Human Pharmacology / Paul R. Gard.
"Pharmacology, in its own right, is a massive subject area and has been the focus of several major textbooks. Human Pharmacology is a readable, introductory text covering all of the main aspects of pharmacology in a way that enthuses the reader to study the subject further. Each chapter include...
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copy right Page; Table of Contents; Foreword: What is pharmacology and what do pharmacologists do?; 1: Principles of drugactions and effects; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The dose-response relationship; 1.3 Mechanisms of drugaction; 1.4 The nature of receptors; 1.4.1 Intracellular receptors; 1.4.2 Membrane bound receptors; 1.5 Variations in receptor distribution and population; Summary; Revision questions; Selected reading; Computer-aided learning packages; 2: Drugs acting on the peripheral nervous system; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 The anatomy of the peripheral nervous system2.3 Drugs affecting the nerve impulse; 2.4 Neuromuscular blockers; 2.5 Drugs acting on the sympathetic nervous system; 2.6 Drugs acting on the parasympathetic nervous system; Summary; Revision questions; Selected reading; Computer-aided learning package; 3: The central nervous system and drugs used in psychiatry; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Drugs that decrease CNS activity; 3.2.1 General anaesthetics; 3.2.2 Narcotic analgesics; 3.2.3 Anticonvulsant agents; 3.2.4 Drugs used in the treatment of anxiety; 3.2.5 Drugs used to induce sleep.
- 3.2.6 Drugs used to treat mania3.2.7 Drugs used in the treatment of psychoses; 3.3 Drugs that increase CNS activity; 3.3.1 Antidepressant agents; 3.3.2 Drugs used in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders; 3.4 Drug dependence and substance abuse; 3.4.1 The actions of Ecstasy; 3.4.2 The actions of amphetamine; 3.4.3 The actions of cocaine; 3.4.4 The actions of LSD; 3.4.5 The actions of cannabis; Summary; Revision question; Selected reading; Computer-aided learning packages; 4: The treatment of cardiovascular disorders; 4.1 Introduction.
- 4.2 Essential physiology of the cardiovascular system4.2.1 The heart; 4.2.2 The vasculature; 4.3 Disorders of cardiac rhythm and their treatment; 4.3.1 Sodium channel blockers (Vaughan Williams classI); 4.3.2 (ß-adrenoceptor antagonists (Vaughan Williams class II); 4.3.3 Potassium channel blockers (Vaughan Williams class III); 4.3.4 Calcium channel blockers (Vaughan Williams class IV); 4.4 Heart failure and its treatment; 4.4.1 Cardiac glycosides; 4.4.2 Sympathomimetics; 4.4.3 Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; 4.4.4 Vasodilators; 4.4.5 Diuretics; 4.5 Drugs used in the treatment of angina.
- 4.6 Hypotension and its treatment4.7 Hypertension and its treatment; 4.7.1 Diuretics; 4.7.2 ß-adrenoceptor antagonists; 4.7.3 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; 4.7.4 Angiotensin receptor antagonists; 4.7.5 Calcium channel antagonists; 4.7.6 Other peripheral vasodilators; 4.7.7 Centrally acting antihypertensive agents; Summary; Revision questions; Selected reading; Computer-aided learning packages; 5: Drugs affecting the blood and its composition; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Drugs acting on blood cell formation and activity; 5.2.1 Erythrocytes; 5.2.2 Leukocytes.