Medical pharmacology at a glance / Michael J. Neal.
Material type: TextSeries: At a glance seriesPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2005.Edition: 5th edDescription: 104 p. : ill. ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781405133609 (pbk.) :
- 1405133600 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 615.1 22
- 615.1
- RM301.28 .N43 2005
- RM301.28
Includes index.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Drug-receptor interactions -- Drug absorption, distribution and excretion -- Drug metabolism -- Local anaesthetics -- Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction -- Autonomic nervous system -- Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses -- Drugs acting on the sympathetic system -- Ocular pharmacology -- Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract. I: peptic ulcer -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract. II: motility and secretions -- Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics -- Drugs used in hypertension -- Drugs used in angina -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Drugs used in heart failure -- Drugs used to affect blood coagulation -- Lipid-lowering drugs -- Agents used in anaemias -- Central transmitter substances -- General anaesthetics -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Drugs used in Parkinson's disease -- Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) --
Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants -- Opioid analgesics -- Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) -- Drug misuse and dependence -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- Corticosteroids -- Sex hormones and drugs -- Thyroid and antithyroid drugs -- Antidiabetic drugs -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides -- Trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins -- Cephalosporins and vancomycin -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides -- Tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol -- Antifungal and antiviral drugs -- Drugs acting on parasites. I: helminths (worms) -- Drugs acting on parasites. II: protozoa -- Drugs used in cancer -- Poisoning -- Adverse drug reactions.
This work explains the mechanisms involved in pharmacological processes and covers the mode of action and effects of drugs in clinical medicine.
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