Full Description
There's no better way to achieve a quick overview of all areas of pharmacology than with this new PDQ edition. Filled with figures and illustrations selected to illustrate important principles of drug action, PDQ Pharmacology, Second Edition, will assist students to grasp the concepts that underlie groups of drugs. It will help students take a global view of complex topics and understand how individual drugs, or groups of drugs, fit into the big picture of drug therapy. The text outlines the dramatic changes in drug therapy and their impact on the treatment of such conditions as hypertension, depression and infectious diseases, among others. PDQ Pharmacology Second Edition, will prove to be a valuable learning aid in pharmacology education and an ideal resource for review before sitting for exams.
Contents
General Principles of Pharmacology Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination Pharmacodynamics - How Drugs Work Autonomic Pharmacology Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs Adrenergic Drugs (Sympathomimetics) Anti-Adrenergic Drugs (Sympatholytics) Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology Drugs for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure Drugs for the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias Antianginal Drugs Antihypertensive Drugs Drugs for the Treatment of Hypotension and Shock Diuretics Drugs and the Blood Antihyperlipidemic Drugs Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs Endocrine Pharmacology Drugs and the Thyroid Drugs for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Adrenal corticosteroids Sex hormones Psychopharmacology Antipsychotic drugs Drugs for Mood Disorders Anxiolytics, Sedatives and Hypnotics Drugs for the Treatment of Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders Anticonvulsant Drugs Antiparkinsonian Drugs Drugs to Alleviate Pain Analgesics Antiarthritic Drugs Antigout Drugs Antimigraine Drugs Anti-Infective Drugs Beta Lactam Antibiotics Macrolides Aminoglycosides Fluoroquinolones Miscellaneous Antibiotics and Antibacterials Drugs for Systemic Fungal Infections Antiviral Drugs Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer Anticancer Drugs
