table of content Chapter 1: Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & RegulationChapter 2: Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics Chapter 3:
... [Show More] Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug ActionChapter 4: Drug BiotransformationChapter 5: PharmacogenomicsSECTION II: AUTONOMIC DRUGSChapter 6: Introduction to Autonomic PharmacologyChapter 7: Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting DrugsChapter 8: Cholinoceptor-Blocking DrugsChapter 9: Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic DrugsChapter 10: Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs SECTION III: CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGSChapter 11: Antihypertensive AgentsChapter 12: Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris Chapter 13: Drugs Used in Heart Failure Chapter 14: Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias Chapter 15: Diuretic Agents SECTION IV: DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE Chapter 16: Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids Chapter 17: Vasoactive Peptides Chapter 18: The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds Chapter 19: Nitric Oxide Chapter 20: Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease SECTION V: DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Chapter 21: Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs Chapter 22: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Chapter 23: The Alcohols Chapter 24: Antiseizure Drugs Chapter 25: General Anesthetics Chapter 26: Local Anesthetics Chapter 27: Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Chapter 28: Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders Chapter 29: Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium Chapter 30: Antidepressant Agents Chapter 31: Opioid Agonists & Antagonists Chapter 32: Drugs of Abuse SECTION VI: DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT Chapter 33: Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors Chapter 34: Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation Chapter 35: Agents Used in Dyslipidemia Chapter 36: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout SECTION VII: ENDOCRINE DRUGS Chapter 37: Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones Chapter 38: Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs Chapter 39: Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists Chapter 40: The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors Chapter 41: Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs Chapter 42: Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis Section VIII: Chemotherapeutic Drugs Chapter 43: Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics Chapter 44: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins Chapter 45: Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin Chapter 46: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones Chapter 47: Antimycobacterial Drugs Chapter 48: Antifungal Agents Chapter 49: Antiviral Agents Chapter 50: Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants Chapter 51: Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents Chapter 52: Antiprotozoal Drugs Chapter 53: Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs Chapter 54: Cancer Chemotherapy Chapter 55: Immunopharmacology SECTION IX: TOXICOLOGY Chapter 56: Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental Chapter 57: Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators Chapter 58: Management of the Poisoned Patient SECTION X: SPECIAL TOPICS Chapter 59: Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology Chapter 60: Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology Chapter 61: Dermatologic Pharmacology Chapter 62: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases Chapter 63: Cannabinoid Drugs Chapter 64: Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents Chapter 65: Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications* Chapter 66: Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing Appendix: Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products [Show Less]