Modern pharmacology with clinical applications / edited by Charles R. Craig, Robert E. Stitzel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craig, Charles R.

Stitzel, Robert E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical pharmacology.

Pharmacology.

Drug Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Pharmacology.

Drug Therapy.

Physical Description:

xii, 824 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Summary:

Building on the strengths of previous editions, the sixth edition of Modern Pharmacology With Clinical Applications continues to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive textbook for students of pharmacology. Focusing on the clinical application of drugs within a context of the major principles of pharmacology, this text supplies both students and faculty with an introduction to modern pharmacotherapeutics. Written by experts in the field, the text remains concise enough to focus on the essentials of the subject while providing enough detail to ensure accuracy. Whether you are a student in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, pharmacy, or advanced nursing, this book is written, organized, and edited to provide a clear and succinct guide to modern pharmacology.

Contents:

1. Progress in Therapeutics / Robert E. Stitzel, Joseph J. McPhillips 03

2. Mechanisms of Drug Action / William W. Fleming 10

3. Drug Absorption and Distribution / Timothy S. Tracy 20

4. Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs / Timothy S. Tracy 34

5. Pharmacokinetics / Timothy S. Tracy 48

6. Drug Metabolism and Disposition in Pediatric and Gerontological Stages of Life / Jeane McCarthy 56

7. Principles of Toxicology / Mary E. Davis, Mark J. Reasor 63

8. Contemporary Bioethical Issues in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Research / Janet Fleetwood 73

II. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

9. General Organization and Functions of the Nervous System / William W. Fleming 83

10. Adrenomimetic Drugs / Tony J.-F. Lee, Robert E. Stitzel 96

11. Adrenoceptor Antagonists / David P. Westfall 109

12. Directly and Indirectly Acting Cholinomimetics / William F. Wonderlin 121

13. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs / William F. Wonderlin 134

14. Ganglionic Blocking Drugs and Nicotine / Thomas C. Westfall 141

III. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System

15. Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Heart Failure / Mitchell S. Finkel, Humayun Mirza 151

16. Antiarrhythmic Drugs / Peter S. Fischbach, Benedict R. Lucchesi 160

17. Antianginal Drugs / Garrett J. Gross 196

18. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Other Vasoactive Substances / Lisa A. Cassis 206

19. Calcium Channel Blockers / Vijay C. Swamy, David J. Triggle 218

20. Antihypertensive Drugs / David P. Westfall 225

21. Diuretic Drugs / Peter A. Friedman, William O. Berndt 239

22. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Fibrinolytic (Thrombolytic) Drugs / Jeffrey S. Fedan 256

23. Hypocholesterolemic Drugs and Coronary Heart Disease / Richard J. Cenedella 268

IV. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

24. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology / Charles R. Craig 281

25. General Anesthesia: Intravenous and Inhalational Agents / David J. Smith, Michael B. Howie 291

26. Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics / Sandra P. Welch, Billy R. Martin 310

27. Local Anesthetics / J. David Haddox 330

28. Agents Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission / Michael D. Miyamoto 338

29. Central Nervous System Stimulants / David A. Taylor 348

30. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs / John W. Dailey 355

31. Drugs Used in Neurodegenerative Disorders / Patricia K. Sonsalla 364

32. Antiepileptic Drugs / Charles R. Craig 374

33. Drugs Used in Mood Disorders / Herbert E. Ward, Albert J. Azzaro 385

34. Antipsychotic Drugs / Stephen M. Lasley 397

35. Contemporary Drug Abuse / Billy R. Martin, William L. Dewey 406

V. Therapeutic Aspects of Inflammatory and Selected Other Clinical Disorders

36. Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs / Karen A. Woodfork, Knox Van Dyke 423

37. Drugs Used in Gout / Knox Van Dyke 441

38. Histmaine and Histamine Antagonists / Knox Van Dyke, Karen A. Woodfork 449

39. Drugs Used in Asthma / Theodore J. Torphy, Douglas W. P. Hay 458

40. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders / Lisa M. Gangarosa, Donald G. Seibert 470

41. Drugs Used in Dermatological Disorders / Eric L. Carter, Mary-Margaret Chren, David R. Bickers 484

42. Drugs for the Control of Supragingival Plaque / Angelo Mariotti, Arthur F. Hefti 499

VI. Chemotherapy

43. Introduction to Chemotherapy / Steven M. Belknap 509

44. Synthetic Organic Antimicrobials: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, Nitrofurans, Quinolones, Methenamine / Marcia A. Miller-Hjelle, Vijaya Somaraju, J. Thomas Hjelle 515

45. [beta]-Lactam Antibiotics / James F. Graumlich 526

46. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics / Steven Belknap 538

47. Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, and Lincosamides / Richard P. O'Connor 544

48. Bacitracin, Glycopeptide Antibiotics, and the Polymyxins / Mir Abid Husain 552

49. Drugs Used in Tuberculosis and Leprosy / Vijaya Somaraju 557

50. Antiviral Drugs / Knox Van Dyke, Karen Woodfork 567

51. Therapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Knox Van Dyke, Karen Woodfork 584

52. Antifungal Drugs / David C. Slagle 596

53. Antiprotozoal Drugs / Leonard William Scheibel 606

54. Anthelmintic Drugs / Mir Abid Husain, Leonard William Scheibel 621

55. The Rational Basis for Cancer Chemotherapy / Branimir I. Sikic 630

56. Antineoplastic Agents / Branimir I. Sikic 638

57. Immunomodulating Drugs / Leonard J. Sauers 657

58. Gene Therapy / John S. Lazo, Jennifer Rubin Grandis 666

VII. Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System

59. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gland Hormones / Priscilla S. Dannies 677

60. Adrenocortical Hormones and Drugs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex / Ronald P. Rubin 686

61. Estrogens, Progestins, and SERMs / Jeannine S. Strobl 704

62. Uterine Stimulants and Relaxants / Leo R. Brancazio, Robert E. Stitzel 716

63. Androgens, Antiandrogens, and Anabolic Steroids / Frank L. Schwartz, Roman J. Miller 724

64. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction / John A. Thomas, Michael J. Thomas 735

65. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs / John Connors 742

66. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Vitamin D, and Other Compounds Related to Mineral Metabolism / Frank L. Schwartz 754

67. Insulin and Oral Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus / Michael J. Thomas, John A. Thomas 763

68. Vitamins / Suzanne Barone 777

69. Herbal Medicine / Gregory Juckett 785.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781737621

OCLC:

51258187