Pharmacology /
editors, Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe ; contributing authors, Mary J. Mycek, Sheldon B. Gertner, Maria Menna Perper.
- Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1992.
- xvi, 459 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Lippincott's illustrated reviews .
Includes index.
Contents
Unit 1 Introduction to pharmacology Absorption, distribution and elimination of drugs Pharmacokinetics and drug receptors
Unit 2 Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system Cholinergic agonists Cholinergic antagonists Adrenergic agonists Adrenergic antagonists.
Unit 3 Drugs affecting the central nervous system Treatment of Parkinson's Disease Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs CNS stimulants Anesthetics Antidepressant drugs Neuroleptic drugs Opioid analgesics and antagonists Drugs used to treat epilepsy
Unit 4 Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system The treatment of congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure Antiarrhythmic drugs Antianginal drugs Antihypertensive drugs Drugs affecting blood Antihyperlipidemic drugs.
Unit 5 Drugs affecting other organ systems Drugs affecting the respiratory system Diuretic drugs Gastrointestinal drugs Hormones of the pituitary and thyroid Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents Steroid hormones.
Unit 6 Chemotherapeutic agents Principles of antimicrobial therapy Metabolic antagonists Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis Protein synthesis inhibitors Quinolones, antitubercular and urinary tract agents Antifungal drugs Antiprotozoal drugs Antihelminthic drugs Antiviral drugs Anticancer drugs.
Unit 7 Other topics: anti-inflammatory drugs and autacoids. Anti-inflammatory drugs Autacoids and autacoid antagoinists
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