Includes bibliographical references and index

Section 1. General principles of pharmacology -- Basic principles of pharmacology -- Pharmacokinetics I: drug administration, absorption, and distribution -- Pharmacokinetics II: drug elimination -- Drug receptors -- Section 2. Pharmacology of the central nervous system -- General principles of central nervous system -- Pharmacology -- Sedative-hypnotic and antianxiety drugs -- Drugs to treat affective disorders: depression and bipolar syndrome -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Pharmacological management of Parkinson disease -- General anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Section 3. Drugs affecting skeletal muscle -- Skeletal muscle relaxants -- Section 4. Drugs used to treat pain and inflammation -- Opioid analgesics -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Pharmacological management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis -- Patient-controlled analgesia -- Section 5. Autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology -- Introduction to autonomic pharmacology -- Cholinergic drugs -- Adrenergic drugs -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Treatment of angina pectoris -- Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias -- Treatment of congestive heart failure -- Treatment of coagulation disorders and hyperlipidemia -- Section 6. Respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology -- Respiratory drugs -- Gastrointestinal drugs -- Section 7. Endocrine pharmacology -- Introduction to endocrine pharmacology -- Adrenocorticosteroids -- Male and female hormones -- Thyroid and parathyroid drugs: agents affecting bone mineralization -- Pancreatic hormones and the treatment of diabetes mellitus -- Section 8. Chemotherapy of infectious and neoplastic diseases -- Treatment of infections I: antibacterial drugs -- Treatment of infections II: antiviral drugs -- Treatment of infections III: antifungal and antiparasitic drugs -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Immunomodulating agents -- Complementary and alternative medications -- Appendix A: drugs administered by iontophoresis and phonophoresis -- Appendix B : drugs of Abuse -- Appendix C : answers to case study questions