I. | BASIC PRINCIPLES |
1. |
Introduction |
2. |
Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics |
3. |
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Tiem Course of Drug Action |
4. |
Drug Biotransformation |
5. |
Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs |
II. | AUTONOMIC DRUGS |
6. |
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology |
7. |
Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs |
8. |
Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs |
9. |
Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs |
10. |
Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs |
III. | CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGS |
11. |
Antihypertensive Agents |
12. |
Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris |
13. |
Cardiac Glycosides & Other Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure |
14. |
Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias |
15. |
Diuretic Agents |
IV. | DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE |
16. |
Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids |
17. |
Vasoactive Drugs |
18. |
The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds |
19. |
Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors |
20. |
Drugs Used in Asthma |
V. | DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
21. |
Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs |
22. |
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs |
23. |
The Alcohols |
24. |
Antiseizure Drugs |
25. |
General Anesthetics |
26. |
Local Anesthetics |
27. |
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants |
28. |
Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders |
29. |
Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium |
30. |
Antidepressant Agents |
31. |
Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists |
32. |
Drugs of Abuse |
VI. | DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT |
33. |
Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors |
34. |
Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation |
35. |
Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia |
36. |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout |
VII. | ENDOCRINE DRUGS |
37. |
Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones |
38. |
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs |
39. |
Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists |
40. |
The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors |
41. |
Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs |
42. |
Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis |
VIII. | CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS |
43. |
Beta-Lactam Antibodies & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis |
44. |
Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins |
45. |
Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin |
46. |
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones |
47. |
Antimycobacterial Drugs |
48. |
Antifungal Drugs |
49. |
Antiviral Agents |
50. |
Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Drugs: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants |
51. |
Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents |
52. |
Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy |
53. |
Antiprotozoal Drugs |
54. |
Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs |
55. |
Cancer Chemotherapy |
56. |
Immunopharmacology |
IX. | TOXICOLOGY |
57. |
Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental |
58. |
Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators |
59. |
Management of the Poisoned Patient |
X. | SPECIAL TOPICS |
60. |
Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology |
61. |
Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology |
62. |
Dermatologic Pharmacology |
63. |
Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Diseases |
64. |
Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents |
65. |
Botanicals (“Herbal Medications”) & Nutritional Supplements |
66. |
Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing |
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Appendix I. Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products |
Appendix II. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms |