A worldwide yearly survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions

Content: 
Contributors
Pages v-xi

Contents
Pages xiii-xv

Special reviews
Pages xvii-xviii

Cumulative index of special reviews, Annuals 14–28
Pages xix-xxv

Table of Essays, Annuals 1–28
Page xxvii

DoTS classification of adverse drug reactions
Pages xxix-xxx

How to use this book
Pages xxxi-xxxii

Data mining in drug safety: Side effects of drugs essay Review Article
Pages xxxiii-xlvi
Manfred Hauben, Andrew Bate

1 Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Review Article
Pages 1-17
Reginald P. Sequeira

2 Antidepressant drugs Review Article
Pages 18-27
P.J. Cowen

3 Lithium Review Article
Pages 28-34
David L. Dunner

4 Drugs of abuse Review Article
Pages 35-50
Jayendra K. Patel, Timothy E. Ralston, Eileen Wong

5 Hypnosedatives and anxiolytics Review Article
Pages 51-59
Shabir Musa, Andrew Byrne, Stephen Curran

6 Antipsychotic drugs Review Article
Pages 60-86
Alfonso Carvajal, Luis H. Martín Arias, Natalia Jimeno

7 Antiepileptic drugs Review Article
Pages 87-104
Antonio Gil-Nagel

8 Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Review Article
Pages 105-115
A.H. Ghodse, A.M. Baldacchino

9 Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout Review Article
Pages 116-127
A. Del Favero

10 General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Review Article
Pages 128-134
Y. Young

11 Local anesthetics Review Article
Pages 135-144
Stephan A. Schug, Per Flisberg, Irina Kurowski, Thomas Ledowski

12 Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Review Article
Pages 145-147
O. Zuzan, M. Leuwer

13 Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Review Article
Pages 148-155
Michael Schachter

14 Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics Review Article
Pages 156-160
Sandra R. Knowles, Gavin Wong, Neil H. Shear

15 Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists) Review Article
Pages 161-167
Garry M. Walsh

16 Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Review Article
Pages 168-181
Markus Joerger, Katharina Hartmann, Max Kuhn

17 Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Review Article
Pages 182-193
J.K. Aronson

18 Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Review Article
Pages 194-201
A.P. Maggioni, M.G. Franzosi, R. Latini

19 Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Review Article
Pages 202-205
R. Verhaeghe

20 Antihypertensive drugs Review Article
Pages 206-218
Jamie J. Coleman

21 Diuretics Review Article
Pages 219-224
Domenic A. Sica

22 Metals Review Article
Pages 225-234
Gijsbert B. van der Voet, Frederik A. de Wolff

23 Metal antagonists Review Article
Pages 235-240
R.H.B. Meyboom

24 Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants Review Article
Pages 241-243
Pam Magee

25 Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Review Article
Pages 244-252
Tore Midtvedt

26 Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Review Article
Pages 253-279
Alexander Imhof, Reto Laffer

27 Antifungal drugs Review Article
Pages 280-293
Andreas H. Groll, Thomas J. Walsh

28 Antiprotozoal drugs Review Article
Pages 294-299
Oscar Ozmund Simooya

29 Antiviral drugs Review Article
Pages 300-314
Christoph Fux, John Evison, Matthias Schlegel, Christine Thurnheer, Hansjakob Furrer

30 Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Review Article
Pages 315-319
Soumya Swaminathan

31 Antihelminthic drugs Review Article
Pages 320-326
P.J.J. van Genderen

32 Vaccines Review Article
Pages 327-337
S. Dittmann

33 Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products Review Article
Pages 338-352
P.J.M. Vossebeld, P.F.W. Strengers

34 Formulations used in nutrition Review Article
Pages 353-357
M.C. Allwood, I. Hardy

35 Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Review Article
Pages 358-370
David M. Keeling

36 Gastrointestinal drugs Review Article
Pages 371-382
S. Dar, H.R. Dalton

37 Drugs that act on the immune system: cytokines and monoclonal antibodies Review Article
Pages 383-423
Thierry Vial, Jacques Descotes, Felix Braun, Matthias Behrend

38 Drugs that act on the immune system: immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs Review Article
Pages 424-479
Felix Braun, Matthias Behrend

39 Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins Review Article
Pages 480-492
J. Costa, M. Farré

40 Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Review Article
Pages 493-519
M.N.G. Dukes

41 Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs Review Article
Pages 520-522
J.A. Franklyn

42 Insulin, other hypoglycemic drugs, and glucagon Review Article
Pages 523-538
R.C.L. Page

43 Miscellaneous hormones Review Article
Pages 539-545
R.C.L. Page

44 Drugs that affect lipid metabolism Review Article
Pages 546-550
I. Aursnes

45 Cytostatic drugs Review Article
Pages 551-572
Hans-Peter Lipp, Jörg Thomas Hartmann

46 Radiological contrast agents Review Article
Pages 573-580
Sameh K. Morcos

47 Drugs used in ocular treatment Review Article
Pages 581-582
B.C.P. Polak

48 Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine Review Article
Pages 583-595
E. Ernst

49 Miscellaneous drugs and materials, medical devices, and techniques Review Article
Pages 596-617
N.H. Choulis, J.K. Aronson

Address list of national centres that participate in the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme
Pages 618-631

Index of drugs
Pages 632-643

Index of adverse effects
Pages 644-667