Basic and clinical pharmacology / edited by Bertram G. Katzung and Todd W. Vanderah

SECTION I: BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation
Chapter 2: Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 3: Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action
Chapter 4: Drug Biotransformation
Chapter 5: Pharmacogenomics
SECTION II: AUTONOMIC DRUGS
Chapter 6: Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
Chapter 7: Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs
Chapter 8: Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs
Chapter 9: Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs
Chapter 10: Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs
SECTION III: CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGS
Chapter 11: Antihypertensive Agents
Chapter 12: Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
Chapter 13: Drugs Used in Heart Failure
Chapter 14: Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias
Chapter 15: Diuretic Agents
SECTION IV: DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE
Chapter 16: Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids
Chapter 17: Vasoactive Peptides
Chapter 18: The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds
Chapter 19: Nitric Oxide
Chapter 20: Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SECTION V: DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 21: Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs
Chapter 22: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 23: The Alcohols
Chapter 24: Antiseizure Drugs
Chapter 25: General Anesthetics
Chapter 26: Local Anesthetics
Chapter 27: Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 28: Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders
Chapter 29: Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium
Chapter 30: Antidepressant Agents
Chapter 31: Opioid Agonists & Antagonists
Chapter 32: Drugs of Abuse
SECTION VI: DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT
Chapter 33: Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Chapter 34: Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation
Chapter 35: Agents Used in Dyslipidemia
Chapter 36: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout
SECTION VII: ENDOCRINE DRUGS
Chapter 37: Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones
Chapter 38: Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs
Chapter 39: Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists
Chapter 40: The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors
Chapter 41: Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs
Chapter 42: Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
Section VIII: Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Chapter 43: Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics
Chapter 44: Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins
Chapter 45: Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin
Chapter 46: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones
Chapter 47: Antimycobacterial Drugs
Chapter 48: Antifungal Agents
Chapter 49: Antiviral Agents
Chapter 50: Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants
Chapter 51: Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Chapter 52: Antiprotozoal Drugs
Chapter 53: Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs
Chapter 54: Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter 55: Immunopharmacology
SECTION IX: TOXICOLOGY
Chapter 56: Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental
Chapter 57: Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators
Chapter 58: Management of the Poisoned Patient
SECTION X: SPECIAL TOPICS
Chapter 59: Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology
Chapter 60: Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology
Chapter 61: Dermatologic Pharmacology
Chapter 62: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Chapter 63: Cannabinoid Drugs
Chapter 64: Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents
Chapter 65: Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications
Chapter 66: Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing
Chapter 67: Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms
Include references and index