Medical Pharmacology at a Glance

Medical Pharmacology at a Glance......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Further reading......Page 8
1: Introduction: principles of drug action......Page 9
2: Drug–receptor interactions......Page 11
3: Drug absorption, distribution and excretion......Page 13
4: Drug metabolism......Page 15
5: Local anaesthetics......Page 17
6: Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction......Page 19
7: Autonomic nervous system......Page 21
8: Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses......Page 23
9: Drugs acting on the sympathetic system......Page 25
10: Ocular pharmacology......Page 27
11: Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis......Page 29
12: Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: peptic ulcer......Page 31
13: Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: motility and secretions......Page 33
14: Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics......Page 35
15: Drugs used in hypertension......Page 37
16: Drugs used in angina......Page 39
17: Antiarrhythmic drugs......Page 41
18: Drugs used in heart failure......Page 43
19: Drugs used to affect blood coagulation......Page 45
20: Lipid-lowering drugs......Page 47
21: Agents used in anaemias......Page 49
22: Central transmitter substances......Page 51
23: General anaesthetics......Page 53
24: Anxiolytics and hypnotics......Page 55
25: Antiepileptic drugs......Page 57
26: Drugs used in Parkinson’s disease......Page 59
27: Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)......Page 61
28: Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants......Page 63
29: Opioid analgesics......Page 65
30: Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics)......Page 67
31: Drug misuse and dependence......Page 69
32: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)......Page 71
33: Corticosteroids......Page 73
34: Sex hormones and drugs......Page 75
35: Thyroid and antithyroid drugs......Page 77
36: Antidiabetic agents......Page 79
37: Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles......Page 81
38: Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin......Page 83
39: Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol......Page 85
40: Antifungal drugs......Page 87
41: Antiviral drugs......Page 89
42: Drugs acting on parasites I: helminths (worms)......Page 91
43: Drugs acting on parasites II: protozoa......Page 93
44: Drugs used in cancer......Page 95
45: Immunosuppressants and antirheumatoid drugs......Page 97
46: Poisoning......Page 99
47: Adverse drug reactions......Page 101
Case studies and questions......Page 103
Answers......Page 105
Index......Page 109