BookBertram G. Katzung, Marieke Kruidering-Hall, Rupa Lalchandani Tuan, Todd W. Vanderah, Anthony J. Trevor.
Summary: "This book is designed to help students review pharmacology and to prepare for both regular course examinations and board examinations"--Preface.
Contents:
Part I: Basic principles. Introduction
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics
Drug metabolism
Pharmacogenomics
Part II: autonomic drugs. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology
Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs
Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators
Sympathomimetics
Adrenoceptor blockers
Part III: Cardiovascular drugs. Drugs used in hypertension
Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris
Drugs used in heart failure
Antiarrhythmic drugs
Diuretics & other drugs that act on the kidney
Part IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, serotonin, drugs used in obesity, ergot alkaloids, & other drugs used in migraine
Vasoactive peptides
Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids
Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors
Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Part V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to CNS pharmacology
Sedative-hypnotic drugs
Alcohols
Antiseizure drugs
General anesthetics
Local anesthetics
Skeletal muscle relaxants
Drugs used in Parkinsonism & other movement disorders
Antipsychotic & bipolar disorder agents
Antidepressants
Opioid analgesics & antagonists
Drugs of abuse
Part VI: Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents used in cytopenias; hematopoietic growth factors
Drugs used in coagulation disorders
Agents used in dyslipidemia
NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout
Part VII: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones
Thyroid & antithyroid drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical antagonists
Gonadal hormones & inhibitors
Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic drugs, & glucagon
agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis
Part VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs: introduction. Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall- & membrane-active antibiotics
Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, & oxazolidinones
Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin
Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones
Antimycobacterial drugs
Antifungal agents
Antiviral agents
miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants
Clinical use of antimicrobial agents
Antiprotozoal drugs
Clinical pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs
Cancer chemotherapy
Immunopharmacology
Part IX: Toxicology. Environmental & occupational toxicology
Heavy metals & chelators
Management of the poisoned patient
Part X: Special topics. Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders
Cannabinoid drugs
Dietary supplements & herbal medications
Important drug interactions & their mechanisms
Strategies for improving test performance
Key words for key drugs.