Research Catalog

Title

Principles of medical pharmacology / edited by Harold Kalant, Walter H.E. Roschlau.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Kalant, Harold.
• Roschlau, Walter H. E.

Description

xviii, 957 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Subject

• Pharmacology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction to General Pharmacology / H. Kalant -- 2. Drug Solubility, Absorption, and Movement Across Body Membranes / P. Seeman and H. Kalant -- 3. Drug Distribution / L. Endrenyi -- 4. Drug Biotransformation / D. S. Riddick -- 5. Pharmacokinetics / L. Endrenyi -- 6. Clearance: The Quantitative Basis of Dosage / L. Endrenyi -- 7. Drug Clearance by Specific Organs / L. Endrenyi -- 8. Dose-Response Relationships / L. Endrenyi -- 9. Drug Receptors / J. Mitchell and P. Seeman -- 10. Signal Transduction and Second Messengers / J. Mitchell -- 11. Selectivity of Drug Action / H. Kalant -- 12. Human Pharmacogenetics / W. Kalow and D. M. Grant -- 13. Autonomic Nervous System Neurotransmitters / C. Forster -- 14. Autonomic Cholinergic Agonists / L. Spero -- 15. Autonomic Cholinergic Antagonists / L. Spero -- 16. Adrenoceptor Agonists / C. Forster -- 17. Adrenoceptor Antagonists / C. Forster --
• 18. Drugs Acting on Adrenergic Neurons (Adrenergic Neuronal Blocking Drugs) / C. Forster -- 19. Neuromuscular Transmission and Drugs (Muscle Relaxants) / L. Spero -- 20. Functional Organization of the Central Nervous System / A. J. Lanca -- 21. Agents Modifying Movement Control / W. M. Burnham -- 22. Antiseizure Drugs / W. M. Burnham -- 23. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists / H. Kalant -- 24. General Anesthetics / F. J. Carmichael and D. A. Haas -- 25. Local Anesthetics / D. A. Haas and F. J. Carmichael -- 26. The Alcohols / H. Kalant and J. M. Khanna -- 27. Anxiolytics and Hypnotics / E. M. Sellers, J. M. Khanna and M. K. Romach -- 28. Antipsychotics / S. Kapur and P. Seeman -- 29. Antidepressant and Mood Stabilizing Agents / J. J. Warsh and J. M. Khanna -- 30. Hallucinogens and Psychotomimetics / H. Kalant -- 31. The Eicosanoids / C. R. Pace-Asciak and D. Kadar -- 32. Autacoids / D. Kadar -- 33. Histamine and Antihistamines / D. Kadar --
• 34. Anti-inflammatory Analgesics / D. Kadar -- 35. Cardiovascular System Overview and Organization / U. Ackermann -- 36. Digitalis Glycosides and Other Positive Inotropic Agents / W. A. Mahon and C. Forster -- 37. Antiarrhythmic Drugs / P. Dorian -- 38. Vasodilators / W. A. Mahon -- 39. Hyperlipoproteinemias and Antihyperlipidemic Drugs / C. Forster -- 40. Drugs and the Respiratory System / W. A. Mahon -- 41. Diuretics / C. Whiteside and A. Marquez-Julio -- 42. Drugs Affecting Hemostasis / W. H. E. Roschlau -- 43. Drugs Affecting Erythropoiesis / W. H. E. Roschlau -- 44. Pharmacotherapy of Acid-Peptic Disorders / E. A. Roberts -- 45. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Intestinal Motility Disorders and Inflammatory Disease / E. A. Roberts -- 46. Drugs, Alcohol, and the Liver / H. Kalant and E. A. Roberts -- 47. Vasopressin, Oxytocin, and Uterotonic Drugs / S. R. George and B. P. Schimmer --
• 48. Thyroid Hormones and Antihyperthyroid Drugs / B. P. Schimmer and S. R. George -- 49. Gonadotropic and Gonadal Hormones / S. R. George and B. P. Schimmer -- 50. Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs / B. P. Schimmer and S. R. George -- 51. Adrenocortical Steroid Hormones / B. P. Schimmer and S. R. George -- 52. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy / J. Uetrecht and S. L. Walmsley -- 53. Antimicrobial Agents That Act on Bacterial Cell Wall Formation / J. Uetrecht and S. L. Walmsley -- 54. Antimicrobial and Antifungal Agents That Act on Cell Membranes / J. Uetrecht and S. L. Walmsley -- 55. Antimicrobial Agents That Affect the Synthesis of Cellular Proteins / J. Uetrecht and S. L. Walmsley -- 56. Drugs Affecting Cellular Nucleic Acid Synthesis / J. Uetrecht and S. L. Walmsley -- 57. Chemotherapy of Common Parasitic Infections / J. S. Keystone -- 58. Antiviral Agents / S. L. Walmsley -- 59. Antiseptics, Disinfectants, and Sterilization / E. L. Ford-Jones --
• 60. Antineoplastic Drugs / M. J. Moore and G. J. Goldenberg -- 61. Immune System Organization, Modulation, and Pharmacology / J. W. Semple and J. M. Brandwein -- 62. Sources of Individual Variation in Drug Response / H. Kalant -- 63. Adverse Drug Reactions / C. A. Naranjo, N. H. Shear and U. Busto -- 64. Drug Interactions / E. M. Sellers and M. K. Romach -- 65. Perinatal Pharmacology / L. A. Magee and G. Koren -- 66. Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology / D. S. Sitar -- 67. Vitamins / M. J. Baigent -- 68. Drugs Altering Bone Metabolism / W. C. Sturtridge -- 69. Chemical Carcinogenesis / A. B. Okey and P. A. Harper -- 70. Chemical Teratogenesis / P. G. Wells -- 71. Behavioral Pharmacology / L. A. Grupp and H. Kalant -- 72. Drug Abuse and Drug Dependence / H. Kalant and L. A. Grupp -- 73. Principles of Toxicology / M. A. McGuigan and P. G. Wells -- 74. Poisonings and Antidotal Therapy / M. A. McGuigan --
• 75. Drug Development and Regulations / C. A. Naranjo and E. Janecek.

ISBN

0195100247 (alk. paper)

LCCN

96029399

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries