| |
| |
| |
| Introduction and definitions | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Receptors and concentration-response relationships | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Clinical pharmacokinetics and issues in therapeutics | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Gene therapy and emerging molecular therapies | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Regulated drug development and usage | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Herbals and natural products | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Introduction to the autonomic nervous system | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs affecting the parasympathetic nervous system and autonomic ganglia | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs affecting the sympathetic nervous system | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Regulation of blood pressure by the autonomic nervous system | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Antihypertensive drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Diuretics : drugs that increase the excretion of water and electrolytes | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Antiarrhythmic drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs to treat heart failure | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Vasodilators and nitric oxide synthase | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Prostaglandins and related autacoids | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Lipid-lowering drugs and atherosclerosis | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs to treat blood disorders | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Introduction to the central nervous system | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of psychotic disorders | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of affective disorders | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of anxiety and sleep disorders | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Ethanol and related compounds | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of eating disorders and obesity | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Treatment of seizure disorders | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| General anesthetics | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Skeletal muscle relaxants | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Local anesthetics | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs to control pain | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drug and substance abuse | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Estrogens and progestins | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Androgens and antiandrogens | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Thyroid and antithyroid drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Insulin and drugs used in the therapy of diabetes mellitus | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs affecting uterine motility | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Hypothalamic-pituitary hormones | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Calcium-regulating hormones and other agents affecting bone | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Mechanisms of action of antineoplastic drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Clinical effects of antineoplastic drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Principles of antimicrobial use | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Bacterial cell wall inhibitors | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Inhibitors of bacterial ribosomal actions | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Bacterial folate antagonists, fluoroquinolones, and other antibacterial agents | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Selection of an antibacterial agent | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Antimycobacterial agents | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Antifungal agents | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Antiviral agents | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Drugs to treat parasitic infections | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Immunopharmacology | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Histamines and antihistamines | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Gastrointestinal drugs | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| Toxicology | |
| |