CHAPTER 59 Drugs related to hypothalamic and pituitary function Overview of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Endocrinology Growth Hormone Physiology Pathophysiology Clinical Pharmacology Mecasermin (Insulin-like Growth Factor-1) Prolactin Thyrotropin Corticotropin Gonadotropins Antidiuretic…
CHAPTER 7 Adverse drug reactions and medication errors Adverse Drug Reactions Scope of the Problem Definitions Organ-Specific Toxicity Identifying Adverse Drug Reactions Adverse Reactions to New Drugs Ways to Minimize…
CHAPTER 96 Antiseptics and disinfectants General Considerations Properties of Individual Antiseptics and Disinfectants Alcohols Aldehydes Iodine Compounds: Iodine Solution and Iodine Tincture Iodophors: Povidone-Iodine Chlorine Compounds Phenols Miscellaneous Agents Hand…
CHAPTER 8 Individual variation in drug responses Body Weight and Composition Age Pathophysiology Kidney Disease Liver Disease Acid-Base Imbalance Altered Electrolyte Status Tolerance Pharmacodynamic Tolerance Metabolic Tolerance Tachyphylaxis Placebo Effect…
CHAPTER 77 Drugs for allergic rhinitis, cough, and colds Drugs for Allergic Rhinitis Intranasal Glucocorticoids Antihistamines Intranasal Cromolyn Sodium Sympathomimetics (Decongestants) Antihistamine/Sympathomimetic Combinations Ipratropium, an Anticholinergic Agent Montelukast, a Leukotriene…
CHAPTER 3 Drug regulation, development, names, and information Landmark Drug Legislation New Drug Development The Randomized Controlled Trial Stages of New Drug Development Limitations of the Testing Procedure Exercising Discretion…
CHAPTER 98 Antiprotozoal drugs I: antimalarial agents Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite Types of Malaria Vivax Malaria Falciparum Malaria Principles of Antimalarial Therapy Therapeutic Objectives Drug Selection Pharmacology of…
CHAPTER 94 Antiviral agents II: drugs for HIV infection and related opportunistic infections Pathophysiology Characteristics of HIV Transmission of HIV Clinical Course of HIV Infection Classification of Antiretroviral Drugs Nucleoside/Nucleotide…
CHAPTER 15 Cholinesterase inhibitors and their use in myasthenia gravis Reversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors Neostigmine Other Reversible Cholinesterase Inhibitors “Irreversible” Cholinesterase Inhibitors Basic Pharmacology Toxicology Myasthenia Gravis Pathophysiology Treatment with Cholinesterase…
