Basic & clinical pharmacology

Section I. Basic Principles Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics Chapter 3 Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action Chapter 4 Drug Biotransformation Chapter 5 Development & Regulation of Drugs Section II. Autonomic Drugs Chapter 6 Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology Chapter 7 Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs Chapter 8 Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs Chapter 9 Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs Chapter 10 Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs Section III. Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs Chapter 11 Antihypertensive Agents Chapter 12 Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris Chapter 13 Drugs Used in Heart Failure Chapter 14 Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias Chapter 15 Diuretic Agents Section IV. Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle Chapter 16 Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids Chapter 17 Vasoactive Peptides Chapter 18 The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds Chapter 19 Nitric Oxide Chapter 20 Drugs Used in Asthma Section V. Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System Chapter 21 Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs Chapter 22 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Chapter 23 The Alcohols Chapter 24 Antiseizure Drugs Chapter 25 General Anesthetics Chapter 26 Local Anesthetics Chapter 27 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Chapter 28 Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders Chapter 29 Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium Chapter 30 Antidepressant Agents Chapter 31 Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists Chapter 32 Drugs of Abuse Section VI. Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, & Gout Chapter 33 Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors Chapter 34 Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation Chapter 35 Agents Used in Dyslipidemia Chapter 36 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout Section VII. Endocrine Drugs Chapter 37 Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones Chapter 38 Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs Chapter 39 Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists Chapter 40 The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors Chapter 41 Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs Chapter 42 Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis Section VIII. Chemotherapeutic Drugs Chapter 43 Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics Chapter 44 Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, & Oxazolidinones Chapter 45 Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin Chapter 46 Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones Chapter 47 Antimycobacterial Drugs Chapter 48 Antifungal Agents Chapter 49 Antiviral Agents Chapter 50 Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants Chapter 51 Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents Chapter 52 Antiprotozoal Drugs Chapter 53 Clinical Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs Chapter 54 Cancer Chemotherapy Chapter 55 Immunopharmacology Section IX. Toxicology Chapter 56 Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental Chapter 57 Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators Chapter 58 Management of the Poisoned Patient Section X. Special Topics Chapter 59 Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology Chapter 60 Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology Chapter 61 Dermatologic Pharmacology Chapter 62 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases Chapter 63 Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents Chapter 64 Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications Chapter 65 Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing Chapter 66 Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms