Katzung BG, Trevor AJ. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. McGraw-Hill Education. — Standard pharmacology textbook; comprehensive coverage of mechanisms, drug classes, and clinical applications.
Stahl SM. Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology. Cambridge University Press. — Neuropsychopharmacology textbook; particularly strong on receptor pharmacology and neurotransmitter systems.
Brunton LL, Hilal-Dandan R, Knollmann BC. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. McGraw-Hill Education. — Definitive reference text for pharmacological mechanisms and therapeutic applications.
Pharmacogenomics
PharmGKB (Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base). Clinical guideline annotations for CYP enzyme polymorphisms and drug dosing. Available at: pharmgkb.org.
Harm reduction pharmacology
World Health Organization. Community Management of Opioid Overdose. WHO, 2014. — Evidence base for community naloxone distribution and overdose response.
Mattick RP, Breen C, Kimber J, Davoli M. “Buprenorphine maintenance versus placebo or methadone maintenance for opioid dependence.” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014(2). — Systematic review of opioid agonist therapy evidence.
Spade D. Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next). Verso, 2020. — Structural analysis relevant to understanding why pharmacological harm reduction requires political infrastructure.
Drug interactions
Flockhart DA. “Drug Interactions: Cytochrome P450 Drug Interaction Table.” Indiana University School of Medicine. — Comprehensive table of CYP enzyme substrates, inhibitors, and inducers.