CHAPTER 46 Vasodilators Basic Concepts in Vasodilator Pharmacology Selectivity of Vasodilatory Effects Overview of Therapeutic Uses Adverse Effects Related to Vasodilation Pharmacology of Individual Vasodilators Hydralazine Minoxidil Sodium Nitroprusside Drugs…
CHAPTER 16 Drugs that block nicotinic cholinergic transmission: neuromuscular blocking agents and ganglionic blocking agents NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS Control of Muscle Contraction Competitive (Nondepolarizing) Neuromuscular Blockers Group Properties Properties of…
CHAPTER 87 Aminoglycosides: bactericidal inhibitors of protein synthesis Basic Pharmacology of the Aminoglycosides Properties of Individual Aminoglycosides Gentamicin Tobramycin Amikacin Other Aminoglycosides The aminoglycosides are narrow-spectrum antibiotics used primarily against…
CHAPTER 56 Hematopoietic agents HEMATOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTORS Erythropoietic Growth Factors Epoetin Alfa (Erythropoietin) Darbepoetin Alfa (Erythropoietin, Long Acting) Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol–Epoetin Beta (Erythropoietin, Very Long Acting) Leukopoietic Growth Factors Filgrastim…
CHAPTER 9 Drug therapy during pregnancy and breast-feeding Drug Therapy During Pregnancy: Basic Considerations Physiologic Changes During Pregnancy and Their Impact on Drug Disposition and Dosing Placental Drug Transfer Adverse…
CHAPTER 63 Drug therapy of infertility Infertility: Causes and Treatment Strategies Female Infertility Male Infertility Drugs Used to Treat Female Infertility Drugs for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation Dopamine Agonists for Hyperprolactinemia…
CHAPTER 11 Drug therapy in geriatric patients Pharmacokinetic Changes in the Elderly Pharmacodynamic Changes in the Elderly Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions Promoting Adherence Drug use among the elderly…
CHAPTER 6 Drug interactions Drug-Drug Interactions Consequences of Drug-Drug Interactions Basic Mechanisms of Drug-Drug Interactions Clinical Significance of Drug-Drug Interactions Minimizing Adverse Drug-Drug Interactions Drug-Food Interactions Impact of Food on…
CHAPTER 27 General anesthetics INHALATION ANESTHETICS Basic Pharmacology Properties of an Ideal Inhalation Anesthetic Balanced Anesthesia Molecular Mechanism of Action Minimum Alveolar Concentration Pharmacokinetics Adverse Effects Drug Interactions Adjuncts to…
CHAPTER 88 Sulfonamides and trimethoprim Sulfonamides Basic Pharmacology Sulfonamide Preparations Trimethoprim Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole The sulfonamides and trimethoprim are broad-spectrum antimicrobials that have closely related mechanisms: They all disrupt the synthesis of…
