This 2 volume set is a carefully chosen collection of articles on pharmacology from the successful R.A. Meyer's Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine. The book is divided into four sections covering general aspects of drug development as well as more focused sections on cancer and gene therapy. This collection of high-quality articles on pharmacology includes essential reading on the hottest topics of the field and is an invaluable resource for all pharmacologists, medicinal chemists and cell biologists. No science or medical library should be without this book. It is also essential reading for everybody working in the pharmaceutical industry.