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