Z366161

Goodman and Gilman′s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.

• ISBN-10: 0-01-026266-7
• ISBN-13: 978-0-01-026266-7
• UNSPSC Code: 55101509

Properties

• publication info: J.G. Hardman, et al., ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1995, 1,700 pp., hard cover
• manufacturer/tradename: Mcgraw-Hill

Description

General description

This edition has new chapters on gene therapy, the treatment of migraine, the use of serotonin receptor-directed drugs and ocular pharmacology. More than 50% of the book contains new information, and every chapter has been revised. New color graphics, chapter synopses and overviews of clinical trials add new domensions to this classic text.

Table of Contents

Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacodynamics. Principles of Toxicology. Principles of Therapeutics. Gene-Based Therapy. Neurohumoral Transmission. Cholinergic Agonists and Antimuscarinic Drugs. Anticholinesterase Agents. Neuromuscular Junction Agents and Antonomic Ganglia. Catecholamines, Sympathomimetric Drugs and Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists. 5-Hydroxytryptamine (Serotonim) and Receptor Antagonists. Neurohumoral Transmission and The Central Nervous System. History and Principles of Anesthesiology. General Anesthetics. Local Anesthetics. Therapeutic Gases. Hypnotics and Sedatives, Ethanol. Drugs and The Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders-Mood Disorders. Drugs Effective in the Therapy of The Epilepsies. Drugs Effective in the Therapy of Migraines. Treatment of CNS Degenerative Diseases. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists. Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse. Histamine, Bradykinin and Theur Antagonists. Lipid-Derived Autocoids. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma. Analgesic-Antipyretics and Anti-Inflammatory Agents. Diuretics and Other Agents Employed in the Mobilization of Edema Fluid. Agents Affecting the Renal Conservation of Water. Renin and Angiotensin. Drugs Used for the Treatment of Angina. Antihypertensive Agents and the Drug Therapy of Hypertension. Drug Therapy of Congestive Heart Failure. Antiarrhythmic Drugs. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemias. Agents for Control of Gastric Acidity and Treatment of Peptic Ulcers. Agents Affecting Gastrointestinal Water Flux and Motility, Digestants and Bile Acids. Oxytocin, Prostaglandins, Ergot Alkaloids and Other Drugs: Tocolytic Agents. Drugs Used in the Chemotherapy of Heiminthiasis. Drugs Used in the Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections. Antimicrobial Agents. Antineoplastic Agents. Immunomodulators. Hematopoietic Agents. Anticoagulant, Thromboly-Tic and Antiplatelet Drugs. Adenophyseal Hormones and Related Substances. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs. Estrogens and Progestins. Androgens. Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone: Adrenocortical Steroids and Their Synthetic Analogs. Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents and The Pharmacology of the Endocrine Pancreas. Agents Affecting Calcification and Bone Turnover. Water-Soluble Vitamins. Fat-Soluble Vitamins. Dermatological Pharmacology. Ocular Pharmacology. Heavy Metals and Heavy Metal Antagonists. Nonmetallic Environmental Toxicants. Appendices: Principles of Prescription Order Writing and Patient Compliance Instructions. II: Design and Optimization of Dosage Regimens. Pharmacokinetic Data.