Pharmacology: An Essential Textbook

Description:

The perfect pharmacology study tool for the classroom and examinations!

Pharmacology: An Essential Textbook, Second Edition by Mark Simmons covers pharmacology facts and concepts necessary for success in the classroom and on board examinations. The clear and concise text presents important, clinically relevant pharmacology knowledge and concepts students must master. The updated edition includes the addition of new drugs, a chapter on water and fatsoluble vitamins, a greater number of clinical questions, and a fresh design.

Key Features:

Hundreds of full-color illustrations, beautiful infographics, and summary tables provide visual depictions of important concepts

The succinct, bullet-point format focuses on must-master information

Flow charts used to delineate drug effects make complex interactions between different cells and organs easier to comprehend

Sidebars build on and integrate learning across the basic sciences and apply it to the clinical setting

Nearly 200 board-style and factual self-testing questions with explanatory answers are ideal for exam practice

An additional 200 questions and answers are available online at MedOne via the scratch-off code in the book

This is an invaluable resource for medical and nursing school pharmacology courses, pharmacy school students, other health professionals studying pharmacology, and advanced undergraduate courses in pharmacology or pharmaceutical sciences.

This book provides robust test prep for the USMLE® Step 1, COMLEX Level 1, NAPLEX, NCLEX and other licensing exams.

Table of Contents:

I General Principles of Pharmacology

1. Introduction and Pharmacokinetics

2. Mechanisms of Drug Action and Pharmacodynamics

3. Pharmacogenetics, Drug Development, and Special Populations

Unit I Review Questions

Unit I Answers and Explanations

II Drugs Acting on the Peripheral Nervous System

4. The Peripheral Nervous System

5. Cholinergic Agents

6. Adrenergic Agents

Unit II Review Questions

Unit II Answers and Explanations

III Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System

7. Neuropharmacological Principles

8. Anesthetic Drugs

9. Anxiolytic and Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs

10. Antidepressants and Drugs for Bipolar Disorders

11. Anticonvulsant Drugs

12. Antipsychotic Drugs

13. Opiate Receptor Agonists and Antagonists

14. Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

15. Drugs of Abuse

Unit III Review Questions

Unit III Answers and Explanations

IV Drugs Acting on the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

16. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders

17. Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology

18. Insulin, Hypoglycemic, and Antihypoglycemic Drugs

Unit IV Review Questions

Unit IV Answers and Explanations

V Drugs Acting on the Renal and Cardiovascular Systems

19. Renal Pharmacology

20. Antihypertensive Drugs

21. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Heart Failure

22. Antianginal Drugs

23. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

24. Drugs Acting on the Blood

25. Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

Unit V Review Questions

Unit V Answers and Explanations

VI Drugs Acting on the Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems

26. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System

27. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal System

Unit VI Review Questions

Unit VI Answers and Explanations

VII Antimicrobial Drugs

28. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy

29. Antibacterial Drugs

30. Antiviral Drugs

31. Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs

Unit VII Review Questions

Unit VII Answers and Explanations

VIII Autocoids and Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Anti-inflammatory Drugs

32. Autocoids and Related Drugs

33. Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Anti-inflammatory Drugs

Unit VIII Review Questions

Unit VIII Answers and Explanations

IX Cancer Chemotherapy, Toxicology and Vitamins

34. Cancer Chemotherapy and Immunosuppressants

35. Toxicology and Poisoning

36. Water- and Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Unit IX Review Questions

Unit IX Answers and Explanations

Index

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