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Essentials of Pharmacology / [edited by] Cedric M. Smith, Alan M. Reynard.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : W. B. Saunders, c1995.Description: xvi, 680 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0721655319
  • 9780721655314
Other title:
  • Pharmacology
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.1 20 SMI
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology: Receptors; Dose-Effect Relationships, Interactions, and Therapeutic Index; Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Termination of Action -- Ch. 2. Routes of Administration -- Ch. 3. Tolerance, Physical Dependence, and Drug Abuse -- Ch. 4. Drug Metabolism -- Ch. 5. Pharmacokinetics -- Ch. 6. Autonomic Pharmacology -- Ch. 7. Cholinergic Agonists -- Ch. 8. Cholinergic Antagonists: Antimuscarinic and Antinicotinic Drugs -- Ch. 9. Adrenergic Drugs -- Ch. 10. Adrenergic Antagonists -- Ch. 11. General Anesthesia and General Anesthetics -- Ch. 12. Local Anesthetic Agents -- Ch. 13. Sensory Pharmacology -- Ch. 14. Opioid Analgesics -- Agonists and Antagonists -- Ch. 15. Inflammation and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Prostaglandin and Non-Prostaglandin Synthesis Inhibitors -- Ch. 16. Histamine and Antihistamines (H[subscript 1]-Receptor Antagonists) -- Ch. 17. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma -- Ch. 18. Treatment of Headache: Ergot Alkaloids -- Ch. 19. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gout -- Ch. 20. Antiepileptic Agents -- Ch. 21. Antiparkinson Drugs -- Ch. 22. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants -- Ch. 23. Antipsychotic Drugs (Neuroleptics) -- Ch. 24. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Mood Disorders -- Ch. 25. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Anxiety -- Ch. 26. Drug Therapy in Obesity and in Attention Deficit Disorder -- Ch. 27. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure -- Digitalis Glycosides -- Ch. 28. Drugs for Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Ch. 29. Drug Treatment of Hypertension -- Ch. 30. Drugs Used to Relieve Angina Pectoris -- Ch. 31. Antihyperlipidemic Agents -- Ch. 32. Calcium: Hormonal Regulation and Calcium Channel Antagonists -- Ch. 33. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Ch. 34. Drugs Acting on the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs -- Ch. 35. Renal Pharmacology -- Ch. 36. Principles of Anti-Infective Chemotherapy -- Ch. 37. Penicillins and Other Cell Wall Active Agents -- Ch. 38. Cephalosporins -- Ch. 39. Drugs That Act on the Bacterial Ribosome: Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, and Erythromycin -- Ch. 40. Miscellaneous Agents: Quinolones, Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim, Urinary Tract Agents, Metronidazole, Spectinomycin, Bacitracin, and Antimycobacterial Drugs -- Ch. 41. Antifungal Agents -- Ch. 42. Antiviral Drugs -- Ch. 43. Antiparasitic Agents -- Ch. 44. Cancer Chemotherapy: Antineoplastic Drugs -- Ch. 45. Immunopharmacology -- Ch. 46. Toxicology: Management of Acute Poisoning -- Ch. 47. Environmental and Occupational Toxicology -- Ch. 48. Alcohols -- Ch. 49. Substance Abuse -- Ch. 50. Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions -- Ch. 51. Thyroid Hormones and Drugs that Affect the Thyroid -- Ch. 52. Pituitary Hormones -- Ch. 53. Androgens -- Ch. 54. Estrogens and Progestins -- Ch. 55. Adrenal Cortex -- Ch. 56. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Insulin, and Oral Hypoglycemic Agents -- Ch. 57. Vitamins -- Ch. 58. Principles of Prescribing: Drug Therapy in Pediatrics and Geriatrics -- Ch. 59. Drug Effects on the Fetus; Pharmacogenetic Principles -- Ch. 60. Drug Development and the Regulatory Process -- Ch. 61. Legal Aspects of Drug Prescribing -- Ch. 62. Information and Learning Resources in Pharmacology -- Index.
