Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition

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Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-07-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Medical
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Summary

The text that sets the standard in Medical Pharmacology is now in full-color! Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, "Basic Clinical Pharmacology" covers all the essential concepts you need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. It is acknowledged worldwide as the most current, authoritative, and comprehensive book for Medical Pharmacology and other health sciences and is without the doubt the most recognized text on the subject.

Author Biography

Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Cellular And Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco.
.Anthony J. Trevor, PhD is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Cellular And Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco.
.Susan Masters, PhD is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Cellular And Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action
Drug Biotransformation
Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs
Autonomic Drugs
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs
Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs
Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs
Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs
Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs
Antihypertensive Agents
Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
Drugs Used in Heart Failure
Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias
Diuretic Agents
Drugs With Important Actions on Smooth Muscle
Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids
Vasoactive Peptides
The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds
Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors
Drugs Used in Asthma
Drugs That Act In The Central Nervous System
Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
The Alcohols
Antiseizure Drugs
General Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders
Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium
Antidepressant Agents
Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists
Drugs of Abuse
Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation & Gout
Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation
Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying
Endocrine Drugs
Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists
The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors
Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Druigs
Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
Chemotherapeutic Drugs
{b}-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis
Chloramphenicol,Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins
Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones
Antimycobacterial Drugs
Antifungal Agents
Antiviral Agents
Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants
Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Antiprotozoal Drugs
Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs
Cancer Chemotherapy
Immunopharmacology
Toxicology &
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