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Author:   Thomas L. Pazdernik (Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas) ,  Laszlo Kerecsen (Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Mosby
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9780323068123

ISBN 10:   032306812
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   27 August 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780323064361
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SECTION I: Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 1 Pharmacokinetics Chapter 2 Pharmacodynamics SECTION II: Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System and the Neuromuscular Junction Chapter 3 Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology Chapter 4 Cholinergic Drugs Chapter 5 Adrenergic Drugs Chapter 6 Muscle Relaxants SECTION III: Drugs That Affect the Central Nervous System Chapter 7 CNS Introduction, and Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs Chapter 8 Anesthetics Chapter 9 Anticonvulsant Drugs Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic Drugs Chapter 11 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease SECTION IV: Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Hematologic Systems Chapter 12 Antiarrhythmic Drugs Chapter 13 Antihypertensive Drugs Chapter 14 Other Cardiovascular Drugs Chapter 15 Diuretics Chapter 16 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Coagulation Disorders Chapter 17 Hematopoietic Drugs SECTION V: Analgesics Chapter 18 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Other Nonopioid Analgesic-Antipyretic Drugs Chapter 19 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists SECTION VI: Drugs That Affect the Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems and are Used to Treat Rheumatic Disorders and Gout Chapter 20 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allergies Chapter 21 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders Chapter 22 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders and Gout SECTION VII: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems Chapter 23 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders Chapter 24 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Errors of Glucose Metabolism Chapter 25 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Bone and Calcium Disorders Chapter 26 Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology SECTION VIII: Anti-infective Drugs Chapter 27 Antimicrobial Drugs Chapter 28 Other Anti-infective Drugs SECTION IX: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer Chapter 29 Chemotherapeutic Drugs SECTION X: Toxicology Chapter 30 Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse Common Laboratory Values

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