Basic Pharmacology
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Basic Pharmacology, Second Edition, similar to the first edition, talks about the relationship between the human body and therapeutic drugs. A large part of this book discusses the nervous system and the way certain drugs operate and affect it. The first part of this book covers the importance of having a firm understanding of the organ system, especially the nervous system. Understanding the systems is the initial step in learning how a drug affects the body, both internally and externally. This book also clarifies that a drug's impact occurs when it comes in contact with a chemical component of the body (enzymes, hormones, membranes, etc.). The next sections of this book discuss miscellaneous topics of the human anatomy, such as the brain, eyes, lungs, and various muscles. This edition also explains how a drug acts on each of those body parts. This book serves as a great reference to students affiliated in the anatomy, biology, pharmacy, and related fields.
Table of Contents
1 Drug Action on Peripheral Excitable Tissues-Drugs Related to the Neurotransmitters Acetylcholine and Noradrenaline
Anatomy and Physiology of the (Efferent) Peripheral Nervous System and Its Effectors
The Effector Cells Innervated by Postganglionic Autonomic Neurones: Important Effects Caused by Nervous Activity
The Pharmacology of Cholinergic Axons and Their Terminals
The Pharmacology of the Cholinoceptors of Skeletal Muscle
The Pharmacology of the Cholinoceptors of Ganglia
The Pharmacology of the Cholinoceptors of Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle and Exocrine Glands
Cholinesterases and Their Inhibitors
The Pharmacology of Noradrenergic Neuroeffector Transmission
The Adrenal Medulla
2 Drug Action on Peripheral Tissues-Drugs Unrelated to Neurotransmitters or Hormones
Local Anesthesia
Cardiac Antidysrhythmic Drugs
Cardiac Glycosides
Calcium Channel Blockers
Methylxanthines
Nitrates
Diuretics
Anticoagulant, Antithrombotic and Fibrinolytic Compounds
3 Endocrine Pharmacology
Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis
Gonadotrophins
Oestrogens, Progestogens and Androgens
The Thyroid Gland and Drugs Used in Thyroid Abnormalities
The Adrenal Cortex and the Corticosteroids
Insulin and Glucagon
Posterior Pituitary Hormones
Angiotensin
Local Hormones
The Pharmacology of Inflammation
4 Drug Action on the Central Nervous System
Chemical Transmission in the CNS
Some Disorders of Movement
Classification of Mental Disorders
Antidepressants
Antipsychotic Drugs
Vomiting, Emetics and Antiemetics
Opioid Analgesics and Their Antagonists
Stimulants and Hallucinogens
Antipyretic Analgesics
The State of Consciousness and the Nonspecific Depressants
5 Antiparasitic Chemotherapy
Biochemical Selectivity
Distributional Selectivity
Chemotherapy of Metazoal Infestations
Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections
Chemotherapy of Fungal Infections
Chemotherapy of Bacterial Infections
Chemotherapy of Viral Infections
Chemotherapy of Malignant Neoplasms
6 Drug Disposition and Metabolism
Absorption
Distribution
Elimination
Pharmacokinetics
Drug Dosage Regimens
Physicochemical Groupings
Water-Soluble Drugs
Drugs with Intermediate Solubility
Lipid-Soluble Drugs
Acidic Drugs
Basic Drugs
7 Applied Pharmacology
Acute Poisoning
Gastrointestinal Complaints
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertension and Antihypertensive Drugs
Angina of Effort
Asthma
Coughs and Colds
Headache and Migraine
Mental Disorders and Drugs That Alleviate Them
Epilepsy
Family Planning
Drugs and the Cellular Elements of Blood
Drugs in Joint Disease
Drugs and the Skin
8 General Pharmacology
Mechanisms of Drug Action
Adverse Effects of Drugs
Adverse Drug Interactions
Abuse of Drugs
Drug Design, Development and Testing
Suggested Further Reading
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 408
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1986
- Published: September 19, 1986
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483142098