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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| How to use this book | |
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| Further reading | |
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| Introduction: principles of drug action | |
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| Drug-receptor interactions | |
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| Drug absorption, distribution and excretion | |
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| Drug metabolism | |
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| Local anaesthetics | |
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| Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction | |
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| Autonomic nervous system | |
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| Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses | |
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| Drugs acting on the sympathetic system | |
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| Ocular pharmacology | |
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| Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis | |
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| Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: peptic ulcer | |
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| Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: motility and secretions | |
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| Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics | |
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| Drugs used in hypertension | |
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| Drugs used in angina | |
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| Antiarrhythmic drugs | |
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| Drugs used in heart failure | |
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| Drugs used to affect blood coagulation | |
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| Lipid-lowering drugs | |
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| Agents used in anaemias | |
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| Central transmitter substances | |
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| General anaesthetics | |
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| Anxiolytics and hypnotics | |
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| Antiepileptic drugs | |
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| Drugs used in Parkinson’s disease | |
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| Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) | |
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| Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants | |
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| Opioid analgesics | |
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| Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) | |
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| Drug misuse and dependence | |
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| Non-steroidal anti-infl ammatory drugs (NSAIDs) | |
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| Corticosteroids | |
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| Sex hormones and drugs | |
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| Thyroid and antithyroid drugs | |
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| Antidiabetic agents | |
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| Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles | |
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| Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin | |
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| Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol | |
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| Antifungal drugs | |
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| Antiviral drugs | |
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| Drugs acting on parasites I: helminths (worms) | |
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| Drugs acting on parasites II: protozoa | |
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| Drugs used in cancer | |
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| Immunosuppressants and antirheumatoid drugs | |
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| Poisoning | |
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| Adverse drug reactions | |
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| Case studies and questions | |
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| Answers | |
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| Index | |