a superb yet detailed review of thyroid disease and its medical management and according to the preface, it is 10 years since the second edition appeared. So, I would guess a lot has happened in the interim and I am sure for many thyroid specialists, this is a welcome addition to their support system when dealing with patients.

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