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Revised edition of: Katzung & Trevor's pharmacology : examination & board review / Anthony J. Trevor, Bertram G. Katzung, Marieke Kruidering-Hall. Eleventh edition. [2015].

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Basic principles. Introduction -- Pharmacodynamics -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug metabolism -- Pharmacogenomics -- Part II: Autonomic drugs. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology -- Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs -- Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators -- Sympathomimetics -- Adrenoceptor blockers -- Part III: Cardiovascular drugs. Drugs used in hypertension -- Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris -- Drugs used in heart failure -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Diuretics & other drugs that act on the kidney -- Part IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, serotonin, drugs used in obesity, & the ergot alkaloids -- Vasoactive peptides -- Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids -- Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors -- Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Part V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to CNS pharmacology -- Sedative-hypnotic drugs -- Alcohols -- Antiseizure drugs -- General anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Skeletal muscle relaxants -- Drugs used in parkinsonism & other movement disorders -- Antipsychotic agents & lithium -- Antidepressants -- Opioid analgesics & antagonists -- Drugs of abuse -- Part VI: Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents used in cytopenias; hematopoietic growth factors -- Drugs used in coagulation disorders -- Agents used in dyslipidemia -- NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout -- Part Vii: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones -- Thyroid & antithyroid drugs -- Adrenocorticosteroids & adrenocortical antagonists -- Gonadal hormones & inhibitors -- Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic drugs, & glucagon -- Agents that affect bone mineral homeostasis -- Part VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs -- Chemotherapeutic drugs: introduction -- Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall- & membrane-active antibiotics -- Tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, chloramphenicol, streptogramins, & oxazolidinones -- Aminoglycosides & spectinomycin -- Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones -- Antimycobacterial drugs -- Antifungal agents -- Antiviral agents -- Miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & disinfectants, antiseptics, & sterilants -- Clinical use of antimicrobial agents -- Antiprotozoal drugs -- Clinical pharmacology of the antihelminthic drugs -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Immunopharmacology -- Part IX: Toxicology. Environmental & occupational toxicology -- Heavy metals -- Management of the poisoned patient -- Part X: Special topics. Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders -- Dietary supplements & herbal medications -- Important drug interactions & their mechanisms -- Appendices. Strategies for improving test performance -- Key words for key drugs.

"This book is designed to help students review pharmacology and to prepare for both regular course examinations and board examinations. The twelfth edition has been revised to make such preparation as active and efficient as possible. As with earlier editions, rigorous standards of accuracy and currency have been maintained in keeping with the book's status as the companion to the Basic & Clinical Pharmacology textbook."--Preface.

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