CHAPTER 66 Drugs for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION Physiology of Erection Oral Drugs for ED: PDE5 Inhibitors Sildenafil Vardenafil and Tadalafil Nonoral Drugs for ED Papaverine…
CHAPTER 85 Drugs that weaken the bacterial cell wall II: cephalosporins, carbapenems, vancomycin, telavancin, aztreonam, teicoplanin, and fosfomycin Cephalosporins Carbapenems Imipenem Other Carbapenems Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis Vancomycin…
CHAPTER 82 Drugs for weight loss Assessment of Weight-Related Health Risk Overview of Obesity Treatment Weight-Loss Drugs for Long-Term Use Orlistat, a Lipase Inhibitor Investigational Drugs for Long-Term Use Weight-Loss…
CHAPTER 33 Drugs for bipolar disorder Characteristics of Bipolar Disorder Types of Mood Episodes Seen in BPD Patterns of Mood Episodes Etiology Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Drug Therapy Nondrug Therapy…
CHAPTER 73 Drug therapy of rheumatoid arthritis Pathophysiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview of Therapy Nondrug Measures Drug Therapy Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs Glucocorticoids Nonbiologic (Traditional) DMARDs Methotrexate Sulfasalazine Leflunomide Hydroxychloroquine Minocycline…
CHAPTER 86 Bacteriostatic inhibitors of protein synthesis: tetracyclines, macrolides, and others Tetracyclines Macrolides Erythromycin Clarithromycin Azithromycin Other Bacteriostatic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis Clindamycin Linezolid Telithromycin Dalfopristin/Quinupristin Chloramphenicol Tigecycline Retapamulin and…
CHAPTER 70 Antihistamines Histamine Distribution, Synthesis, Storage, and Release Physiologic and Pharmacologic Effects Role of Histamine in Allergic Responses The Two Types of Antihistamines: H1 Antagonists and H2 Antagonists H1…
CHAPTER 14 Muscarinic agonists and antagonists Muscarinic Agonists Bethanechol Other Muscarinic Agonists Toxicology of Muscarinic Agonists Muscarinic Antagonists (Anticholinergic Drugs) Atropine Muscarinic Antagonists for Overactive Bladder Other Muscarinic Antagonists Toxicology…
CHAPTER 18 Adrenergic antagonists ALPHA-ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS Therapeutic and Adverse Responses to Alpha Blockade Therapeutic Applications of Alpha Blockade Adverse Effects of Alpha Blockade Properties of Individual Alpha Blockers Prazosin Terazosin…
CHAPTER 100 Ectoparasiticides Ectoparasitic Infestations Pediculosis (Infestation with Lice) Scabies (Infestation with Mites) Pharmacology of the Ectoparasiticides Permethrin Pyrethrins Plus Piperonyl Butoxide Malathion Benzyl Alcohol Spinosad Crotamiton Lindane Ivermectin Ectoparasites…
