Medical pharmacology and therapeutics / Derek G. Waller, Andrew G. Renwick, Keith Hillier.

Previous ed.: Edinburgh: Elsevier Saunders, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General Principles -- Principles of pharmacology and mechanisms of drug action -- Pharmacokinetics -- Drug discovery, safety and efficacy -- The nervous system, neurotransmission and the peripheral nervous system -- Cardiovascular system -- Ischaemic heart disease -- Systemic and pulmonary hypertension -- Heart failure -- Cardiac arrhythmias -- Cerebrovascular disease and dementia -- Peripheral vascular disease -- Haemostasis -- Respiratory system -- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Other respiratory problems -- Renal system -- Diuretics -- Disorders of micturition -- Erectile dysfunction -- Nervous system -- General anaesthetics -- Local anaesthetics -- Opioid analgesics -- Anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics -- Psychotic disorders -- Depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy -- Epilepsy -- Extrapyramidal movement disorders and spasticity -- Other neurological disorers -- Migraine -- Musculoskeletal system -- Neuromuscular blockade -- Myasthenia gravis -- NSAIDs -- Inflammatory arthritis -- Hyperuricaemia and gout -- Gastrointestinal system -- Nausea and vomiting -- Dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease -- Inflammatory bowel disease -- Constipation, diarrhoea and IBS -- Obesity -- Immune system -- The immune response and immunosuppressant drugs -- Antihistamines and allergic disease -- Endocrine system and metabolic disease -- Diabetes mellitus -- Thyroid disease -- Calcium metabolism -- Pituitary and hypothalmic hormones -- Corticosteroids -- Female reproductive system -- Androgens and anabolic steroids -- Anaemia -- Lipids -- Skin and eye disorders -- Skin disorders -- Eye disorders Chemotherapy -- Chemotherapy of infection -- Chemotherapy of malignancy -- Drug toxicity and prescribing -- Drug toxicity and overdose -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Prescribing, adherence and information for patients -- Drug therapy in special situations.