Contents (detailed)Preface ForewordPoisons schedule (new to old conversion)Table of drug monographsUnit I Introduction to pharmacologyDrugs, medicines and health professionalsPharmacotherapy: medical use of drugsOver-the-counter drugs and complementary therapiesLegal and ethical foundations of pharmacotherapyUnit II Principles of pharmacologyMolecular aspects of drug action and pharmacodynamicsDrug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretionPharmacokinetics and dosing regimensIndividual and lifespan aspects of drug therapyAdverse drug reactionsUnits III Drugs affecting the peripheral nervous systemOverview of the autonomic nervous systemDrugs affecting cholinergic transmissionDrugs affecting noradrenergic transmissionOverview of the somatic nervous system and drugs affecting neuromuscular transmissionUnit IV Drugs affecting the central nervous systemOverview of the central nervous systemAnaestheticsAnalgesicsAntianxiety, sedative, and hypnotic drugsAntiepileptic drugsPsychotropic agentsCentral nervous system stimulants Drugs for neurodegenerative disorders and migraineDrug dependence and social pharmacologyUnit V Drugs affecting the heart and vascular systemOverview of the heart and vascular systemDrugs affecting cardiac functionDrug affecting vascular smooth muscleLipid-lowering drugsUnit VI Drugs affecting the kidney and urinary systemOverview of the kidney and urinary tract Drugs affecting the kidney and urinary systemUnit VII Drugs affecting the bloodOverview of the haemopoietic systemAnticoagulant, thrombolytic, antiplatelet, haemostatic and antifibrinolytic drugsUnit VIII Drugs affecting the respiratory systemOverview of the respiratory systemDrugs used in respiratory disordersUnit IX Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal systemOverview of the gastrointestinal tractDrugs affecting the gastrointestinal tractUnit X Drugs affecting the visual and auditory systemsOverview of the eye and ophthalmic drugsDrugs affecting hearing, taste & smell Unit XI Drugs affecting the endocrine systemOverview of the endocrine systemPharmacology of the pituitary gland and hypothalamic-pituitary axisThe thyroid gland and antithyroid drugsPharmacology of the adrenal cortexThe endocrine pancreas and management of diabetes mellitusThe parathyroid glands and calcium balanceUnit XII Drugs affecting the reproductive systemOverview of the female and male reproductive systemsDrugs affecting the female reproductive system Drugs used in pregnancy, childbirth and lactationDrugs affecting the male reproductive systemDrugs affecting fertility or sexual functioningUnit XIII Drugs used in neoplastic diseasesOverview of neoplasia and cancer chemotherapy Antineoplastic agents Unit XIV Drugs affecting microorganismsOverview of antimicrobial chemotherapy and antibiotic resistanceAntibacterial drugsAntifungal and antiviral drugsAntiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and anthelminthic drugsUnit XV Drugs affecting body defencesOverview of mediators of inflammation, allergy and the immune responseAnti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugsDrugs affecting the skinUnit XVI Special topicsDrugs in sportDrugs in obesityAppendices1. Abbreviations2. Antiseptics, disinfectants and sterilant agents 3. Food-drug interactions 4. Glossary of pharmaceutical terms 5. Poisons/drug information centres 6. WHO list of essential drugs7. New-to-old Poisons Schedule
