CHAPTER 1. Pharmacodynamics: Receptors and Concentration-Response Relationships
CHAPTER 2. Pharmacokinetics: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination
CHAPTER 3. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Issues in Therapeutics
CHAPTER 4. Drug Development, Regulation, and Prescription Writing
CHAPTER 5. Gene Therapy and Emerging Molecular Therapies
CHAPTER 6. Antibodies and Biological Products
CHAPTER 7. Herbals and Natural Products
CHAPTER 8. Principles of Toxicology
CHAPTER 9. Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System
CHAPTER 10. Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic Nervous System and Autonomic Ganglia
CHAPTER 11. Drugs Affecting the Sympathetic Nervous System
CHAPTER 12. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
CHAPTER 14. Histamine and Antihistamines
CHAPTER 15. Prostaglandins and Other Eicosanoids
CHAPTER 16. Drugs to Treat Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CHAPTER 17. Drugs Affecting Uterine Motility
CHAPTER 18. Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
CHAPTER 19. Introduction to the Regulation of Cardiovascular Function
CHAPTER 20. Antihypertensive Drugs
CHAPTER 22. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
CHAPTER 23. Drugs to Treat Heart Failure
CHAPTER 24. Vasodilators and Nitric Oxide Synthase
CHAPTER 25. Lipid-Lowering Drugs and Atherosclerosis
CHAPTER 26. Antithrombotic Drugs
CHAPTER 27. Introduction to the Central Nervous System
CHAPTER 28. Treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases
CHAPTER 29. Treatment of Psychotic Disorders
CHAPTER 30. Treatment of Affective Disorders
CHAPTER 31. Treatment of Anxiety and Insomnia
CHAPTER 32. Ethanol, Other Alcohols, and Drugs for Alcohol Dependence
CHAPTER 33. Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders
CHAPTER 34. Treatment of Seizure Disorders
CHAPTER 35. General Anesthetics
CHAPTER 36. Drugs to Control Pain
CHAPTER 37. Drugs and Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Treatment
CHAPTER 39. Adrenocorticosteroids
CHAPTER 40. Estrogens and Progestins
CHAPTER 41. Androgens and Antiandrogens
CHAPTER 42. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
CHAPTER 43. Insulin and Drugs Used in the Therapy of Diabetes Mellitus
CHAPTER 44. Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Other Agents Affecting Bone
CHAPTER 45. Principles of Antimicrobial Use
CHAPTER 46. Bacterial Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
CHAPTER 47. Inhibitors of Bacterial Ribosomal Actions
CHAPTER 48. Bacterial Folate Antagonists, Fluoroquinolones, and Other Antibacterial Agents
CHAPTER 49. Antimycobacterial Agents
CHAPTER 52. Drugs to Treat Parasitic Infections
CHAPTER 53. Principles of Antineoplastic Drug Use
CHAPTER 54. Mechanisms of Action of Antineoplastic Drugs
CHAPTER 55. Adjuvant Antineoplastic Drugs
APPENDIX Answers to SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS