Medical Pharmacology at a Glance Sixth edition

Medical Pharmacology at a Glance
Sixth edition
by M. J. Neal
Medical Pharmacology at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students.
Medical Pharmacology at a Glance:

• Addresses the key principles of medical pharmacology that are central to medicine
• Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject easy to understand
• Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right
• Contains 10 self-assessment cases
• Explains the mechanisms involved in pharmacological processes and covers the mode of action and effects of drugs in clinical medicine
• Discusses the mechanisms of action of each drug, indicating the therapeutics of choice for specific conditions
• Covers basic principles of drug action; drug-receptor interactions; drug absorption, distribution and excretion; drug metabolism; how drugs act on specific body systems; and how drugs are used in a variety of common complaints
• Includes the latest changes in pharmacology and the British Pharmacological Society Core Curriculum

Contents

1. Drug-receptor interactions
2. Drug absorption, distribution and excretion
3. Drug metabolism
4. Local anaesthetics
5. Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction
6. Autonomic nervous system
7. Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses
8. Drugs acting on the sympathetic system
9. Ocular pharmacology
10. Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis
11. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: Peptic ulcer
12. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: Motility and secretions
13. Drugs acting on the kidney�diuretics
14. Drugs used in hypertension
15. Drugs used in angina
16. Antiarrhythmic drugs
17. Drugs used in heart failure
18. Drugs used to affect blood coagulation
19. Lipid-lowering drugs
20. Agents used in anaemias
21. Central transmitter substances
22. General anaesthetics
23. Anxiolytics and hypnotics
24. Antiepileptic drugs
25. Drugs used in Parkinson's disease
26. Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics)
27. Drugs used in affective disorders�antidepressants
28. Opioid analgesics
29. Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics)
30. Drug misuse and dependence
31. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
32. Corticosteroids
33. Sex hormones and drugs
34. Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
35. Antidiabetic agents
36. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles
37. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin
38. Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol
39. Antifungal drugs
40. Antiviral drugs
41. Drugs acting on parasites I: Helminths (worms)
42. Drugs acting on parasites II: Protozoa
43. Drugs used in cancer
44. Poisoning
45. Adverse drug reactions

MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY AT A GLANCE
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