Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 15e

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Master key pharmacological concepts and practices with the most comprehensive, authoritative guide available Doody's Core Titles for 2021! 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 61xSXkYx1EL Chapter 1_ Introduction_ The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation Chapter 2_ Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics Chapter 3_ Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics_ Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action Chapter 4_ Drug Biotransformation Chapter 5_ Pharmacogenomics Chapter 6_ Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology Chapter 7_ Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs Chapter 8_ Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs Chapter 9_ Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs Chapter 10_ Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs Chapter 11_ Antihypertensive Agents Chapter 12_ Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris Chapter 13_ Drugs Used in Heart Failure Chapter 14_ Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias Chapter 15_ Diuretic Agents Chapter 16_ Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids Chapter 17_ Vasoactive Peptides Chapter 18_ The Eicosanoids_ Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds Chapter 19_ Nitric Oxide Chapter 20_ Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chapter 21_ Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs Chapter 22_ Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs Chapter 23_ The Alcohols Chapter 24_ Antiseizure Drugs Chapter 25_ General Anesthetics Chapter 26_ Local Anesthetics Chapter 27_ Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Chapter 28_ Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders Chapter 29_ Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium Chapter 30_ Antidepressant Agents Chapter 31_ Opioid Agonists & Antagonists Chapter 32_ Drugs of Abuse Chapter 33_ Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors Chapter 34_ Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation Chapter 35_ Agents Used in Dyslipidemia Chapter 36_ Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout Chapter 37_ Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones Chapter 38_ Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs Chapter 39_ Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists Chapter 40_ The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors Chapter 41_ Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs Chapter 42_ Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis Chapter 43_ Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics Chapter 44_ Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins Chapter 45_ Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin Chapter 46_ Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones Chapter 47_ Antimycobacterial Drugs Chapter 48_ Antifungal Agents Chapter 49_ Antiviral Agents Chapter 50_ Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants Chapter 51_ Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents Chapter 52_ Antiprotozoal Drugs Chapter 53_ Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs Chapter 54_ Cancer Chemotherapy Chapter 55_ Immunopharmacology Chapter 56_ Introduction to Toxicology_ Occupational & Environmental Chapter 57_ Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators Chapter 58_ Management of the Poisoned Patient Chapter 59_ Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology Chapter 60_ Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology Chapter 61_ Dermatologic Pharmacology Chapter 62_ Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases Chapter 63_ Cannabinoid Drugs Chapter 64_ Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents Chapter 65_ Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications_ Chapter 66_ Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing Chapter 67_ Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms Appendix_ Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products