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

Content: 
Honorary Editor, Advisory Editorial Board
Page ii

Editor
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages v-x

Contents
Pages xi-xiii

Special reviews
Pages xv-xvi

Cumulative indexes of special reviews, Annuals 13–29
Pages xvii-xxiv

Table of Essays, Annuals 1–29
Page xxv

DoTS classification of adverse drug reactions
Pages xxvii-xxviii

How to use this book
Pages xxix-xxx

Drug withdrawals because of adverse effects Review Article
Pages xxxi-xxxv
Jeffrey K. Aronson

1 Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Review Article
Pages 1-14
Reginald P. Sequeira

2 Antidepressant drugs Review Article
Pages 15-22
P.J. Cowen

3 Lithium Review Article
Pages 23-30
Rif S. El-Mallakh

4 Drugs of abuse Review Article
Pages 31-48
Eileen Wong, Jayendra K. Patel, Sarah Guzofski

5 Hypnosedatives and anxiolytics Review Article
Pages 49-55
Shabir Musa, Andrew Byrne, Stephen Curran

6 Antipsychotic drugs Review Article
Pages 56-77
Alfonso Carvajal, Luis H. Martín Arias, Natalia Jimeno

7 Antiepileptic drugs Review Article
Pages 78-105
Dieter Schmidt, Stefan Beyenburg

8 Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Review Article
Pages 106-124
A.H. Ghodse, S. Galea

9 Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout Review Article
Pages 125-136
A. Del Favero

10 General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Review Article
Pages 137-151
I.D. Welters, M. Leuwer

11 Local anesthetics Review Article
Pages 152-163
Stephan A. Schug, Alagirisamy Raajkumar

12 Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Review Article
Pages 164-169
O. Zuzan, M. Leuwer

13 Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Review Article
Pages 170-179
Michael Schachter

14 Dermatological drugs, topical agents, and cosmetics Review Article
Pages 180-188
A.E. Goossens, J.K. Aronson

15 Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists) Review Article
Pages 189-192
Garry M. Walsh

16 Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Review Article
Pages 193-208
Markus Joerger, Katharina Hartmann, Max Kuhn

17 Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Review Article
Pages 209-222
J.K. Aronson

18 Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Review Article
Pages 223-230
A.P. Maggioni, M.G. Franzosi, R. Latini

19 Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Review Article
Pages 231-233
R. Verhaeghe, P. Verhamme

20 Antihypertensive drugs Review Article
Pages 234-251
Jamie J. Coleman, Una Martin

21 Diuretics Review Article
Pages 252-261
Domenic A. Sica

22 Metals Review Article
Pages 262-272
Gijsbert B. van der Voet, J.A. Centeno

23 Metal antagonists Review Article
Pages 273-277
R.H.B. Meyboom

24 Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants Review Article
Pages 278-279
Pam Magee

25 Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Review Article
Pages 280-296
Tore Midtvedt

26 Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Review Article
Pages 297-315
Natascia Corti, Alexander Imhof

27 Antifungal drugs Review Article
Pages 316-335
Andreas H. Groll, Thomas J. Walsh

28 Antiprotozoal drugs Review Article
Pages 336-342
Oscar Ozmund Simooya

29 Antiviral drugs Review Article
Pages 343-356
Brian J. Angus

30 Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Review Article
Pages 357-363
V.V. Banu Rekha, Soumya Swaminathan

31 Antihelminthic drugs Review Article
Pages 364-368
P.J.J van Genderen

32 Vaccines Review Article
Pages 369-380
S. Dittmann

33 Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products Review Article
Pages 381-393
P.F.W. Strengers, E. van Twuyver

34 Vitamins, intravenous solutions, and drugs and formulations used in nutrition Review Article
Pages 394-398
M.C. Allwood, P.A. Ball

35 Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Review Article
Pages 399-422
Job Harenberg

36 Gastrointestinal drugs Review Article
Pages 423-434
H.J. Fellows, H.R. Dalton

37 Drugs that act on the immune system: cytokines and monoclonal antibodies Review Article
Pages 435-451
F. Braun, M. Behrend

38 Drugs that act on the immune system: immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory drugs Review Article
Pages 452-462
Felix Braun, Matthias Behrend

39 Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins Review Article
Pages 463-467
J. Costa, M. Farré

40 Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Review Article
Pages 468-489
M.N.G. Dukes

41 Thyroid hormones, iodine, and antithyroid drugs Review Article
Pages 490-493
Kristien Boelaert

42 Insulin, other hypoglycemic drugs, and glucagon Review Article
Pages 494-506
R.C.L. Page

43 Miscellaneous hormones Review Article
Pages 507-514
R.C.L. Page

44 Drugs that affect lipid metabolism Review Article
Pages 515-519
I. Aursnes

45 Cytostatic and cytotoxic drugs Review Article
Pages 520-532
Hans-Peter Lipp, Jörg Thomas Hartmann

46 Radiological contrast agents Review Article
Pages 533-543
Sameh K. Morcos

47 Drugs used in ocular treatment Review Article
Pages 544-550
B.C.P. Polak

48 Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine Review Article
Pages 551-560
M.H. Pittler, E. Ernst

49 Miscellaneous drugs, materials, medical devices, and techniques Review Article
Pages 561-575
N.H. Choulis

50 Medication errors Review Article
Pages 576-581
J.K. Aronson

Address list of national centers that participate in the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme
Pages 582-595

Index of drugs
Pages 596-610

Index of adverse effects
Pages 611-635