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Contents
SECTION I: Principles of Pharmacology
- Chapter 1 Pharmacokinetics
- Chapter 2 Pharmacodynamics
SECTION II: Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System and the Neuromuscular Junction
- Chapter 3 Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology
- Chapter 4 Cholinergic Drugs
- Chapter 5 Adrenergic Drugs
- Chapter 6 Muscle Relaxants
SECTION III: Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System
- Chapter 7 CNS Introduction, and Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs
- Chapter 8 Anesthetics
- Chapter 9 Anticonvulsant Drugs
- Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic Drugs
- Chapter 11 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
SECTION IV: Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Hematologic Systems
- Chapter 12 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
- Chapter 13 Antihypertensive Drugs
- Chapter 14 Other Cardiovascular Drugs
- Chapter 15 Diuretics
- Chapter 16 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Coagulation Disorders
- Chapter 17 Hematopoietic Drugs
SECTION V: Analgesics
- Chapter 18 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Other Nonopioid Analgesic-Antipyretic Drugs
- Chapter 19 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
SECTION VI: Drugs That Affect the Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems and are Used to Treat Rheumatic Disorders and Gout
- Chapter 20 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allergies
- Chapter 21 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Chapter 22 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders and Gout
SECTION VII: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
- Chapter 23 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
- Chapter 24 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Errors of Glucose Metabolism
- Chapter 25 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Bone and Calcium Disorders
- Chapter 26 Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology
SECTION VIII: Anti-infective Drugs
- Chapter 27 Antimicrobial Drugs
- Chapter 28 Other Anti-infective Drugs
SECTION IX: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer
- Chapter 29 Chemotherapeutic Drugs
SECTION X: Toxicology
- Chapter 30 Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse
Common Laboratory Values
About the Authors
- Thomas L. Pazdernik, PhD, Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
- Laszlo Kerecsen, MD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona.
Product Details
- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 032306812X
- ISBN-13: 978-0323068123
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
List Price: $39.95