Essentials of Medical Pharmacology

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Section01 General Pharmacological Principles......Page 16
Ch1 Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration......Page 17
Ch2 Pharmacokinetics: Membrane transport, Absorption, Distribution......Page 25
Ch3 Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism, Excretion, Elimination kinetics......Page 37
Ch4 Pharmacodynamics: Mechanism of Drug Action, Receptor......Page 51
Ch5 Pharmacotherapy, Clinical pharmacology, Drug development......Page 73
Ch6 Adverse Drug Effects......Page 92
Section02 Drugs acting on ANS......Page 101
Ch7 Cholinergic system and Drugs......Page 107
Ch8 Anticholinergic drugs......Page 120
Ch9 Adrenergic system and Drugs......Page 130
Ch10 Antiadrenergic Drugs......Page 146
Section03 Autacoids & Related Drugs......Page 163
Ch11 Histamine and Antihistaminics......Page 165
Ch12 5-HT antagonists, Migraine drugs therapy......Page 176
Ch13 PG, Eicosanoids & others......Page 187
Ch14 NSAIDs, antipyretics-analgesics......Page 198
Ch15 Antirheumatoid & Antigout drugs......Page 216
Section04 Respiratory system Drugs......Page 225
Ch16 Cough & Asthma drugs......Page 226
Section05 Hormones & Related Drugs......Page 241
Ch17 Anterior pituitary hormones......Page 244
Ch18 Thyroid hormones & inhibitors......Page 253
Ch19 Insulin, Oral hypolglycemic drugs, glucagon......Page 265
Ch20 Corticosteroids......Page 286
Ch21 Androgens & related drugs......Page 299
Ch22 Estrogens, Progestins, Contraceptives......Page 308
Ch23 Drugs acting on Uterus......Page 330
Ch24 Drugs affecting calcium balance......Page 336
Section06 Drugs acting on PNS......Page 347
Ch25 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants......Page 348
Ch26 Local Anaesthetics......Page 360
Section07 Drugs acting on CNS......Page 371
Ch27 General Anaesthetics......Page 372
Ch28 Alcohols......Page 387
Ch29 Sedative-Hypnotics......Page 395
Ch30 Antiepileptics......Page 408
Ch31 Antiparkinsonian drugs......Page 421
Ch32 Antipsychotics......Page 430
Ch33 Antidepressants......Page 446
Ch34 Opioid analgesics & Antagonists......Page 460
Ch35 CNS Stimulants......Page 476
Section08 Cardiovascular Drugs......Page 482
Ch36 Drugs affecting Renin Angiotensin system......Page 486
Ch37 Drugs for Heart Failure......Page 500
Ch38 Antiarrythmic Drug......Page 515
Ch39 Antianginal & anti-ischaemic drugs......Page 528
Ch40 Antihypertensive drugs......Page 546
Section09 Drugs acting on Kidney......Page 562
Ch41 Diuretics......Page 567
Ch42 Antidiuretics......Page 580
Section10 Drugs affecting Blood......Page 585
Ch43 Haematinics & Erythropoietin......Page 586
Ch44 Drugs affecting coagulation, bleeding, thrombosis......Page 598
Ch45 Hypolipidaemic drugs & Plasma Expanders......Page 617
Section11 Gastrointestinal Drugs......Page 629
Ch46 Drugs for PUD......Page 630
Ch47 Antiemetics......Page 642
Ch48 Drugs for Constipation & Diarrhoea......Page 654
Section12 Antimicrobial Drugs......Page 668
Ch49 Antimicrobial drugs: General considerations......Page 669
Ch50 Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole, Quinolones......Page 684
Ch51 Beta lactam antibiotics......Page 696
Ch52 Tetracyclines & Chloramphenicol......Page 712
Ch53 Aminoglycosides......Page 721
Ch54 Macrolides and related antibiotics......Page 729
Ch55 Antitubercular drugs......Page 741
Ch56 Antileprotic drugs......Page 753
Ch57 Antifungal drugs......Page 759
Ch58 Antiviral drugs......Page 769
Ch59 Antimalarial drugs......Page 782
Ch60 Antiprotozoal drugs......Page 799
Ch61 Anthelmintic drugs......Page 810
Section13 Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases......Page 819
Ch62 Anticancer drugs......Page 820
Section14 Miscellaneous Drugs......Page 836
Ch63 Immunosuppressant drugs, Gene therapy......Page 837
Ch64 Drugs acting on skin & mucous membrane......Page 845
Ch65 Antiseptics and others......Page 857
Ch66 Chelating agents......Page 865
Ch67 Vitamins......Page 869
Ch68 Vaccines & Sera......Page 879
Ch69 Drug Interactions......Page 889
Appendices......Page 901
Appendix_1 Essential medicines......Page 902
Appendix_2 Prescribing in Pregnancy......Page 907
Appendix_3 Drugs in Breastfeeding......Page 910
Appendix_4 Drugs banned in India......Page 914
Index......Page 916
Note......Page 940