| Schedule of Controlled Drugs | |
| Preface | |
| The Authors | |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics | 9 |
| 3 | Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action | 35 |
| 4 | Drug Biotransformation | 51 |
| 5 | Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs | 64 |
| 6 | Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology | 75 |
| 7 | Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs | 92 |
| 8 | Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs | 107 |
| 9 | Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs | 120 |
| 10 | Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs | 138 |
| 11 | Antihypertensive Agents | 155 |
| 12 | Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris | 181 |
| 13 | Cardiac Glycosides & Other Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure | 200 |
| 14 | Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias | 219 |
| 15 | Diuretic Agents | 245 |
| 16 | Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids | 265 |
| 17 | Vasoactive Peptides | 292 |
| 18 | The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds | 311 |
| 19 | Nitric Oxide, Donor, & Inhibitors | 326 |
| 20 | Drugs Used in Asthma | 333 |
| 21 | Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs | 351 |
| 22 | Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs | 364 |
| 23 | The Alcohols | 382 |
| 24 | Antiseizure Drugs | 395 |
| 25 | General Anesthetics | 419 |
| 26 | Local Anesthetics | 436 |
| 27 | Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | 446 |
| 28 | Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders | 463 |
| 29 | Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium | 478 |
| 30 | Antidepressant Agents | 498 |
| 31 | Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists | 512 |
| 32 | Drugs of Abuse | 532 |
| 33 | Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors | 549 |
| 34 | Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation | 564 |
| 35 | Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia | 581 |
| 36 | Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonoploid Analgesics & Drugs Used in Gout | 596 |
| 37 | Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones | 625 |
| 38 | Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs | 644 |
| 39 | Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists | 660 |
| 40 | The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors | 679 |
| 41 | Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs | 711 |
| 42 | Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis | 735 |
| 43 | Beta-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis | 754 |
| 44 | Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins | 774 |
| 45 | Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin | 784 |
| 46 | Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones | 793 |
| 47 | Antimycobacterial Drugs | 803 |
| 48 | Antifungal Agents | 814 |
| 49 | Antiviral Agents | 823 |
| 50 | Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants | 845 |
| 51 | Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents | 854 |
| 52 | Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy | 869 |
| 53 | Antiprotozoal Drugs | 882 |
| 54 | Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs | 903 |
| 55 | Cancer Chemotherapy | 923 |
| 56 | Immunopharmacology | 959 |
| 57 | Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental | 987 |
| 58 | Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators | 999 |
| 59 | Management of the Poisoned Patient | 1011 |
| 60 | Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology | 1025 |
| 61 | Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology | 1036 |
| 62 | Dermatologic Pharmacology | 1045 |
| 63 | Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Diseases | 1064 |
| 64 | Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents | 1077 |
| 65 | Botanicals ("Herbal Medications") & Nutritional Supplements | 1088 |
| 66 | Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing | 1104 |
| App. I | Vaccines, Immune Giobulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products | 1113 |
| App. II | Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms | 1122 |
| Index | 1135 |
Format: Textbook Paperback, 8th ed., 1217 pages
