Fundamentals of pharmacology /
Shane Bullock, Elizabeth Manias.
- 8th edition.
- xxiv, 1133 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pharmacology within the social and professional context : -- Sociocultural aspects -- Health professionals and the law -- The roles and responsibilities of health professionals in medicine adherence, education and advocacy -- The roles and responsibilities of health professionals in medicine management -- Medicine administration and professional responsibilities : -- Medicine formulations, storage and routes of administration -- The clinical decision-making process -- Medicine administration strategies and documentation -- Medication errors -- Management of common adverse drug reactions -- Risk communication: balancing the benefits and risks of drug treatment -- General aspects of pharmacology : -- Drug nomenclature -- Pharmacokinetics: absorption and distribution -- Pharmacokinetics: metabolism and excretion -- Drug interactions -- Pharmacodynamics -- Drug development, evaluation and safety -- Genetic considerations in pharmacology -- Pharmacokinetic factors that modify drug action -- Paediatric and geriatric pharmacology -- Toxicology : -- Poisoning and envenomation -- The management of acute clinical overdose -- Contemporary drugs of abuse -- Drug abuse in sport -- Autonomic pharmacology : -- General aspects of neuropharmacology -- Adrenergic pharmacology -- Cholinergic pharmacology -- Chemical mediators : -- An introduction to chemical mediators -- Histamine and antihistamines -- Prostaglandins and serotonin -- Nitric oxide and the endothelins -- The modulation of behaviour, cognition and motor activity : -- General concepts of psychopharmacology -- Antipsychotic agents -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics -- Antidepressants and mood stabilisers -- Medicines used in neurodegenerative disorders -- Antiseizure agents and muscle relaxants -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Medicines used to relieve pain and produce anaesthesia : -- Opioid analgesics -- Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and non-opioid analgesic agents -- Medicines used to treat migraine -- General anaesthesia -- Local anaesthesia -- The modulation of oxygenation and perfusion : -- Medicines used to lower blood lipids -- Antihypertensive agents -- Medicines used to promote tissue perfusion -- Antithrombotic, fibrinolytic and haemostatic agents -- Diuretics and other renal medicines -- Medicines used to treat heart failure -- Medicines used to treat cardiac dysrhythmia -- Fluid and potassium imbalances -- Antianaemic agents -- Medicines used to maintain gas exchange -- Medicines for upper respiratory tract conditions -- The modulation of gastrointestinal function : -- Upper gastrointestinal tract drugs -- Lower gastrointestinal tract drugs -- Antiemetic agents -- Enteral and parenteral nutrition -- The modulation of body growth, development and metabolism : -- Medicines and the pituitary gland -- Medicines and the thyroid -- Medicines and the pancreas -- Medicines and the adrenal cortex -- Medicines and the gonads -- Medicines and bone metabolism -- Hyperuricaemia and gout -- Obesity and its treatment -- The modulation of cellular growth and proliferation : -- Introduction to chemotherapy -- Sulfonamides and trimethoprim -- Antibacterial agents -- Antituberculotics and antileprotic agents -- Antiseptics and disinfectants -- Antiparasitic agents -- Antiviral agents -- Antifungal agents -- Immunomodulating agents -- Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents -- Medicines used topically and herbal products : -- Medicines used in diseases of the skin -- Medicines and the eye -- Herbal medicines. Section I. 1. 2. 4. 5. Section II. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Section III. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Section IV. 21. 22. 23. 24. Section V. 25. 26. 27. Section VI. 28. 29. 30. 31. Section VII. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Section VIII. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Section IX. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. Section X. 55. 56. 57. 58. Section XI. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Section XII. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Section XIII. 77. 78. 79.
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Pharmacology. Pharmacology--Study and teaching (Higher) Drugs--Study and teaching (Higher)