Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 11ED

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Section I. Basic Principles1. Introduction, Bertram G. Katzung2. Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics, Mark von Zastrow and Henry R. Bourne3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action, Nicholas H.G. Holford4. Drug Biotransformation, Maria Almira Correia5. Development and Regulation of Drugs, Barry A. BerkowitzSection II. Autonomic Drugs6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology, Bertram G. Katzung7. Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs, Achilles J. Pappano8. Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs, Achilles J. Pappano9. Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs, Italo Biaggioni and David Robertson10. Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs, David Robertson and Italo BiaggioniSection III. Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs 11. Antihypertensive Agents, Neal L. Benowitz12. Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris, Bertram G. Katzung and Kanu Chatterjee13. Drugs Used in Heart Failure, Bertram Katzung and William W. Parmley14. Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias, Joseph R. Hume and Augustus O. Grant15. Diuretic Agents, Harlan E. IvesSection IV. Drugs With Important Actions on Smooth Muscle16. Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids, Bertram G. Katzung17. Vasoactive Peptides, Ian A. Reid18. The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds, Emer M. Smyth and Garret A. FitzGerald19. Nitric Oxide, Samie R. Jaffrey20. Drugs Used in Asthma, Homer A. BousheySection V. Drugs That Act In The Central Nervous System21. Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs, Roger A. Nicoll22. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs, Anthony J. Trevor and Walter L. Way23. The Alcohols, Susan B. Masters24. Antiseizure Drugs, Roger J. Porter and Brian S. Meldrum25. General Anesthetics, Paul F. White and Anthony J. Trevor26. Local Anesthetics, Bertram G. Katzung and Paul F. White27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants, Paul F. White and Bertram G. Katzung28. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders, Michael J. Aminoff29. Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium, Herbert Meltzer30. Antidepressant Agents, Charles DeBattista31. Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists, Mark A. Schumacher, Allan I. Basbaum, and Walter L. Way32. Drugs of Abuse, Christian LuscherSection VI. Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, & Gout33. Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors, Susan B. Masters34. Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation, James L. Zehnder35. Agents Used in Dyslipidemia, Mary J. Malloy and John P. Kane36. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, and Drugs Used in Gout, Daniel E. Furst, Robert W. Ulrich, and Cissy Varkey-AltamiranoSection VII. Endocrine Drugs37. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones, Susan B. Masters38. Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs, Betty J. Dong and Francis S. Greenspan39. Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists, George P. Chrousos40. The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors, George P. Chrousos41. Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Druigs, Martha S. Nolte42. Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis, Daniel D. BikleSection VIII. Chemotherapeutic Drugs43. Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane Active Antibiotics, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck44. Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, & Oxazolidinones, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck45. Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck46. Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck47. Antimycobacterial Drugs, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck48. Antifungal Agents, Don Sheppard and Harry W. Lampiris49. Antiviral Agents, Sharon Safrin50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants, Henry F. Chambers and Daniel H. Deck51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents, Harry W. Lampiris and Daniel S. Maddix52. Antiprotozoal Drugs, Philip J. Rosenthal53. Clinical Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs, Philip J. Rosenthal54. Cancer Chemotherapy, Edward Chu and Alan C. Sartorelli55. Immunopharmacology, Douglas F. Lake, Adrienne D. Briggs, and Emmanuel T. AkporiayeSection IX. Toxicology56. Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental, Daniel T. Teitelbaum57. Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators, Michael J. Kosnett58. Management of the Poisoned Patient, Kent R. OlsonSection X. Special Topics59. Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology, Gideon Koren60. Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology, Bertram G. Katzung61. Dermatologic Pharmacology, Dirk B. Robertson and Howard I. Maibach62. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases, Kenneth R. McQuaid63. Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents, Robin L. Corelli64. Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications, Cathi E. Dennehy and Candy Tsourounis65. Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing, Paul W. Lofholm and Bertram G. Katzung66. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms, John R. HornAppendix: Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products, Harry W. Palpiris and Daniel S. MaddixIndex