Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 15e

• 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

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