Modern pharmacology with clinical applications / edited by Charles R. Craig, Robert E. Stitzel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. General Principles of Pharmacology -- 1. Progress in Therapeutics / Robert E. Stitzel and Joseph J. McPhillips -- 2. Mechanisms of Drug Action / William W. Fleming -- 3. Drug Absorption and Distribution / Timothy S. Tracy -- 4. Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs / Timothy S. Tracy -- 5. Pharmacokinetics / Timothy S. Tracy -- 6. Drug Metabolism and Disposition in Pediatric and Gerontological Stages of Life / Jeane McCarthy -- 7. Principles of Toxicology / Mary E. Davis and Mark J. Reasor -- 8. Contemporary Bioethical Issues in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Research / Janet Fleetwood -- II. Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System -- 9. General Organization and Functions of the Nervous System / William W. Fleming -- 10. Adrenomimetic Drugs / Tony J.-F. Lee and Robert E. Stitzel -- 11. Adrenoceptor Antagonists / David P. Westfall -- 12. Directly and Indirectly Acting Cholinomimetics / William F. Wonderlin -- 13. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs / William F. Wonderlin -- 14. Ganglionic Blocking Drugs and Nicotine / Thomas C. Westfall -- III. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System -- 15. Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Heart Failure / Mitchell S. Finkel and Humayun Mirza -- 16. Antiarrhythmic Drugs / Peter S. Fischbach and Benedict R. Lucchesi -- 17. Antianginal Drugs / Garrett J. Gross -- 18. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Other Vasocative Substances / Lisa A. Cassis -- 19. Calcium Channel Blockers / Vijay C. Swamy and David J. Triggle -- 20. Antihypertensive Drugs / David P. Westfall -- 21. Diuretic Drugs / Peter A. Friedman and William O. Berndt -- 22. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Fibrinolytic (Thrombolytic) Drugs / Jeffrey S. Fedan -- 23. Hypocholesterolemic Drugs and Coronary Heart Disease / Richard J. Cenedella -- IV. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System -- 24. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology / Charles R. Craig -- 25. General Anesthesia: Intravenous and Inhalational Agents / David J. Smith and Michael B. Howie -- 26. Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics / Sandra P. Welch and Billy R. Martin -- 27. Local Anesthetics / J. David Haddox -- 28. Agents Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission / Michael D. Miyamoto -- 29. Central Nervous System Stimulants / David A. Taylor -- 30. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs / John W. Dailey -- 31. Drugs Used in Neurodegenerative Disorders / Patricia K. Sonsalla -- 32. Antiepileptic Drugs / Charles R. Craig -- 33. Drugs Used in Mood Disorders / Herbert E. Ward and Albert J. Azzaro -- 34. Antipsychotic Drugs / Stephen M. Lasley -- 35. Contemporary Drug Abuse / Billy R. Martin and William L. Dewey -- V. Therapeutic Aspects of Inflammatory and Selected Other Clinical Disorders -- 36. Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs / Karen A. Woodfork and Knox Van Dyke -- 37. Drugs Used in Gout / Knox Van Dyke -- 38. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists / Knox Van Dyke and Karen A. Woodfork -- 39. Drugs Used in Asthma / Theodore J. Torphy and Douglas W. P. Hay -- 40. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders / Lisa M. Gangarosa and Donald G. Seibert -- 41. Drugs Used in Dermatological Disorders / Eric L. Carter, Mary Margaret Chren and David R. Bickers -- 42. Drugs for the Control of Supragingival Plaque / Angelo Mariotti and Arthur F. Hefti -- VI. Chemotherapy -- 43. Introduction to Chemotherapy / Steven M. Belknap -- 44. Synthetic Organic Antimicrobials: Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, Nitrofurans, Quinolones, Methenamine / Marcia A. Miller-Hjelle, Vijaya Somaraju and J. Thomas Hjelle -- 45. [beta]-Lactam Antibiotics / James F. Graumlich -- 46. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics / Steven Belknap -- 47. Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Macrolides, and Lincosamides / Richard P. O'Connor -- 48. Bacitracin, Glycopeptide Antibiotics, and the Polymyxins / Mir Abid Husain -- 49. Drugs Used in Tuberculosis and Leprosy / Vijaya Somaraju -- 50. Antiviral Drugs / Knox Van Dyke and Karen Woodfork -- 51. Therapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Knox Van Dyke and Karen Woodfork -- 52. Antifungal Drugs / David C. Slagle -- 53. Antiprotozoal Drugs / Leonard William Scheibel -- 54. Anthelmintic Drugs / Mir Abid Husain and Leonard William Scheibel -- 55. The Rational Basis for Cancer Chemotherapy / Branimir I. Sikic -- 56. Antineoplastic Agents / Branimir I. Sikic -- 57. Immunomodulating Drugs / Leonard J. Sauers -- 58. Gene Therapy / John S. Lazo and Jennifer Rubin Grandis -- VII. Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System -- 59. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gland Hormones / Priscilla S. Dannies -- 60. Adrenocortical Hormones and Drugs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex / Ronald P. Rubin -- 61. Estrogens, Progestins, and SERMs / Jeannine S. Strobl -- 62. Uterine Stimulants and Relaxants / Leo R. Brancazio and Robert E. Stitzel -- 63. Andorgens, Antiandrogens, and Anabolic Steroids / Frank L. Schwartz and Roman J. Miller -- 64. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction / John A. Thomas and Michael J. Thomas -- 65. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs / John Connors -- 66. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Vitamin D, and Other Compounds Related to Mineral Metabolism / Frank L. Schwartz -- 67. Insulin and Oral Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus / Michael J. Thomas and John A. Thomas -- 68. Vitamins / Suzanne Barone -- 69. Herbal Medicine / Gregory Juckett.

"Building on the strengths of previous editions, the sixth edition of Modern Pharmacology With Clinical Applications continues to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive textbook for students of pharmacology. Focusing on the clinical application of drugs within a context of the major principles of pharmacology, this text supplies both students and faculty with an introduction to modern pharmacotherapeutics. Written by experts in the field, the text remains concise enough to focus on the essentials of the subject while providing enough detail to ensure accuracy. Whether you are a student in medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, pharmacy, or advanced nursing, this book is written, organized, and edited to provide a clear and succinct guide to modern pharmacology."--BOOK JACKET.