Pharmacology and therapeutics for dentistry / Frank J. Dowd, Barton S. Johnson, Angelo J. Mariotti

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: Principles of Pharmacology -- 1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action -- 2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs --- 3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs -- 4. Pharmacogenetics: Pharmacogenomics -- Part 2: Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups -- 5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs -- 6. Cholinergic Agonists and Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists -- 7. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors -- 8. Adrenergic Agonists -- 9. Adrenergic Antagonists -- 10. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs -- 11. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants -- 12. Anticonvulsants -- 13. Antiparkinson Drugs -- 14. Local Anesthetics -- 15. General Anesthesia --16. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists -- 17. Non-Opioid Analgesics; Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs; Antirheumatic and Antigout Drugs -- 18. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists -- 19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs -- 20. Drugs Used in Heart Failure -- 21. Antianginal Drugs -- 22. Diuretic Drugs -- 23. Antihypertensive Drugs -- 24. Lipid-Lowering Drugs -- 25. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs -- 26. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs -- 27. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System -- 28. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 29. Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Pharmacology -- 30. Adrenal Corticosteroids -- 31. Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics, and Glucagon -- 32. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development -- 33. Antibiotic Therapy -- 34. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents -- 35. Immunotherapy -- 36. Antineoplastic Drugs -- Part 3: Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics -- 37. Medications for Management of Chronic, Non-Odontogenic Pain -- 38. Management of Fear and Anxiety -- 39. Drugs of Abuse -- 40. Toxicology -- 41. Drugs for Medical Emergencies -- 42. Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing Appendices -- Appendix 1: Protein Biopharmaceuticals -- Appendix 2: The Use of Herbs and Herbal Dietary Supplements in Dentistry -- Appendix 3: Antiseptics and Disinfectants Appendix 4: Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry Appendix 5: Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma -- Appendix 6: Prescription Writing -- Appendix 7: Controlled Substances and Drug Schedules -- Appendix 8: Regulations and Drug Prescribing -- Appendix 9: Glossary of Abbreviations