| I. | BASIC PRINCIPLES |
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1. |
Introduction |
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2. |
Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics |
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3. |
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Tiem Course of Drug Action |
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4. |
Drug Biotransformation |
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5. |
Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs |
| II. | AUTONOMIC DRUGS |
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6. |
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology |
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7. |
Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs |
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8. |
Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs |
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9. |
Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs |
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10. |
Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs |
| III. | CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGS |
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11. |
Antihypertensive Agents |
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12. |
Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris |
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13. |
Cardiac Glycosides & Other Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure |
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14. |
Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias |
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15. |
Diuretic Agents |
| IV. | DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE |
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16. |
Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids |
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17. |
Vasoactive Drugs |
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18. |
The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds |
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19. |
Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors |
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20. |
Drugs Used in Asthma |
| V. | DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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21. |
Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs |
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22. |
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs |
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23. |
The Alcohols |
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24. |
Antiseizure Drugs |
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25. |
General Anesthetics |
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26. |
Local Anesthetics |
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27. |
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants |
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28. |
Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders |
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29. |
Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium |
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30. |
Antidepressant Agents |
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31. |
Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists |
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32. |
Drugs of Abuse |
| VI. | DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT |
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33. |
Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors |
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34. |
Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation |
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35. |
Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia |
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36. |
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout |
| VII. | ENDOCRINE DRUGS |
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37. |
Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones |
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38. |
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs |
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39. |
Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists |
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40. |
The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors |
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41. |
Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs |
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42. |
Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis |
| VIII. | CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS |
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43. |
Beta-Lactam Antibodies & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis |
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44. |
Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins |
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45. |
Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin |
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46. |
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones |
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47. |
Antimycobacterial Drugs |
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48. |
Antifungal Drugs |
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49. |
Antiviral Agents |
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50. |
Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Drugs: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants |
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51. |
Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents |
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52. |
Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy |
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53. |
Antiprotozoal Drugs |
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54. |
Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs |
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55. |
Cancer Chemotherapy |
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56. |
Immunopharmacology |
| IX. | TOXICOLOGY |
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57. |
Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental |
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58. |
Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators |
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59. |
Management of the Poisoned Patient |
| X. | SPECIAL TOPICS |
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60. |
Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology |
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61. |
Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology |
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62. |
Dermatologic Pharmacology |
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63. |
Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Diseases |
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64. |
Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents |
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65. |
Botanicals (“Herbal Medications”) & Nutritional Supplements |
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66. |
Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing |
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| Appendix I. Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products |
| Appendix II. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms |
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