Summary: This textbook takes a balanced approach to basic and clinical pharmacology. It covers aspects such as prototypical drugs, drugs or processes that demonstrate pharmacological principles, and frequently prescribed drugs.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Introduction to Pharmacology: Receptors; Dose-Effect Relationships, Interactions, and Therapeutic Index; Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Termination of Action -- Ch. 2. Routes of Administration -- Ch. 3. Tolerance, Physical Dependence, and Drug Abuse -- Ch. 4. Drug Metabolism -- Ch. 5. Pharmacokinetics -- Ch. 6. Autonomic Pharmacology -- Ch. 7. Cholinergic Agonists -- Ch. 8. Cholinergic Antagonists: Antimuscarinic and Antinicotinic Drugs -- Ch. 9. Adrenergic Drugs -- Ch. 10. Adrenergic Antagonists -- Ch. 11. General Anesthesia and General Anesthetics -- Ch. 12. Local Anesthetic Agents -- Ch. 13. Sensory Pharmacology -- Ch. 14. Opioid Analgesics -- Agonists and Antagonists -- Ch. 15. Inflammation and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Prostaglandin and Non-Prostaglandin Synthesis Inhibitors -- Ch. 16. Histamine and Antihistamines (H[subscript 1]-Receptor Antagonists) -- Ch. 17. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma -- Ch. 18. Treatment of Headache: Ergot Alkaloids -- Ch. 19. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gout -- Ch. 20. Antiepileptic Agents -- Ch. 21. Antiparkinson Drugs -- Ch. 22. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants -- Ch. 23. Antipsychotic Drugs (Neuroleptics) -- Ch. 24. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Mood Disorders -- Ch. 25. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Anxiety -- Ch. 26. Drug Therapy in Obesity and in Attention Deficit Disorder -- Ch. 27. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure -- Digitalis Glycosides -- Ch. 28. Drugs for Cardiac Arrhythmias -- Ch. 29. Drug Treatment of Hypertension -- Ch. 30. Drugs Used to Relieve Angina Pectoris -- Ch. 31. Antihyperlipidemic Agents -- Ch. 32. Calcium: Hormonal Regulation and Calcium Channel Antagonists -- Ch. 33. Drug Therapy for Gastrointestinal Diseases -- Ch. 34. Drugs Acting on the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs -- Ch. 35. Renal Pharmacology -- Ch. 36. Principles of Anti-Infective Chemotherapy -- Ch. 37. Penicillins and Other Cell Wall Active Agents -- Ch. 38. Cephalosporins -- Ch. 39. Drugs That Act on the Bacterial Ribosome: Aminoglycosides, Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, and Erythromycin -- Ch. 40. Miscellaneous Agents: Quinolones, Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim, Urinary Tract Agents, Metronidazole, Spectinomycin, Bacitracin, and Antimycobacterial Drugs -- Ch. 41. Antifungal Agents -- Ch. 42. Antiviral Drugs -- Ch. 43. Antiparasitic Agents -- Ch. 44. Cancer Chemotherapy: Antineoplastic Drugs -- Ch. 45. Immunopharmacology -- Ch. 46. Toxicology: Management of Acute Poisoning -- Ch. 47. Environmental and Occupational Toxicology -- Ch. 48. Alcohols -- Ch. 49. Substance Abuse -- Ch. 50. Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions -- Ch. 51. Thyroid Hormones and Drugs that Affect the Thyroid -- Ch. 52. Pituitary Hormones -- Ch. 53. Androgens -- Ch. 54. Estrogens and Progestins -- Ch. 55. Adrenal Cortex -- Ch. 56. Carbohydrate Metabolism, Insulin, and Oral Hypoglycemic Agents -- Ch. 57. Vitamins -- Ch. 58. Principles of Prescribing: Drug Therapy in Pediatrics and Geriatrics -- Ch. 59. Drug Effects on the Fetus; Pharmacogenetic Principles -- Ch. 60. Drug Development and the Regulatory Process -- Ch. 61. Legal Aspects of Drug Prescribing -- Ch. 62. Information and Learning Resources in Pharmacology -- Index.

This textbook takes a balanced approach to basic and clinical pharmacology. It covers aspects such as prototypical drugs, drugs or processes that demonstrate pharmacological principles, and frequently prescribed drugs.

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