Title:
Modern pharmacology / edited by Charles R. Craig, Robert E. Stitzel.
Author:
Craig, Charles R. editor.
Stitzel, Robert E. editor.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General principles of pharmacology -- Development of pharmacological thought -- Mechanisms of drug action -- Drug absorption and distribution -- Metabolism of drugs -- Excretion of drugs -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug delivery systems -- Principles of toxicology -- Drug testing in humans -- Ethics in pharmacology -- Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system -- Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenomimetic drugs -- Adrenoceptor antagonists -- Directing acting cholinomimetics -- Muscarinic blocking drugs -- Cholinesterases and cholinesterase inhibitors.
Ganglionic blocking agents -- Drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission -- Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system -- Vasoactive substances: renin, angiotensin and kinins -- Cholesterol and hypocholesterolemic drugs -- Water, electrolyte metabolism and diuretic drugs -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Calcium channel blockers -- Cardiac glycosides and other drugs used in myocardial insufficiency -- Antianginal drugs -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Anticoagulant, antiplatelet and fibrinolytic (thrombolytic) drugs -- Drugs affecting the central nervous system.
Introduction to central nervous system pharmacology -- Inhalational anesthetics -- General anesthetics: gases and volatile liquids -- General anesthetics: intravenous drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Sedative-hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Drugs used in mood disorders -- Anticonvulsant drugs -- Drugs used in Parkinsonism and other basal ganglia disorders -- Opioid and nonopioid analgesics -- Ethanol and other aliphatic alcohols -- Contemporary drug abuse -- Drugs used to treat inflammatory disorders.
Lipid mediators of homeostasis and inflammation -- Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs -- Drugs used in gout -- Drugs used in asthma -- Drugs used in dermatological disorders -- Chemotherapy -- Introduction to chemotherapy -- Synthetic organic antimicrobials (sulfonamides, trimethoprim, nitrofurans, quinolones, methenamine) -- [beta]-lactam antibiotics -- Aminoglycoside-aminocyclitol antibiotics -- Tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, macrolides and lincosamides -- Bacitracin, glycopeptide antibiotics and the polymyxins -- Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy.
Antiviral drugs -- Drugs used in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Antimalarial drugs -- Anthelmintic drugs -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiseptics, disinfectants and sterilization -- Rational basis for cancer chemotherapy -- Antineoplastic agents -- Immunomodulating drugs -- Drugs affecting the endocrine system -- Introduction to endocrine pharmacology -- Hypothalamic and pituitary gland hormones -- Adrenocortical hormones and drugs affecting the adrenal cortex -- Estrogens, progestins and antiestrogens -- Androgens and anabolic steroids.
Thyroid and antithyroid drugs -- Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and vitamin D -- Insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and orally effective hypoglycemic drugs -- Additional important drugs -- Histamine and histamine antagonists -- Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders -- Vitamins -- Drugs for the control of supragingival plaque.
A comprehensive book on modern pharmacology with an extensive section on the principles of pharmacology. Now in two colours, paperback, with a 2-column format, the text has been redesigned to make learning easier for students.
Publisher:
Little, Brown,
Publication Place:
Boston :
ISBN:
0316159328
9780316159326
Subject:
Pharmacology.
Chemotherapy.
Pharmacology
Drug Therapy
Pharmacologie.
Chimiotherapie.
pharmacology.
Chemotherapy.
Pharmacology.
Lehrbuch
Pharmakologie
Farmacologie.
Pharmacology.
Pharmacology
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Contents:
General principles of pharmacology -- Development of pharmacological thought -- Mechanisms of drug action -- Drug absorption and distribution -- Metabolism of drugs -- Excretion of drugs -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug delivery systems -- Principles of toxicology -- Drug testing in humans -- Ethics in pharmacology -- Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system -- Introduction to the autonomic nervous system -- Adrenomimetic drugs -- Adrenoceptor antagonists -- Directing acting cholinomimetics -- Muscarinic blocking drugs -- Cholinesterases and cholinesterase inhibitors.
Ganglionic blocking agents -- Drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission -- Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system -- Vasoactive substances: renin, angiotensin and kinins -- Cholesterol and hypocholesterolemic drugs -- Water, electrolyte metabolism and diuretic drugs -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Calcium channel blockers -- Cardiac glycosides and other drugs used in myocardial insufficiency -- Antianginal drugs -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Anticoagulant, antiplatelet and fibrinolytic (thrombolytic) drugs -- Drugs affecting the central nervous system.
Introduction to central nervous system pharmacology -- Inhalational anesthetics -- General anesthetics: gases and volatile liquids -- General anesthetics: intravenous drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Sedative-hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Drugs used in mood disorders -- Anticonvulsant drugs -- Drugs used in Parkinsonism and other basal ganglia disorders -- Opioid and nonopioid analgesics -- Ethanol and other aliphatic alcohols -- Contemporary drug abuse -- Drugs used to treat inflammatory disorders.
Lipid mediators of homeostasis and inflammation -- Antiinflammatory and antirheumatic drugs -- Drugs used in gout -- Drugs used in asthma -- Drugs used in dermatological disorders -- Chemotherapy -- Introduction to chemotherapy -- Synthetic organic antimicrobials (sulfonamides, trimethoprim, nitrofurans, quinolones, methenamine) -- [beta]-lactam antibiotics -- Aminoglycoside-aminocyclitol antibiotics -- Tetracyclines, chloramphenicol, macrolides and lincosamides -- Bacitracin, glycopeptide antibiotics and the polymyxins -- Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy.
Antiviral drugs -- Drugs used in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Antimalarial drugs -- Anthelmintic drugs -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiseptics, disinfectants and sterilization -- Rational basis for cancer chemotherapy -- Antineoplastic agents -- Immunomodulating drugs -- Drugs affecting the endocrine system -- Introduction to endocrine pharmacology -- Hypothalamic and pituitary gland hormones -- Adrenocortical hormones and drugs affecting the adrenal cortex -- Estrogens, progestins and antiestrogens -- Androgens and anabolic steroids.
Thyroid and antithyroid drugs -- Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and vitamin D -- Insulin, glucagon, somatostatin and orally effective hypoglycemic drugs -- Additional important drugs -- Histamine and histamine antagonists -- Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders -- Vitamins -- Drugs for the control of supragingival plaque.
Physical Description:
xv, 907 pages : illustrations (some color) ;
Electronic Location:
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/128632437.pdf
Publication Date:
1994.
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