Brody's human pharmacology : molecular to clinical /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brody, Theodore M., Larner, Joseph, 1921-, Minneman, Kenneth P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsvier Mosby, [2005]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and definitions
  • Receptors and concentration-response relationships
  • Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
  • Clinical pharmacokinetics and issues in therapeutics
  • Gene therapy and emerging molecular therapies
  • Regulated drug development and usage
  • Herbals and natural products
  • Introduction to the autonomic nervous system
  • Drugs affecting the parasympathetic nervous system and autonomic ganglia
  • Drugs affecting the sympathetic nervous system
  • Regulation of blood pressure by the autonomic nervous system
  • Antihypertensive drugs
  • Diuretics : drugs that increase the excretion of water and electrolytes
  • Antiarrhythmic drugs
  • Drugs to treat heart failure
  • Vasodilators and nitric oxide synthase
  • Prostaglandins and related autacoids
  • Lipid-lowering drugs and atherosclerosis
  • Drugs to treat blood disorders
  • Introduction to the central nervous system
  • Treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases
  • Treatment of psychotic disorders
  • Treatment of affective disorders
  • Treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders
  • Ethanol and related compounds
  • Treatment of eating disorders and obesity
  • Treatment of seizure disorders
  • General anesthetics
  • Skeletal muscle relaxants
  • Local anesthetics
  • Drugs to control pain
  • Drug and substance abuse
  • Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids
  • Drugs to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Estrogens and progestins
  • Androgens and antiandrogens
  • Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • Insulin and drugs used in the therapy of diabetes mellitus
  • Drugs affecting uterine motility
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary hormones
  • Calcium-regulating hormones and other agents affecting bone
  • Mechanisms of action of antineoplastic drugs
  • Clinical effects of antineoplastic drugs
  • Principles of antimicrobial use
  • Bacterial cell wall inhibitors
  • Inhibitors of bacterial ribosomal actions
  • Bacterial folate antagonists, fluoroquinolones, and other antibacterial agents
  • Selection of an antibacterial agent
  • Antimycobacterial agents
  • Antifungal agents
  • Antiviral agents
  • Drugs to treat parasitic infections
  • Immunopharmacology
  • Histamines and antihistamines
  • Gastrointestinal drugs
  • Toxicology