Clinical pharmacology

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Front matter,Copyright,Contributors,Preface,AcknowledgementsEntitled to full textSection 1: GeneralChapter 1 - Clinical pharmacology, Pages 2-4
Chapter 2 - Topics in drug therapy, Pages 5-28
Chapter 3 - Discovery and development of drugs, Pages 29-36
Chapter 4 - Evaluation of drugs in humans, Pages 37-54
Chapter 5 - Health technology assessment, Pages 55-61
Chapter 6 - Official regulation of medicines, Pages 62-68
Chapter 7 - Classification and naming of drugs, Pages 69-71
Chapter 8 - General pharmacology, Pages 74-109
9 - Unwanted effects and adverse drug reactions, Pages 110-121
10 - Poisoning, overdose, antidotes, Pages 122-135
Chapter 11 - Drug dependence, Pages 136-159
Chapter 12 - Chemotherapy of infections, Pages 162-172
Chapter 13 - Antibacterial drugs, Pages 173-190
Chapter 14 - Chemotherapy of bacterial infections, Pages 191-212
Chapter 15 - Viral, fungal, protozoal and helminthic infections, Pages 213-239
Chapter 16 - Drugs for inflammation and joint disease, Pages 240-259
Chapter 17 - Drugs and the skin, Pages 260-275
Chapter 18 - Pain and analgesics, Pages 278-294
Chapter 19 - Anaesthesia and neuromuscular block, Pages 295-310
Chapter 20 - Psychotropic drugs, Pages 311-348
Chapter 21 - Neurological disorders – epilepsy, Parkinson\'s disease and multiple sclerosis, Pages 349-370
Chapter 22 - Cholinergic and antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) mechanisms and drugs, Pages 372-381
Chapter 23 - Adrenergic mechanisms and drugs, Pages 382-392
Chapter 24 - Arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart failure, Pages 393-427
Chapter 25 - Cardiac arrhythmia, Pages 428-443
Chapter 26 - Hyperlipidaemias, Pages 444-451
Chapter 27 - Kidney and genitourinary tract, Pages 452-466
Chapter 28 - Respiratory system, Pages 467-479
Chapter 29 - Drugs and haemostasis, Pages 482-495
Chapter 30 - Red blood cell disorders, Pages 496-508
Chapter 31 - Neoplastic disease and immunosuppression, Pages 509-525
Chapter 32 - Oesophagus, stomach and duodenum, Pages 528-535
Chapter 33 - Intestines, Pages 536-545
Chapter 34 - Liver and biliary tract, Pages 546-556
Chapter 35 - Adrenal corticosteroids, antagonists, corticotropin, Pages 558-571
Chapter 36 - Diabetes mellitus, insulin, oral antidiabetes agents, obesity, Pages 572-586
Chapter 37 - Thyroid hormones, antithyroid drugs, Pages 587-595
Chapter 38 - Hypothalamic, pituitary and sex hormones, Pages 596-614
Chapter 39 - Vitamins, calcium, bone, Pages 615-625
Index, Pages 627-667