Introduction to pharmacology /
Mannfred A. Hollinger.
- 3rd ed.
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2008.
- 434 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface to the first edition. - Preface to the second edition. - Preface to the third edition. - Acknowledgments. - Author. - Pt. 1. Fundamentals of pharmacokinetics. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. Absorption and distribution. Ch. 3. Metabolism and elimination. Ch. 4. Drug interactions. - Pt. II. Fundamentals of pharmacodynamics and toxicodynamics. Ch. 5. Drug receptors. Ch. 6. Dose-response relationship. Ch. 7. Drug toxicity. Ch. 8. Treating drug toxicity. - Pt. 11. Drugs that replace, cure, or treat symptoms. Ch. 9. Hormones. Ch. 10. Chemotherapeutic agents: antibiotics and anticancer drugs. Ch. 11. Drug treatment of symptoms: neuropharmacology and substance abuse. Ch. 12. Cardiovascular drugs. Ch. 13. Pulmonary pharmacology. Ch. 14. Gastrointestinal pharmacology. - Pt. IV. Drug development. Ch. 15. Drug discovery by the pharmaceutical industry. Ch. 16. Pharmaceutical development of drugs and the FDA. Ch. 17. Animals in research. Ch. 18. Alternative medicine. - Pt. V. Appendices, glossary, and calculations. - Appendix 1. The history of drug abuse laws in the United States. - Appendix II. Molecular structure of nucleic acids. - Appendix III. Glossary. - Appendix IV. Top 10 drugs in history. - Appendix V: Answers to self-assessment questions. - Index.