Medical pharmacology at a glance

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neal, M. J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell , c2009
Edition:6th ed
Series:At a glance series
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Contributor biographical information
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: principles of drug action
  • 2. Drug-receptor interactions
  • 3. Drug absorption, distribution and excretion
  • 4. Drug metabolism
  • 5. Local anaesthetics
  • 6. Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction
  • 7. Autonomic nervous system
  • 8. Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses
  • 9. Drugs acting on the sympathetic system
  • 10. Ocular pharmacology
  • 11. Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis
  • 12. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: Peptic ulcer
  • 13. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: Motility and secretions
  • 14. Drugs acting on the kidney?diuretics
  • 15. Drugs used in hypertension
  • 16. Drugs used in angina
  • 17. Antiarrhythmic drugs
  • 18. Drugs used in heart failure
  • 19. Drugs used to affect blood coagulation
  • 20. Lipid-lowering drugs
  • 21. Agents used in anaemias
  • 22. Central transmitter substances
  • 23. General anaesthetics
  • 24. Anxiolytics and hypnotics
  • 25. Antiepileptic drugs
  • 26. Drugs used in Parkinson's disease
  • 27. Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)
  • 28. Drugs used in affective disorders?antidepressants
  • 29. Opioid analgesics
  • 30. Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics)
  • 31. Drug misuse and dependence
  • 32. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • 33. Corticosteroids 34. Sex hormones and drugs
  • 35. Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • 36. Antidiabetic agents
  • 37. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles
  • 38. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin
  • 39. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol
  • 40. Antifungal drugs
  • 41. Antiviral drugs
  • 42. Drugs acting on parasites I: Helminths (worms)
  • 43. Drugs acting on parasites II: Protozoa
  • 44. Drugs used in cancer 45. Poisoning
  • 46. Adverse drug reactions