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Section I Basic Principles 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation2. Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the time Course of Drug Action4. Drug Biotransformation5. PharmacogenomicsSection II Autonomic Drugs 6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology7. Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs8. Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs9. Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs10. Adrenoceptor Antagonist DrugsSection III Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs 11. Antihypertensive Agents12. Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris13. Drugs Used in Heart Failure14. Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias15. Diuretic AgentsSection IV Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle 16. Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids17. Vasoactive Peptides18. The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds19. Nitric Oxide20. Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseSection V Drugs That Act in the Central Nervous System 21. Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs22. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs23. The Alcohols24. Antiseizure Drugs25. General Anesthetics26. Local Anesthetics27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants28. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders29. Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium30. Antidepressant Agents31. Opioid Agonists & Antagonists32. Drugs of AbuseSection VI Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, & Gout 33. Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors34. Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation35. Agents Used in Dyslipidemia36. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in GoutSection VII Endocrine Drugs 37. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones38. Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs39. Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists40. The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors41. Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs42. Agents That Affect Bone Mineral HomeostasisSection VIII Chemotherapeutic Drugs 43. Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics44. Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins45. Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin46. Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones47. Antimycobacterial Drugs48. Antifungal Agents49. Antiviral Agents50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents52. Antiprotozoal Drugs53. Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs54. Cancer Chemotherapy55. ImmunopharmacologySection IX Toxicology 56. Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental57. Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators58. Management of the Poisoned PatientSection X Special Topics 59. Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology60. Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology61. Dermatologic Pharmacology62. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases63. Cannabinoid Drugs64. Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents65. Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications66. Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing 67. Important Drug Interactions & Their MechanismsAppendix: Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic ProductsIndex