Part 1 General: practical pharmacokinetics, R. Fitzpatrick; drug interactions, A. Lee and I.H. Stockley; adverse drug reactions, A. Lee and M.D. Rawlins; laboratory data, R. Walker and C. Edwards; parenteral nutrition, M. Malone. Part 2 Life stages: neonates, M.P. Ward-Platt; paediatrics, C.E. Barker and A.J. Nunn; geriatrics, H. Shetty and K. Woodhouse. Part 3 Therapeutics: peptic ulcer disease, C. Clark; inflammatory bowel disease, B.K. Evans; constipation and diarrhoea, D.K. Luscombe; adverse effects of drugs on the liver, C.M. Way; hepatic disease, P.N. Bramley and R.D. Swallow; acute renal failure, A. Harper; chronic renal failure, A. Harper; hypertension, E.M. Graham-Clarke and B.S. Hebron; ischaemic heart disease, D. Scott; congestive cardiac failure, S. Hudson; cardiac arrhythmias, D. Scott; thrombosis, P.A. Routledge; hyperlipidaemia, R. Walker; asthma, K.P. Gibbs and J. Portlock; chronic obstructive airways disease, K.P. Gibbs and J. Portlock; drug-induced lung disease, N.P. Keaney; insomnia and anxiety, H. Ashton; affective disorders, P. Pratt; schizophrenia, D. Branford; epilepsy, S. Dhillon and J.W.A.S. Sander; Parkinson's disease, D.N. Bateman; migraine, P. Hudgson; pain, J.E. Charlton and C. Edwards; nausea and vomiting, D.N. Bateman and M. Campbell; respiratory infections, S. Pedler; urinary tract infections, A.J. Bint; gastrointestinal infections, J.W. Gray and A.J. Bint; infective meningitis, H.R. Ingham; surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, P.J. Marsh and S.J. Pedler; endocarditis, F.K. Gould; tuberculosis, P.J. Baker; sexually transmitted diseases, P.G. Watson; HIV infection, S. Knight; fungal infections, S. Pedler; thyroid and parathyroid disorders, J. Cantrill; diabetes mellitus, J. Cantrill; anaemia, C. Acomb; drug-induced blood disorders, P. Magee and L. Beeley; leukaemia, M. Nicolson and P.S. Warrington; lymphomas, C.A. Stevens, et al; solid tumours, P.S. Warrington and M. Nicolson; rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, E.A. Kay; gout and hyperuricaemia, E.A. Kay; glaucoma, H. Scott and L. Titcomb; eczema and psoriasis, J. Marks; drug-induced skin disorders, P. Magee and L. Beeley; pressure sores and leg ulcers, R. Anderson. Part 4 Appendices: medical abbreviations; glossary.
