6. Edition - April 2009
32.90 Euro
2009. 120 Pages, Softcover
- Practical Approach Book -
ISBN-10: 1-4051-8197-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-8197-6 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Following the familiar, easy-to-use At a Glance format, and in full-colour, Medical Pharmacology at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this guide provides a user-friendly overview of medical pharmacology to encapsulate all that the student needs to know. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the At a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.

From the contents
Preface.

How to use this book.

Further reading.

1 Introduction: principles of drug action.

2 Drug-receptor interactions.

3 Drug absorption, distribution and excretion.

4 Drug metabolism.

5 Local anaesthetics.

6 Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction.

7 Autonomic nervous system.

8 Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses.

9 Drugs acting on the sympathetic system.

10 Ocular pharmacology.

11 Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis.

12 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: Peptic ulcer.

13 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: Motility and secretions.

14 Drugs acting on the kidney--diuretics.

15 Drugs used in hypertension.

16 Drugs used in angina.

17 Antiarrhythmic drugs.

18 Drugs used in heart failure.

19 Drugs used to affect blood coagulation.

20 Lipid-lowering drugs.

21 Agents used in anaemias.

22 Central transmitter substances.

23 General anaesthetics.

24 Anxiolytics and hypnotics.

25 Antiepileptic drugs.

26 Drugs used in Parkinson's disease.

27 Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics).

28 Drugs used in affective disorders--antidepressants.

29 Opioid analgesics.

30 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics).

31 Drug misuse and dependence.

32 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

33 Corticosteroids.

34 Sex hormones and drugs.

35 Thyroid and antithyroid drugs.

36 Antidiabetic agents.

37 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles.

38 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin.

39 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol.

40 Antifungal drugs.

41 Antiviral drugs.

42 Drugs acting on parasites I: Helminths (worms).

43 Drugs acting on parasites II: Protozoa.

44 Drugs used in cancer.

45 Poisoning.

46 Adverse drug reactions.

Self-Assessment Cases + Answers.

Index