Pharmacology / Mart J. Mycek, Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe

Includes index.

Contents

Unit I: INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 2: Pharmacokinetics and drug receptors

Unit II: DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 3: The Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 4: Cholinergic Agonists
Chapter 5: Cholinergic Antagonists
Chapter 6: Adrenergic Agonists
Chapter 7: Adrenergic Antagonists

Unit III: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 8: Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chapter 9: Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 10: Central Nervous System Stimulants
Chapter 11: Anesthetics
Chapter 12: Antidepressants
Chapter 13: Neuroleptic drugs
Chapter 14: Opioid analgesics and antagonists
Chapter 15: Drugs used to Epilepsy

Unit IV: DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Chapter 16: The treatment of Heart Failure
Chapter 17: Antiarrhythmic drugs
Chapter 18: Antianginal Drugs
Chapter 19: Antihypertensive drugs
Chapter 20: Drugs affecting the blood
Chapter 21: Antihyperlipidemic drugs

Unit V: DRUGS AFFECTING OTHER SYSTEMS
Chapter 22: Drugs affecting the Respiratory System
Chapter 23: Diuretic drugs
Chapter 24: Gastrointestinal and Antiemetic Drugs
Chapter 25: Hormones of the pituitary and thyroid
Chapter 26: Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs
Chapter 27: Steroid hormones

Unit VII: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
Chapter 28: Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 29: Folate antagonists
Chapter 30: Inhibitors of Cell Wall synthesis
Chapter 31: Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Chapter 32: Quinolones and urinary tract antiseptics
Chapter 33: Antimycobacterial Drugs
Chapter 34: Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 35: Antiprotozoal Drugs
Chapter 36: Anthelmintic Drugs
Chapter 37: Antiviral drugs
Chapter 38: Anticancer Drugs

Unit VI: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS AND AUTOCOIDS
Chapter 41: Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Chapter 42: Autacoids & Autacoid Antagonists