| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 734 pages : illustrations) |
| Note |
Previous edition: Edinburgh: Elsevier Saunders, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sect. 1. General principles. 1. Principles of pharmacology and mechanisms of drug action -- 2. Pharmacokinetics -- 3. Drug discovery, safety and efficacy -- 4. The nervous system, neurotransmission and the peripheral autonomic nervous system -- Sect. 2. The cardiovascular system. 5. Ischaemic heart disease -- 6. Systemic and pulmonary hypertension -- 7. Heart failure -- 8. Cardiac arrhythmias -- 9. Cerebrovascular disease and dementia -- 10. Peripheral vascular disease -- 11. Haemostasis -- Sect. 3. The respiratory system. 12. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 13. Respiratory disorders: cough, respiratory stimulants, cystic fibrosis and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome -- Sect. 4. The renal system. 14. Diuretics -- 15. Disorders of micturition -- 16. Erectile dysfunction -- Sect. 5. The nervous system. 17. General anaesthetics -- 18. Local anaesthetics -- 19. Opioid analgesics and the management of pain -- 20. Anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics -- 21. The major psychotic disorders: schizophrenia and mania -- 22. Depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy -- 23. Epilepsy -- 24. Extrapyramidal movement disorders and spasticity. |
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25. Other neurological disorders: multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease and Guillain-Barré syndrome -- 26. Migraine -- Sect. 6. the musculoskeletal system. 27. The neuromuscular junction and neuromuscular blockade -- 28. Myasthenia gravis -- 29. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- 30. Rheumatoid arthritis, other inflammatory arthritides and osteoarthritis -- 31. Hyperuricaemia and gout -- Sect. 7. The gastrointestinal system. 32. Nausea and vomiting -- 33. Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease -- 34. Inflammatory bowel disease -- 35. Constipation, diarrhoea and irritable bowel syndrome -- 36. Liver disease -- 37. Obesity -- Sect. 8. The immune system. 38. The immune response and immunosuppressant drugs -- 39. Antihistamines and allergic disease -- Sect. 9. The endocrine system and metabolism. 40. Diabetes mellitus -- 41. The thyroid and control of metabolic rate -- 42. Calcium metabolism and metabolic bone disease -- 43. Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones -- 44. Corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids). |
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45. Female reproduction -- 46. Androgens and anabolic steroids -- 47. Anaemia and haematopoietic colony-stimulating factors -- 48. Lipid disorders -- Sect. 10. The skin and eyes. 49. Skin disorders -- 50. The eye -- Sect. 11. Chemotherapy. 51. Chemotherapy of infections -- 52. Chemotherapy of malignancy -- Sect. 12. General features: toxicity and prescribing. 53. Drug toxicity and overdose -- 54. Substance abuse and dependence -- 55. Prescribing, adherence and information about medicines -- 56. Drug therapy in special situations. |
| Summary |
This textbook on medical pharmacology and therapeutics provides a basis for learning about a safe and effective prescribing of modern medicines by including descriptions of the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease and where and how drugs have their actions and unwanted effects. |
| Subject |
Clinical pharmacology.
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Clinical pharmacology -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Therapeutics.
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Therapeutics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Pharmaceutical Preparations. (DNLM)D004364
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Drug Therapy. (DNLM)D004358
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Pharmacology, Clinical. (DNLM)D010601
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Clinical pharmacology. (OCoLC)fst00864398
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Therapeutics. (OCoLC)fst01149694
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises. (OCoLC)fst01423783
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| Added Author |
Renwick, Andrew G.
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Hillier, Keith, 1943-
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| ISBN |
9780702029912 (paperback) |
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0702029912 (paperback) |
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9780702042645 (e-book) |
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0702042641 (e-book) |
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