Contributing Authors...vii Reviewers x
UNIT I: Principles of Drug Therapy
Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics 1
Venkata Yellepeddi Chapter 2: Drug-Receptor Interactions and Pharmacodynamics Joanna Peris 23
UNIT II: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 3: The Autonomic Nervous System Rajan Radhakrishnan 37
Chapter 4: Cholinergic Agonists Rajan Radhakrishnan 48
Chapter 5: Cholinergic Antagonists Rajan Radhakrishnan and Carinda Feild 62
Chapter 6: Adrenergic Agonists Rajan Radhakrishnan 73
Chapter 7: Adrenergic Antagonists Rajan Radhakrishnan and Sandhya Jinesh 91
UNIT III: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
Chapte 8: Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases Jose A. Rey 103
Chapte 9: Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs Jose A. Rey 116
Chapte 10: Antidepressants Jose A. Rey 128
Chapte 11: Antipsychotic Drugs Jose A. Rey 139
Chapte 12: Drugs for Epilepsy Jean nine M. Conway and Angela K. Birnbaum 148
Chapte 13: Anesthetics Brandon Lopez and Chris Giordano 161
Chapte 14: Opioids Robin Moorman Li 180
Chapte 15: CNS Stimulants Jose A. Rey 194
UNIT IV: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 16: Antihypertensives Benjamin Gross 203
Chapter 17: Diuretics Zachary L. Cox 218
Chapter 18: Drugs for Heart Failure Shawn Anderson and Katherine Vogel Anderson 231
Chapter 19: Antiarrhythmics Shawn Anderson and Michelle Chung 248
Chapter 20: Antianginal Drugs Kristyn Pardo 259
Chapter 21: Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents Katherine Vogel Anderson and Kaylie Smith 268
Chapter 22: Drugs for Hyperiipidemia Karen Sando and Kevin Cowart 287
UNIT V: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
Chapter 23: Pituitary and Thyroid Shannon Miller and Karen Whalen 301
Chapter 24: Drugs for Diabetes Karen Whalen and Cynthia Moreau 311
Chapter 25: Estrogens and Androgens Karen Whalen 326
Chapter 26: Adrenal Hormones Shannon Miller and Karen Whalen 340
Chapter 27: Drugs Affecting Bone Metabolism Karen Whalen 348
UNIT VI: Chemotheropeutic Drugs
Chapter 28: Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy Jamie Kisgen 355
Chapter 29: Cell Wall Inhibitors Veena Venugopalan and Kenneth P. Klinker 368
Chapter 30: Protein Synthesis Inhibitors Jacqueline Jourfy 384
Chapter 31: Quinolones, Folic Acid Antagonists, and Urinary Tract Antiseptics Kenneth P. Klinker and Joseph Pardo 400
Chapter 32: Antimycobacterial Drugs 413
Charles A. Peloquin and Eric F. Egelund Chapter 33: Antifungal Drugs 423
Undsey Childs-Kean Chapter 34: Antiviral Drugs Elizabeth Sherman 436
Contributing Authors...vii Reviewers x
UNIT I: Principles of Drug Therapy
Chapter 1: Pharmacokinetics 445,9397507
Venkata Yellepeddi Chapter 2: Drug-Receptor Interactions and Pharmacodynamics Joanna Peris 457,2256063
UNIT II: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System 468,5114619
Chapter 3: The Autonomic Nervous System Rajan Radhakrishnan 479,7973174
Chapter 4: Cholinergic Agonists Rajan Radhakrishnan 491,083173
Chapter 5: Cholinergic Antagonists Rajan Radhakrishnan and Carinda Feild 502,3690286
Chapter 6: Adrenergic Agonists Rajan Radhakrishnan 513,6548842
Chapter 7: Adrenergic Antagonists Rajan Radhakrishnan and Sandhya Jinesh 524,9407397
UNIT III: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System 536,2265953
Chapte 8: Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases Jose A. Rey 547,5124509
Chapte 9: Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs Jose A. Rey 558,7983065
Chapte 10: Antidepressants Jose A. Rey 570,084162
Chapte 11: Antipsychotic Drugs Jose A. Rey 581,3700176
Chapter 46: Antiprotozoal Drugs Marylee V. Worley and Jonathan C. Cho
Chapter 47: Anthelmintic Drugs Jonathan C. Cho and Marylee V. Worley 660