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    [edited by] Lynn Wecker ; with David A. Taylor, Robert James Theobald, Jr.
    Summary: "Focusing on the essential aspects of pharmacology you need to know, Brody‘s Human Pharmacology, 6th Edition, keeps you fully up to date with all that’s new in the field. Streamlined content, a new organizational approach, enhanced online components, and thoroughly updated information ensure your grasp of key concepts and prepare you for exams. Nearly 500 full-color illustrations explain important processes, while color-coded boxes for major drugs, therapeutic overviews, clinical problems, and trade names reinforce your mastery of the information"--Publisher's description.

    Contents:
    Section 1: Mechanisms of drug action and therapeutic principles.
    Introduction, terminology
    Pharmacodynamics: drug targets (receptors, enzymes, DNA, etc)
    Pharmacokinetics
    Pharmacogenomics
    Drug discovery, development, and regulation
    Section 2: Chemical mediators and drugs affecting autonomic and neuromuscular synapses.
    Introduction to the peripheral nervous systems and drugs for peripheral disorders
    Cholinergic drugs
    Muscarinic agonists and their clinical uses
    Muscarinic antagonists and their clinical uses
    Nicotinic agonists and their clinical uses
    Nicotinic antagonists and neuromuscular blocking drugs
    Adrenergic drugs
    Adrenergic agonists and their clinical uses
    Adrenergic antagonists and their clinical uses
    Section 3: Drug treatment for disorders affecting the central nervous system. Introduction to the CNS and drugs affecting the brain
    Neurodegenerative disorders
    Drug therapy for Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders/dementias
    Pharmacotherapy of basal ganglia disorders: Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease
    Drug therapy for psychoses and bipolar disorder
    Drug therapy for depression and anxiety
    Drug therapy for the management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Drug therapy for insomnia and the hypersomnias
    Drug therapy for managing obesity and eating disorders
    Treatment of seizure disorders
    Drug therapy to control spasticity disorders
    Ethanol, other alcohols, and drugs for alcohol use disorder
    Illicit psychoactive compounds and substance use disorder
    Section 4: Drug therapy for pain management. Introduction
    General anesthetics
    Local anesthetics
    Opioid analgesics
    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and acetaminophen
    Cannabinoids
    Section 5: Treatment of inflammatory, allergic and immunologic disorders. Drug therapy for migraine headache
    Drug therapy for gout and hyperuricemia
    Drug treatment for allergic reactions
    Immunosuppressants for autoimmune disorders and organ transplantation
    Drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
    Section 6: Drug treatment for cardiovascular diseases. Introduction to the cardiovascular system and the regulation of blood pressure and heart rate
    Overview of hypertension management and drugs that decrease sympathetic tone
    Diuretics and drugs that affect volume and electrolyte content
    Drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
    Calcium channel blockers
    Vasodilators
    Drug therapy for hyperlipidemias and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    Drug therapy for myocardial ischemia and angina pectoris
    Treatment of heart failure: cardiac glycosides, phosphodiesterase inhibitors and other agents
    Antiarrhythmic drugs
    Anticoagulant, antiplatelet and thrombolytic agents
    Drug therapy for hemophilia and the anemias
    Section 7: Treatment of endocrine disorders. Introduction to endocrine pharmacology
    Treatment of hypothalamic and pituitary disorders
    Treatment of adrenalcorticosteroid disorders
    Female hormone regulation
    Androgens, antiandrogens and their clinical uses
    Drug therapy for the management of diabetes
    Drug therapy for the management of thyroid disorders
    Calcium regulating hormones and agents affecting bone
    Section 8: Chemotherapy. Infectious diseases
    Principles of antimicrobial use
    Bacterial cell wall synthesis inhibitors
    Inhibitors of protein synthesis
    Drugs that target DNA
    Antimycobacterial drugs and the treatment of tuberculosis and leprosy
    Drug therapy for resistant organisms
    Parasitic diseases
    Antifungal agents
    Antimalarial and other antiprotozoal agents
    Antihelmintics
    Viruses
    Drug therapy for non-HIV viral infections
    Drugs for HIV and related opportunistic infections
    Cancer
    Introduction and therapeutic principles
    Cytotoxic agents
    Targeted agents
    Section 9: Special considerations. Therapeutic use of hematopoietic growth factors, vitamins and minerals
    Gastrointestinal disorders and their treatment
    Pharmacological treatment of asthma and COPD
    The role of neutraceuticals and natural products
    Essentials of toxicology
    Therapeutic considerations for pregnant, pediatric, geriatric and obese individuals.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey 2019