Basic & clinical pharmacology

Author(s)

• Katzung, Bertram G.
• Vanderah, Todd W

Bibliographic Information

Basic & clinical pharmacology

edited by Bertram G. Katzung ; associate editor, Todd W. Vanderah

（A Lange medical book）

McGraw-Hill, c2021

15th ed

• : pbk

Other Title

Basic and clinical pharmacology

Note

Previous ed.: c2018

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Master key pharmacological concepts and practices with the most comprehensive, authoritative guide available Presented in full-color and packed with hundreds of illustrations, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology is the wide-ranging, engaging guide students have counted on for decades. Organized to reflect the course sequence in many pharmacology courses and in integrated curricula, the guide covers the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. This edition has been extensively updated to provide expanded coverage of transporters, pharmacogenomics, and new drugs Delivers the knowledge and insight needed to excel in every facet of pharmacology!. Encompasses all aspects of medical pharmacology, including botanicals and over-the-counter drugs Major revisions of the chapters on immunopharmacology, antiseizure, antipsychotic, antidepressant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral drugs, prostaglandins, and central nervous system neurotransmitters New chapter on the increasingly relevant topic of cannabis pharmacology Each chapter opens with a case study, covers drug groups and prototypes, and closes with summary tables and diagrams that encapsulate important information Revised full-color illustrations provide more information about drug mechanisms and effects and help clarify important concepts Trade Name/Generic Name tables are provided at end of each chapter for easy reference when writing a chart order or prescription Includes descriptions of important new drugs released through May 2019 New and updated coverage of general concepts relating to recently discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transporters

Table of Contents

• Preface Preface for Indian Version Authors Section I Basic Principles 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation 2. Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics 3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the time Course of Drug Action 4. Drug Biotransformation 5. Pharmacogenomics Section II Autonomic Drugs 6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology 7. Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs 8. Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs 9. Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs 10. Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs Section III Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs 11. Antihypertensive Agents 12. Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris 13. Drugs Used in Heart Failure 14. Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias 15. Diuretic Agents Section IV Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle 16. Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids 17. Vasoactive Peptides 18. The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds 19. Nitric Oxide 20. Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Section 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 Agonists & Antagonists 32. Drugs of Abuse Section VI Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, & Gout 33. Agents Used in Cytopenias
• Hematopoietic Growth Factors 34. Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation 35. Agents Used in Dyslipidemia 36. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout Section VII Endocrine Drugs 37. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones 38. Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs 39. Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists 40. The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors 41. Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs 42. Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis Section VIII Chemotherapeutic Drugs 43. Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics 44. Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins 45. Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin 46. Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones 47. Antimycobacterial Drugs 48. Antifungal Agents 49. Antiviral Agents 50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents
• Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants 51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents 52. Antiprotozoal Drugs 53. Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs 54. Cancer Chemotherapy 55. Immunopharmacology Section IX Toxicology 56. Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental 57. Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators 58. Management of the Poisoned Patient Section X Special Topics 59. Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology 60. Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology 61. Dermatologic Pharmacology 62. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases 63. Cannabinoid Drugs 64. Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents 65. Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications 66. Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing 67. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms Appendix: Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products Index

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Details

• NCID: BC04527291
• ISBN:
  • 9781260452310
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 1311 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 615.1
  • NLM : QV4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Pharmacology
  • LCSH : Clinical pharmacology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA03674274