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…
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…
