Essentials of Medical Pharmacology

Title of the book : Essentials of Medical Pharmacology

Author                :  KD Tripathi

Edition                : 7th

Book language  : English

File format          : PDF 

File  size               : 48 MB

pages                    : 1003

➤Description :

This new edition has been fully revised to bring pharmacologists and trainees fully up to date with the latest developments in the field of medical pharmacology. Beginning with an introduction to general pharmacological principles, the following sections discuss drugs for common and less common disorders found in different regions of the body. The seventh edition includes new drugs, as well as the latest therapeutic guidelines from authoritative sources such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the British National Formulary (BNF).Each topic includes key point summary boxes as well as illustrations, flowcharts and tables to enhance learning. A 'problem-directed study' question at the end of each chapter helps trainees test their knowledge. An extensive appendices section includes a list of essential medicines, drugs that should/shouldn't be prescribed in pregnancy and lactation, and suggestions for further reading. Key points * Fully revised, new edition presenting latest developments in medical pharmacology * Includes therapeutic guidelines from WHO and BNF * Problem-directed study questions and key point summary boxes enhance learning * Previous edition published in 2008.

➤Contents : 

↦ Section 1 : General pharmacological Principles 

⧫ Chapter  1 : Introduction , Routes of Drug Administration 
⧫ Chapter  2 : Pharmacokinetics: Membrane Transport, Absorption and Distribution of Drugs

⧫ Chapter  3 : Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs, Kinetics of Elimination

⧫ Chapter  4 : Pharmacodynamics: Mechanism of Drug Action; Receptor Pharmacology

⧫ Chapter  5 : Aspects of Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Development

⧫ Chapter  6 : Adverse Drug Effects

↦ Section 2 : Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System



⧫ Chapter  7a : Autonomic Nervous System: General Considerations
⧫ Chapter  7b : Cholinergic System and Drugs

⧫ Chapter  8 : Anticholinergic Drugs and Drugs Acting on Autonomic Ganglia

⧫ Chapter  9 : Adrenergic System and Drugs

⧫ Chapter 10 : Antiadrenergic Drugs (Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists) and Drugs for Glaucoma

↦ Section 3 : Autacoids and Related Drugs
⧫ Chapter 11 : Histamine and Antihistaminics

⧫ Chapter 12 : 5-Hydroxytryptamine, its Antagonists and Drug Therapy of Migraine

⧫ Chapter 13 : Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes (Eicosanoids) and Platelet Activating Factor

⧫ Chapter 14 : Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics

⧫ Chapter 15 :  Antirheumatoid and Antigout Drugs
↦ Section 4 : Respiratory System Drugs
⧫ Chapter 16 : Drugs for Cough and Bronchial Asthma

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↦ Section 5 : Hormones and Related Drugs
⧫ Chapter 17a : Introduction
⧫ Chapter 17b : Anterior Pituitary Hormones

⧫ Chapter 18 : Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Inhibitors

⧫ Chapter 19 : Insulin, Oral Hypoglycaemic Drugs and Glucagona

⧫ Chapter 20 : Corticosteroids

⧫ Chapter 21 : Androgens and Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction

⧫ Chapter 22 : Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives

⧫ Chapter 23 : Oxytocin and Other Drugs Acting on Uterus

⧫ Chapter 24 : Drugs Affecting Calcium Balance

↦ Section 6 : Drugs Acting on Peripheral (Somatic) Nervous System

⧫ Chapter 25 : Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

⧫ Chapter 26 : Local Anaesthetics
↦ Section 7 : Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System

⧫ Chapter 27 : General Anaesthetics

⧫ Chapter 28 : Ethyl and Methyl Alcohols

⧫ Chapter 29 : Sedative-Hypnotics

⧫ Chapter 30 : Antiepileptic Drugs

⧫ Chapter 31 : Antiparkinsonian Drugs

⧫ Chapter 32 : Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antipsychotic and Antimanic Drugs

⧫ Chapter 33 : Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antidepressant and Antianxiety Drugs

⧫ Chapter 34 : Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

⧫ Chapter 35 : CNS Stimulants and Cognition Enhancers
↦ Section 8 : Cardiovascular Drugs
⧫ Chapter 36a : Cardiac Electrophysiological Considerations
⧫ Chapter 36b : Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System and Plasma Kinins

⧫ Chapter 37 : Cardiac Glycosides and Drugs for Heart Failure

⧫ Chapter 38 : Antiarrhythmic Drugs

⧫ Chapter 39 : Antianginal and Other Anti-ischaemic Drugs

⧫ Chapter 40 : Antihypertensive Drugs

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↦ Section 9 : Drugs Acting on Kidney
⧫ Chapter 41a : Relevant Physiology of Urine Formation
⧫ Chapter 41b : Diuretics
⧫ Chapter 42   : Antidiuretics

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↦ Section 10 : Drugs Affecting Blood and Blood Formation

⧫ Chapter 43 : Haematinics and Erythropoietin

⧫ Chapter 44 : Drugs Affecting Coagulation, Bleeding and Thrombosis

⧫ Chapter 45 : Hypolipidaemic Drugs and Plasma Expanders

↦ Section 11 : Gastrointestinal Drugs

⧫ Chapter 46 : Drugs for Peptic Ulcer and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

⧫ Chapter 47 : Antiemetic, Prokinetic and Digestant Drugs
⧫ Chapter 48 : Drugs for Constipation and Diarrhoea

↦ Section 12 : Antimicrobial Drugs

⧫ Chapter 49 : Antimicrobial Drugs: General Considerations
⧫ Chapter 50 : Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole and Quinolones
⧫ Chapter 51 : Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
⧫ Chapter 52 : Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol (Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics)
⧫ Chapter 53 : Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
⧫ Chapter 54 : Macrolide, Lincosamide, Glycopeptide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics; Urinary Antiseptics
⧫ Chapter 55 : Antitubercular Drugs
⧫ Chapter 56 : Antileprotic Drugs
⧫ Chapter 57 : Antifungal Drugs
⧫ Chapter 58 : Antiviral Drugs
⧫ Chapter 59 : Antimalarial Drugs
⧫ Chapter 60 : Antiamoebic and Other Antiprotozoal Drugs
⧫ Chapter 61 : Anthelmintic Drugs

↦ Section 13 : Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases

⧫ Chapter 62 : Anticancer Drugs

↦ Section 14 : Miscellaneous Drugs

⧫ Chapter 63 : Immunosuppressant Drugs
⧫ Chapter 64 : Drugs Acting on Skin and Mucous Membranes
⧫ Chapter 65 : Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Ectoparasiticides
⧫ Chapter 66 : Chelating Agents
⧫ Chapter 67 : Vitamins
⧫ Chapter 68 : Vaccines and Sera
⧫ Chapter 69 : Drug Interactions

⧫ Appendices 

⧫ Selected References for Further Reading

⧫ Index