| I. |
BASIC PRINCIPLES |
| 1. |
Introduction |
| 2. |
Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics |
| 3. |
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Tiem Course of Drug Action |
| 4. |
Drug Biotransformation |
| 5. |
Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs |
| II. |
AUTONOMIC DRUGS |
| 6. |
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology |
| 7. |
Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs |
| 8. |
Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs |
| 9. |
Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs |
| 10. |
Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs |
| III. |
CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGS |
| 11. |
Antihypertensive Agents |
| 12. |
Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris |
| 13. |
Cardiac Glycosides & Other Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure |
| 14. |
Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias |
| 15. |
Diuretic Agents |
| IV. |
DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE |
| 16. |
Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids |
| 17. |
Vasoactive Drugs |
| 18. |
The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds |
| 19. |
Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors |
| 20. |
Drugs Used in Asthma |
| 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 Analgesics & Antagonists |
| 32. |
Drugs of Abuse |
| VI. |
DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT |
| 33. |
Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors |
| 34. |
Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation |
| 35. |
Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia |
| 36. |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout |
| VII. |
ENDOCRINE DRUGS |
| 37. |
Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones |
| 38. |
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs |
| 39. |
Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists |
| 40. |
The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors |
| 41. |
Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs |
| 42. |
Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis |
| VIII. |
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS |
| 43. |
Beta-Lactam Antibodies & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis |
| 44. |
Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins |
| 45. |
Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin |
| 46. |
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones |
| 47. |
Antimycobacterial Drugs |
| 48. |
Antifungal Drugs |
| 49. |
Antiviral Agents |
| 50. |
Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Drugs: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants |
| 51. |
Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents |
| 52. |
Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy |
| 53. |
Antiprotozoal Drugs |
| 54. |
Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs |
| 55. |
Cancer Chemotherapy |
| 56. |
Immunopharmacology |
| IX. |
TOXICOLOGY |
| 57. |
Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental |
| 58. |
Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators |
| 59. |
Management of the Poisoned Patient |
| X. |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
| 60. |
Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology |
| 61. |
Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology |
| 62. |
Dermatologic Pharmacology |
| 63. |
Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| 64. |
Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents |
| 65. |
Botanicals (“Herbal Medications”) & Nutritional Supplements |
| 66. |
Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing |
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| Appendix I. Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products |
| Appendix II. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms |
