University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I Basic principles -- 1 Introduction: the nature of drugs & drug development & regulation -- 2 Drug receptors & pharmacodynamics -- 3 Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics: rational dosing & the time course of drug action -- 4 Drug biotransformation -- 5 Pharmacogenomics -- Section II Autonomic drugs -- 6 Introduction to autonomic pharmacology -- 7 Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs -- 8 Cholinoceptor-blocking drugs -- 9 Adrenoceptor agonists & sympathomimetic drugs -- 10 Adrenoceptor antagonist drugs -- Section III Cardiovascular-renal drugs -- 11 Antihypertensive agents -- 12 Vasodilators & the treatment of angina pectoris -- 13 Drugs used in heart failure -- 14 Agents used in cardiac arrhythmias -- 15 Diuretic agents -- Section IV Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle -- 16 Histamine, serotonin, & the ergot alkaloids -- 17 Vasoactive peptides -- 18 The eicosanoids: prostaglandins, thrombaxanes, leukotrienes, & related compounds -- 19 Nitric oxide -- 20 Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Section V Drugs that act in the central nervous system -- 21 Introduction to the pharmacology of CNS drugs -- 22 Sedative-hypnotic drugs -- 23 The alcohols -- 24 Antiseizure drugs -- 25 General anesthetics -- 26 Local anesthetics -- 27 Skeletal muscle relaxants -- 28 Pharmacologic management of parkinsonism & other movement disorders -- 29 Antipsychotic agents & lithium -- 29 Antidepressant agents
-- 31 Opioid agonists & antagonists -- 32 Drugs of abuse -- Section VI Drugs used to treat diseases of the blood, inflammation, & gout -- 33 Agents used in cytopenias: hematopoietic growth factors -- 34 Drugs used in disorders of coagulation -- 35 Agents used in dyslipidemia -- 36 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, nonopioid analgesics, & drugs used in gout -- Section VII Endocrine drugs -- 37 Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones -- 38 Thyroid & antithyroid drugs -- 39 Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical -- 40 The gonadal hormones & inhibitors -- 41 Pancreatic hormones & glucose-lowering drugs -- 42 Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis -- Section VIII Chemotherapeutic drugs --43 Beta-lactam & other cell wall & membrane-active antibiotics -- 44 Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, oxazolidinones, & pleuromutilins -- 45 Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin -- 46 Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & quinolones -- 47 Antimycobacterial drugs -- 48 Antifungal agents -- 49 Antiviral agents -- 50 Miscellaneous antimicrobial agents; disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants -- 51 Clinical use of antimicrobial agents -- 52 Antiprotozoal drugs -- 53 Pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs -- 54 Cancer chemotherapy -- 55 Immunopharmacology -- Section IX Toxicology -- 56 Introduction to toxicology: occupational & environmental -- 57 Heavy metal intoxication & chelators -- 58 Management of the poisoned patient -- Section X Special topics -- 59 Special aspects of perinatal & pediatric pharmacology -- 60 Special aspects of geriatric pharmacology -- 61 Dermatologic pharmacology -- 62 Drugs used in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases -- 63 Cannabinoid drugs -- 64 Therapeutic & toxic potential of over-the-counter agents -- 65 Dietary supplement & herbal medications -- 66 Rational prescribing & prescription writing -- 67 Important drug interactions & their mechanisms.

"Presented in full-color and packed with hundreds of illustrations, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology is the wide-ranging, engaging guide students have counted on for decades.

Organized to reflect the course sequence in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, the guide covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. This edition has been extensively updated to provide expanded coverage of transporters, pharmacogenomics, and new drugs.

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