Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Section I: Basic principles. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation
Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action
Drug Biotransformation
Pharmacogenomics
Section II: Autonomic drugs. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs
Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs
Adrenoceptor Agonists & Sympathomimetic Drugs
Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs
Section III: Cardiovascular-renal drugs. Antihypertensive Agents
Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris & Coronary Syndromes
Drugs Used in Heart Failure
Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias
Diuretic Agents
Section IV: Drugs with important actions on smooth muscle. Histamine, Serotonin, Anti-Obesity Drugs, & the Ergot Alkaloids
Vasoactive Peptides
The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds
Nitric Oxide
Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Section V: Drugs that act in the central nervous system. Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
The Alcohols
Antiseizure Medications
General Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders
Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium
Antidepressant Agents
Opioid Agonists & Antagonists
Drugs of Abuse
Section VI: Drugs used to treat diseases of the blood, inflammation, & gout. Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation
Agents Used in Dyslipidemia
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout
Section VII: Endocrine drugs. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs
Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists
The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors
Pancreatic Hormones & Glucose-Lowering Drugs
Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
Section VIII: Chemotherapeutic drugs. Beta-Lactam & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics
' Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, Oxazolidinones, & Pleuromutilins
Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones
Antimycobacterial Drugs
Antifungal Agents
Antiviral Agents
Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents; Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants
Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents
Antiprotozoal Drugs
Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs
Cancer Chemotherapy
Immunopharmacology
Section IX: Toxicology
Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental
Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators
Management of the Poisoned Patient
Section X: Special topics. Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology
Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology
Dermatologic Pharmacology
Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Cannabinoid Drugs
Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents
Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications
Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing
Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms