I. BASIC PRINCIPLES1. Introduction2. Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Tiem Course of Drug Action4. Drug Biotransformation5. Basic & Clinical Evaluation of New Drugs
II. AUTONOMIC DRUGS6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology7. Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs8. Cholinoceptor-Blocking Drugs9. Adrenoceptor-Activating & Other Sympathomimetic Drugs10. Adrenoceptor Antagonist Drugs
III. CARDIOVASCULAR-RENAL DRUGS11. Antihypertensive Agents12. Vasodilators & the Treatment of Angina Pectoris13. Cardiac Glycosides & Other Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure14. Agents Used in Cardiac Arrhythmias15. Diuretic Agents
IV. DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS ON SMOOTH MUSCLE16. Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids17. Vasoactive Drugs18. The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, & Related Compounds19. Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors20. Drugs Used in Asthma
V. DRUGS THAT ACT IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM21. Introduction to the Pharmacology of CNS Drugs22. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs23. The Alcohols24. Antiseizure Drugs25. General Anesthetics26. Local Anesthetics27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants28. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders29. Antipsychotic Agents & Lithium30. Antidepressant Agents31. Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists32. Drugs of Abuse
VI. DRUGS USED TO TREAT DISEASES OF THE BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, & GOUT33. Agents Used in Anemias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors34. Drugs Used in Disorders of Coagulation35. Agents Used in Hyperlipidemia36. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioid Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout
VII: ENDOCRINE DRUGS37. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones38. Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs39. Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists40. The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors41. Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs42. Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
VIII: CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS43. Beta-Lactam Antibodies & Other Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis44. Chloramphenicol. Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, & Streptogramins45. Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin46. Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Quinolones47. Antimycobacterial Drugs48. Antifungal Drugs49. Antiviral Agents50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Drugs: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents52. Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy53. Antiprotozoal Drugs54. Clinical Pharmacology of the Anthelmintic Drugs55. Cancer Chemotherapy56. Immunopharmacology
IX. TOXICOLOGY57. Introduction to Toxicology: Occupational & Environmental58. Heavy Metal Intoxication & Chelators59. Management of the Poisoned Patient
X. SPECIAL TOPICS60. Special Aspects of Perinatal & Pediatric Pharmacology61. Special Aspects of Geriatric Pharmacology62. Dermatologic Pharmacology63. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Diseases64. Therapeutic & Toxic Potential of Over-the-Counter Agents65. Botanicals (Herbal Medications) & Nutritional Supplements66. Rational Prescribing & Prescription Writing
Appendix I. Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic ProductsAppendix II. Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms
