Introduction to Basics of Pharmacology and Toxicology: Volume 2 : Essentials of Systemic Pharmacology : From Principles to Practice

Description:

This book explains the pharmacological relationships between the various systems in the human body. It offers a comprehensive overview of the pharmacology concerning the autonomic, central, and peripheral nervous systems. Presenting up-to-date information on chemical mediators and their significance, it highlights the therapeutic aspects of several diseases affecting the cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrinal, and hematopoietic systems. The book also includes drug therapy for microbial and neoplastic diseases. It also comprises sections on immunopharmacology, dermatological, and ocular pharmacology providing valuable insights into these emerging and recent topics. Covering the diverse groups of drugs acting on different systems, the book reviews their actions, clinical uses, adverse effects, interactions, and subcellular mechanisms of action. It is divided into 11 parts, subdivided into several chapters that evaluate the basic pharmacological principles that govern the different types of body systems.  This book is intended for academicians, researchers, and clinicians in industry and academic institutions in pharmaceutical, pharmacological sciences, pharmacy, medical sciences, physiology, neurosciences, biochemistry, molecular biology and other allied health sciences. 

Table of Contents:

Part I. Autonomic Nervous System

1. Cholinoceptor Agonists and Anticholinesterase Agents

2. Cholinoceptor Antagonists

3. Adrenergic Agonists

4. Adrenergic Antagonists

Part II. Central and Peripheral Nervous System

5. Neurotransmitters and Neurotransmission

6. Hypnotics and Sedatives

7. Pharmacotherapy of Seizures

8. General Anesthetics

9. Drug Therapy of Psychosis and Mania

10. Pharmacotherapy of Depression and Anxiety Disorders

11. Pharmacotherapy of Neurodegenerative Disorders

12. Opioid Agonists and Antagonists

13. Cognition Enhancers, Psychostimulants, and Psychedelic Drugs

14. Drug Dependence and Abuse

15. Local Anesthetics

16. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Part III. Autacoids and Other Chemical Mediators

17. Histamine, Serotonin, Bradykinin, and the Ergot Alkaloids

18. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Related Compounds

19. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medicines

20. Drug Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis

21. Pharmacotherapy of Gout

22. Nitric Oxide, Vasoactive Peptides, and Purines

Part IV. Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology

23. Drugs Affecting Renal Excretory Function

24. Antihypertensive Agents

25. Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease

26. Drugs Used in Heart Failure

27. Drugs Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias

28. Pharmacotherapy of Shock and Drugs Used in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

29. Pharmacotherapy of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

30. Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants, and Fibrinolytics

31. Drugs Used in Dyslipidemia

Part V. Pulmonary Pharmacology

32. Treatment of Asthma and COPD

33. Drugs Used in Cough and Rhinitis

Part VI. Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

34. Drugs Used in Acid Peptic Disorders

35. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Motility

36. Antiemetics

37. Drug Therapy for Constipation

38. Antidiarrheal Agents

39. Irritable Bowel Syndrome

40. Pharmacotherapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

41. Miscellaneous Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System

Part VII. Endocrine Pharmacology

42. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones

43. Pharmacotherapy of Diabetes Mellitus

44. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs

45. Adrenocorticosteroids and Their Antagonists

46. Gonadal Hormones and Their Inhibitors

47. Pharmacotherapy of Obesity

48. Drugs Affecting Bone Mineral Homeostasis

Part VIII. Hematopoietic System

49. Pharmacotherapy of Iron Deficiency and Other Related Anaemia

50. Pharmacotherapy of Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Deficiency

51. Drug-Induced Blood Dyscrasias

Part IX. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases

52. General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

53. Sulfonamides, Quinolones, and Agents for Urinary Tract Infections

54. Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Other β-Lactam Antibiotics

55. Protein Synthesis Inhibitors

56. Antimycobacterial Drugs

57. Antifungal Drugs

58. Antiviral Drugs

59. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents

60. Chemotherapy of Malaria and Other Protozoal Diseases

61. Chemotherapy of Helminthiasis

Part X. Pharmacotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases

62. General Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy

63. Cytotoxic Drugs

64. Targeted Chemotherapy

65. Hormonal Agents in the Pharmacotherapy of Cancer

Part XI. Miscellaneous Topics

66. Immunopharmacology

67. Dermatological Pharmacology

68. Ocular Pharmacology

69. Nutritional Supplements and Herbal Medicines

70. Immunoglobulins and Vaccines