CHAPTER 21 Drugs for parkinson’s disease Pathophysiology That Underlies Motor Symptoms Overview of Motor Symptom Management Pharmacology of the Drugs Used for Motor Symptoms Levodopa Levodopa/Carbidopa Dopamine Agonists COMT Inhibitors…
CHAPTER 54 Drugs for hemophilia Basic Considerations Pathophysiology Inheritance Pattern Clinical Features Overview of Therapy Pain Management Immunization Preparations Used to Treat Hemophilia Factor VIII Concentrates Factor IX Concentrates Desmopressin…
CHAPTER 36 Central nervous system stimulants and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS Amphetamines Methylphenidate and Dexmethylphenidate Methylxanthines Caffeine Theophylline Theobromine Miscellaneous CNS Stimulants Modafinil Armodafinil Strychnine Doxapram Cocaine ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY…
CHAPTER 57 Drugs for diabetes mellitus Marshal Shlafer and Rich Lehne DIABETES MELLITUS: BASIC CONSIDERATIONS Types of Diabetes Mellitus Short-Term Complications of Diabetes Long-Term Complications of Diabetes Diabetes and Pregnancy…
CHAPTER 23 Drugs for multiple sclerosis Overview of MS and Its Treatment Pathophysiology Signs and Symptoms MS Subtypes Diagnosis Drug Therapy Overview Disease-Modifying Drugs I: Immunomodulators Interferon Beta Preparations Glatiramer…
CHAPTER 39 Drug abuse III: nicotine and smoking Basic Pharmacology of Nicotine Pharmacologic Aids to Smoking Cessation Nicotine Replacement Therapy Bupropion SR Varenicline Nortriptyline and Clonidine Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine Products…
CHAPTER 106 Drugs for the ear Anatomy of the Ear Otitis Media and Its Management Acute Otitis Media Recurrent Otitis Media Otitis Media with Effusion Otitis Externa and Its Management…
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…
