Clinical Pharmacology of Caffeine

1990/02/01 by Neal L. Benowitz, N L Benowitz · 3 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment #Pharmaceutical studies and practices #Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.001425

Abstract

Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant drug in the world. This chapter reviews the human pharmacology of caffeine; the evidence for its role in causing human disease, including addiction; and its potential usefulness as a therapeutic agent.

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