A textbook of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics /
A textbook of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics /
James M. Ritter, Lionel D. Lewis, Timothy G. K. Mant, Albert Ferro
- 5th ed.
- London : Hodder Arnold, c2008
- x, 465 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENT
Part I. General Principles --
1. Introduction to therapeutics --
2. Mechanisms of drug action (pharmacodynamics) --
3. Pharmacokinetics --
4. Drug absorption and routes of administration --
5. Drug metabolism --
6. Renal excretion of drugs --
7. Effects of disease on drug disposition --
8. Therapeutic drug monitoring --
9. Drugs in pregnancy --
10. Drugs in infants and children --
11. Drugs in the elderly --
12. Adverse drug reactions --
13. Drug interactions --
14. Pharmacogenetics --
15. Introduction of new drugs and clinical trials --
16. Cell-based and recombinant DNA therapies --
17. Alternative medicines: herbals and nutraceuticals --
Part II. The Nervous System --
18. Hypnotics and anxiolytics --
19. Schizophrenia and behavioural emergencies --
20. Mood disorders --
21. Movement disorders and degenerative disease --
22. Anti-epileptics --
23. Migraine --
24. An aesthetics and muscle relaxants --
25. Analgesics and the control of pain --
Part III. The Musculoskeletal System --
26. Anti-inflammatory drugs and the treatment of arthritis --
Part IV. The Cardiovascular System --
27. Prevention of atheroma: lowering plasma cholesterol and other approaches --
28. Hypertension --
29. Ischaemic heart disease --
30. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs --
31. Heart failure --
32. Cardiac dysrhythmias --
Part V. The Respiratory System --
33. Therapy of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CLlPl) ) and other respiratory disorders --
Part VI. The Alimentary System --
34. Alimentary system and liver --
35. Vitamins and trace elements --
Part VII. Fluids and Electrolytes --
36. Nephrological and related aspects --
Part VIII. The Endocrine System --
37. Diabetes mellitus --
38. Thyroid --
39. Calcium metabolism --
40. Adrenal hormones --
41. Reproductive endocrinology --
42. The pituitary hormones and related drugs --
Part IX. Selective Toxicity --
43. Antibacterial drugs --
44. Mycobacterial infections --
45. Fungal and non-HIV viral infections --
46. HIV and AIDS --
47. Malaria and other parasitic infections --
48. Cancer chemotherapy --
Part X. Haematology --
49. Anaemia and other haematological disorders --
Part XI. Immunopharmacology --
50. Clinical immunopharmacology --
Part XII. The Skin --
51. Drugs and the skin --
Part XIII. The Eye --
52. Drugs and the eye --
Part XIV. Clinical Toxicology --
53. Drugs and alcohol abuse --
54. Drug overdose and poisoning.
A comprehensive textbook of clinical pharmacology - all medical students and trainee doctors who read this book will know how to use drugs safely and to make prescribing decisions effectively.
9780340900468 0340900466
Clinical pharmacology.
Pharmacology, Clinical.
Drug Therapy.
RM300.T49 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENT
Part I. General Principles --
1. Introduction to therapeutics --
2. Mechanisms of drug action (pharmacodynamics) --
3. Pharmacokinetics --
4. Drug absorption and routes of administration --
5. Drug metabolism --
6. Renal excretion of drugs --
7. Effects of disease on drug disposition --
8. Therapeutic drug monitoring --
9. Drugs in pregnancy --
10. Drugs in infants and children --
11. Drugs in the elderly --
12. Adverse drug reactions --
13. Drug interactions --
14. Pharmacogenetics --
15. Introduction of new drugs and clinical trials --
16. Cell-based and recombinant DNA therapies --
17. Alternative medicines: herbals and nutraceuticals --
Part II. The Nervous System --
18. Hypnotics and anxiolytics --
19. Schizophrenia and behavioural emergencies --
20. Mood disorders --
21. Movement disorders and degenerative disease --
22. Anti-epileptics --
23. Migraine --
24. An aesthetics and muscle relaxants --
25. Analgesics and the control of pain --
Part III. The Musculoskeletal System --
26. Anti-inflammatory drugs and the treatment of arthritis --
Part IV. The Cardiovascular System --
27. Prevention of atheroma: lowering plasma cholesterol and other approaches --
28. Hypertension --
29. Ischaemic heart disease --
30. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs --
31. Heart failure --
32. Cardiac dysrhythmias --
Part V. The Respiratory System --
33. Therapy of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CLlPl) ) and other respiratory disorders --
Part VI. The Alimentary System --
34. Alimentary system and liver --
35. Vitamins and trace elements --
Part VII. Fluids and Electrolytes --
36. Nephrological and related aspects --
Part VIII. The Endocrine System --
37. Diabetes mellitus --
38. Thyroid --
39. Calcium metabolism --
40. Adrenal hormones --
41. Reproductive endocrinology --
42. The pituitary hormones and related drugs --
Part IX. Selective Toxicity --
43. Antibacterial drugs --
44. Mycobacterial infections --
45. Fungal and non-HIV viral infections --
46. HIV and AIDS --
47. Malaria and other parasitic infections --
48. Cancer chemotherapy --
Part X. Haematology --
49. Anaemia and other haematological disorders --
Part XI. Immunopharmacology --
50. Clinical immunopharmacology --
Part XII. The Skin --
51. Drugs and the skin --
Part XIII. The Eye --
52. Drugs and the eye --
Part XIV. Clinical Toxicology --
53. Drugs and alcohol abuse --
54. Drug overdose and poisoning.
A comprehensive textbook of clinical pharmacology - all medical students and trainee doctors who read this book will know how to use drugs safely and to make prescribing decisions effectively.
9780340900468 0340900466
Clinical pharmacology.
Pharmacology, Clinical.
Drug Therapy.
RM300.T49 2008