Acids and bases

Chapter 8 Acids and bases



The concept of acids and bases is quite complex and there are several ways of approaching the subject in terms of pure chemistry. As this is a clinically oriented pharmacology book, the explanation will be limited to certain mechanisms, an understanding of which will help you appreciate the underlying principles and is necessary to underpin one of the most important principles of pharmacology. For this reason, all explanations of acids and bases will be given in terms of hydrogen ions or protons (the terms in this case are interchangeable) only.




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Jul 22, 2016 | Posted by in PHARMACY | Comments Off on Acids and bases

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