Table of Contents

Contents (detailed) Preface Foreword Poisons schedule (new to old conversion) Table of drug monographs Unit I Introduction to pharmacology Drugs, medicines and health professionals Pharmacotherapy: medical use of drugs Over-the-counter drugs and complementary therapies Legal and ethical foundations of pharmacotherapy Unit II Principles of pharmacology Molecular aspects of drug action and pharmacodynamics Drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion Pharmacokinetics and dosing regimens Individual and lifespan aspects of drug therapy Adverse drug reactions Units III Drugs affecting the peripheral nervous system Overview of the autonomic nervous system Drugs affecting cholinergic transmission Drugs affecting noradrenergic transmission Overview of the somatic nervous system and drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission Unit IV Drugs affecting the central nervous system Overview of the central nervous system Anaesthetics Analgesics Antianxiety, sedative, and hypnotic drugs Antiepileptic drugs Psychotropic agents Central nervous system stimulants Drugs for neurodegenerative disorders and migraine Drug dependence and social pharmacology Unit V Drugs affecting the heart and vascular system Overview of the heart and vascular system Drugs affecting cardiac function Drug affecting vascular smooth muscle Lipid-lowering drugs Unit VI Drugs affecting the kidney and urinary system Overview of the kidney and urinary tract Drugs affecting the kidney and urinary system Unit VII Drugs affecting the blood Overview of the haemopoietic system Anticoagulant, thrombolytic, antiplatelet, haemostatic and antifibrinolytic drugs Unit VIII Drugs affecting the respiratory system Overview of the respiratory system Drugs used in respiratory disorders Unit IX Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal system Overview of the gastrointestinal tract Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal tract Unit X Drugs affecting the visual and auditory systems Overview of the eye and ophthalmic drugs Drugs affecting hearing, taste smell Unit XI Drugs affecting the endocrine system Overview of the endocrine system Pharmacology of the pituitary gland and hypothalamic-pituitary axis The thyroid gland and antithyroid drugs Pharmacology of the adrenal cortex The endocrine pancreas and management of diabetes mellitus The parathyroid glands and calcium balance Unit XII Drugs affecting the reproductive system Overview of the female and male reproductive systems Drugs affecting the female reproductive system Drugs used in pregnancy, childbirth and lactation Drugs affecting the male reproductive system Drugs affecting fertility or sexual functioning Unit XIII Drugs used in neoplastic diseases Overview of neoplasia and cancer chemotherapy Antineoplastic agents Unit XIV Drugs affecting microorganisms Overview of antimicrobial chemotherapy and antibiotic resistance Antibacterial drugs Antifungal and antiviral drugs Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and anthelminthic drugs Unit XV Drugs affecting body defences Overview of mediators of inflammation, allergy and the immune response Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs Drugs affecting the skin Unit XVI Special topics Drugs in sport Drugs in obesity Appendices 1. Abbreviations 2. Antiseptics, disinfectants and sterilant agents 3. Food-drug interactions 4. Glossary of pharmaceutical terms 5. Poisons/drug information centres 6. WHO list of essential drugs 7. New-to-old Poisons Schedule