Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Ninth edition / |
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Table of Contents:
- Principles of pharmacology
- Veterinary pharmacology : an introduction to the discipline
- Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
- Pharmacokinetics
- Mechanisms of drug actions and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics integration in dosage regimen optimization for veterinary medicine
- Drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system
- Introduction to neurohumoral transmission and the autonomic nervous system
- Adrenergic agonists and antagonists
- Cholinergic pharmacology : autonomic drugs
- Anesthetics and analgesics
- Introduction to drugs acting on the central nervous system and principles of anesthesiology
- Neuromuscular blocking agents
- Inhalation anesthetics
- Injectable anesthetic agents
- Opioid analgesic agents
- Sedative agents : tranquilizers, alpha-2 agonists, and related agents
- Local anesthetics
- Euthanizing agents
- Autacoids and anti-inflammatory drugs
- Histamine, serotonin, and their antagonists
- Peptides : angiotensins and kinins
- Prostaglandins, related factors, and cytokines
- Analgesic, inflammatory, antipyretic drugs
- Anticonvulsant drugs
- Drugs affecting animal behavior
- Drugs acting on the cardiovascular system
- Digitalis, positive inotropes, and vasodilators
- Antiarrhythmic agents
- Drugs affecting renal function and fluid-electrolyte balance
- Principles of acid-base balance : fluid and electrolyte therapy
- Diuretics
- Drugs acting on blood and blood elements
- Hemostatic and anticoagulant drugs
- Endocrine pharmacology
- Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
- Hormones affecting reproduction
- Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs
- Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and adrenolytic drugs
- Drugs influencing glucose metabolism
- Chemotherapy of microbial diseases
- Antiseptic and disinfectants
- Sulfonamides and potentiated sulfonamides
- Beta-lactam antibiotics : penicillins, cephalosporins, and related drugs
- Tetracycline antibiotics
- Aminoglycoside antibiotics
- Chloramphenicol and derivatives, macrolides, lincosamides, and miscellaneous antimicrobials
- Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs
- Antifungal and antiviral drugs
- Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases
- Antinematodal drugs
- Anticestodal and antitrematodal drugs
- Macrocyclic lactones : endectocide compounds
- Antiprotozoan drugs
- Ectoparasiticides
- Specialty areas of pharmacology
- Chemotherapy of neoplastic diseases
- Immunosuppressive drugs and cyclosporine
- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal function
- Dermatopharmcology : drugs acting locally on the skin
- Drugs that affect the respiratory system
- Pharmacogenomics
- Therapeutic drug monitoring
- Considerations for treating minor food-producing animals with veterinary pharmaceuticals
- Zoological pharmacology
- Regulatory considerations
- Legal control of veterinary drugs
- Drug approval process
- Veterinary pharmacy
- Regulation of drug and medication use in performance animals
- Adverse drug reactions
- Dosage forms and veterinary feed directives
- USP's role in veterinary pharmacology and evidence-based information
- Chemical residues in tissues of food animals