Goodman & Gilman's pharmacological basis of therapeutics.
Goodman & Gilman's careful balance of basic science and clinical application has guided thousands of practitioners and students to a clear understanding of the drugs essential to preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease. Enriched by a new full-color presentation and updated to reflect a...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
2011.
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| Edition: | Twelfth edition / |
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Table of Contents:
- Drug invention and the pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacokinetics: the dynamics of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
- Pharmacodynamics: molecular mechanisms of drug action
- Drug toxicity and poisoning
- Membrane transporters and drug response
- Drug metabolism
- Pharmacogenetics
- Neurotransmission: the autonomic and somatic motor nervous systems
- Muscarinic receptor agonists and antagonists
- Anticholinesterase agents
- Agents acting at the neuromuscular junction and autonomic ganglia
- Adrenergic agonists and antagonists
- 5-Hydroxytrptamine (serotonin) and dopamine
- Neurotransmission and the central nervous system
- Drug therapy of depression and anxiety disorders
- Pharmacotherapy of psychosis and mania
- Hyponotics and sedatives
- Opioids, analgesia, and pain management
- General anesthetics and therapeutic gases
- Local anesthetics
- Pharmacotherapy of the epilepsies
- Treatment of central nervous system degenerative
- Ethanol and methanol
- Drug addiction
- Regulation of renal function and vascular volume
- Renin and angiotensin
- Treatment of myocardial ischemia and hypertension
- Pharmacotherapy of congestive heart failure
- Anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Blood coagulation and anticoagulant, fibrinolytic, and antiplatelet drugs
- Drug therapy for hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia
- Histamine, bradykinin, and their antagonists
- Lipid-derived autocoids: eicosanoids and platelet-activating factor
- Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents; pharmacotherapy of gout
- Immunosuppressants, tolerogens, and immunostimulants
- Pulmonary pharmacology
- Hematopoietic agents: growth factors, minerals, and vitamins.
- Introduction to endocrinology: the hypothalamic-pituitary axis
- Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs
- Estrogens and progestins
- Androgens
- ACTH, adrenal steroids, and pharmacology of the adrenal cortex
- Endocrine pancreas and pharmacotherapy of diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia
- Agents affecting mineral ion homeostasis and bone turnover
- Pharmacotherapy of gastric acidity, peptic ulcers, and gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Treatment of disorders of bowel motility and water flux; anti-emetics; agents used in biliary and pancreatic disease
- Pharmacotherapy of inflammatory bowel disease
- General principles of antimicrobial therapy
- Chemotherapy of malaria
- Chemotherapy of protozoal infections: amebiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and other protozoal infections
- Chemotherapy of helminth infections
- Sulfonamides, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, quinolones, and agents for urinary tract infections
- Penicillins, cephalosporins, and other ß-lactam antibiotics
- Aminoglycosides
- Protein synthesis inhibitors and miscellaneous antibacterial agents
- Chemotherapy of tuberculosis, mycobacterium avium complex disease, and leprosy
- Antifungal agents
- Antiviral agents (nonretroviral)
- Antiretroviral agents and treatment of HIV infection
- General principles of cancer chemotherapy
- Cytotoxic agents
- Targeted therapies: tyrosine kinase inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, and cytokines
- Natural products in cancer chemotherapy: hormones and related agents
- Ocular pharmacology
- Dermatological pharmacology
- Contraception and pharmacotherapy of obsterical and gynecological disorders
- Environmental toxicology; carcinogens and heavy metals
- Appendix I: Principles of prescription order writing and patient compliance
- Appendix II: Design and optimization of dosage regimens: pharmacokinetic data.