BRS Pharmacology 7th Edition by Sarah Lerchenfeldt,Gary Rosenfield 9781975105563 1975105567

1. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY

I. Dose–Response Relationships

II. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

III. Drug Absorption

IV. Drug Distribution

V. Metabolism (Biotransformation) of Drugs

VI. Drug Elimination and Termination of Action

VII. Pharmacokinetic Principles

Chapter 1: Review Test

2. DRUGS ACTING ON THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

I. The Nervous System

II. The Peripheral Efferent Nervous System

III. Parasympathomimetic Drugs

IV. Anticholinergic Drugs

V. Sympathomimetic Drugs

VI. Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists

Chapter 2: Review Test

3. DRUGS ACTING ON THE RENAL SYSTEM

I. Diuretics

II. Antidiuretic Drugs

Chapter 3: Review Test

4. DRUGS ACTING ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

I. Antihypertensive Drugs

II. Agents Used to Treat Congestive Heart Failure

III. Antianginal Agents

IV. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

V. Drugs that Lower Plasma Lipids

Chapter 4: Review Test

5. DRUGS ACTING ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

I. Sedative–Hypnotic Drugs

II. Antipsychotic (Neuroleptic) Drugs

III. Antidepressant Drugs

IV. Lithium (and Anticonvulsants Used to Treat Bipolar Disorder)

V. Drugs Used to Treat Parkinson Disease

VI. Drugs Used to Treat Alzheimer Disease

VII. Antiepileptic Drugs

VIII. General Anesthetics

IX. Local Anesthetics

X. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

XI. Drugs of Abuse

Chapter 5: Review Test

6. AUTOCOIDS, ERGOTS, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS

I. Histamine and Antihistamines

II. Serotonin Agonists and Antagonists

III. Ergot Alkaloids

IV. Eicosanoids

V. Salicylates and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

VI. Drugs Used for Gout

VII. Immunosuppressive Drugs

Chapter 6: Review Test

7. DRUGS USED IN ANEMIA AND DISORDERS OF HEMOSTASIS

I. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Anemia

II. Drugs Acting on Myeloid Cells

III. Drugs Used in Hemostatic Disorders

Chapter 7: Review Test

8. DRUGS ACTING ON THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

I. Antiemetics

II. Drugs Used to Manage Obesity

III. Drugs Used to Increase Appetite

IV. Agents Used for Upper GI Tract Disorders

V. Drugs Used to Dissolve Gallstones

VI. Digestive Enzyme Replacements

VII. Agents that Act on the Lower GI Tract

Chapter 8: Review Test

9. DRUGS ACTING ON THE PULMONARY SYSTEM

I. Introduction to Pulmonary Disorders

II. Agents Used to Treat Asthma and Other Bronchial Disorders

III. Drugs Used to Treat Rhinitis and Cough

Chapter 9: Review Test

10. DRUGS ACTING ON THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

I. Hormone Receptors

II. The Hypothalamus

III. The Anterior Pituitary

IV. The Posterior Pituitary

V. Drugs Acting on the Gonadal and Reproductive System

VI. The Adrenal Cortex

VII. The Thyroid

VIII. The Pancreas and Glucose Homeostasis

IX. The Calcium Homeostatic System

X. Retinoic Acid and Derivatives

Chapter 10: Review Test

11. DRUGS USED IN TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

I. Infectious Disease Therapy

II. Antibacterial Agents: Inhibitors of Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis

III. Antibacterial Agents: Inhibitors of Bacterial Protein Synthesis

IV. Antibacterial Agents: Inhibitors of DNA Synthesis and Integrity

V. Antibacterial Agents: Miscellaneous Drugs

VI. Antimycobacterial Agents

VII. Antifungal Agents

VIII. Antiparasitic Drugs

IX. Antiviral Drugs

X. Antiretroviral Drugs

Chapter 11: Review Test

12. CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

I. Principles of Cancer Chemotherapy

II. Alkylating Agents

III. Antimetabolites

IV. Microtubule Damaging Agents

V. Topoisomerase Inhibitors

VI. Antitumor Antibiotics

VII. Miscellaneous Antineoplastic Agents

VIII. Targeted Therapy

IX. Corticosteroids

X. Hormone Therapy

Chapter 12: Review Test

13. TOXICOLOGY

I. Principles and Terminology

II. Air Pollutants

III. Solvents

IV. Insecticides and Herbicides

V. Heavy Metal Poisoning and Management

VI. Drug Poisoning

Chapter 13: Review Test

Comprehensive Examination