Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to medical pharmacology for undergraduate students.

Beginning with an introduction to general pharmacology, the following sections cover numerous drugs for disorders in specific parts of the body, including the central nervous system, cardiovascular and renal system, and the blood. A complete section is dedicated to chemotherapeutic drugs.

The book is presented in an easy to read format, supported by more than 500 diagrams, figures, charts and illustrations. Each chapter ends with review questions for self assessment.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to medical pharmacology for undergraduate students
Covers drugs for disorders in different systems of the body
Review questions for self assessment in each chapter
Includes more than 500 diagrams, figures, charts and illustrations

Contents:

SECTION 1 General Pharmacology

Introduction and Terminology
Routes of Drug Administration
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Biotransformation of Drugs

SECTION 2 Drugs Affecting Autonomic Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous Systems
Adrenergic Drugs
Cholinergic Drugs
Antimyasthenic Drugs

SECTION 3 Drugs Affecting Central Nervous System

Central Nervous System
Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics
Antiepileptics
General Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics
Parkinson's Disease
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Antipsychotic Drugs
Central Nervous System Stimulants and Antidepressants
Opioid Analgesic and Antagonists
Ergot Alkaloids
Alcohols
Drug Abuse

SECTION 4 Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular and Renal System

Antihyperlipidemic Agents
Anticoagulants
Thrombolytic Drugs
Antiplatelet Drugs
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Vasoactive Drugs
Cardioinhibitory Drugs
Cardiostimulatory Drugs
Diuretics
Antihypertensive Drugs
Antianginal Drugs
Cardiac Glycosides

SECTION 5 Endocrine Drugs

Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones
Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids and their Antagonists
Insulin
Gonadal Hormones and their Inhibitors
Agents Affecting Bone Mineral Homeostasis

SECTION 6 Drugs used to Treat Diseases of Blood

Drugs used in Disorders of Coagulation
Drugs used in Diseases of Hematopoietic System

SECTION 7 Drugs Affecting Other Systems

Pulmonary Pharmacology: Asthma
Gastrointestinal Drugs
Anthelmintic Drugs

SECTION 8 Chemotherapeutic Drugs

Antibacterial Drugs
Antimycobacterial Agents
Antiviral Drugs
Antifungal Drugs
Antiprotozoal Drugs
Urinary Antiseptics
Cancer Chemotherapy
Drugs Affecting the Immune System

SECTION 9 Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Drugs

Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Antirheumatic Drugs
Drugs for Gout