3rd Edition

Introduction to Pharmacology

By Mannfred A. Hollinger Copyright 2007
460 Pages 80 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

460 Pages
by CRC Press

464 Pages
by CRC Press

Advances in pharmacogenomics and proteomics, along with the introduction of recombinant DNA technology, have expanded the applications of pharmacology to encompass a range of disciplines. Biomedical researchers, protein specialists, and molecular biologists are all involved in the development and delivery of novel drugs. Therefore, students in a variety of life sciences now require grounding in... Read more
PART I- FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACOKINETICS
Introduction
Absorption and Distribution
Metabolism and Elimination
Drug Interaction
PART II- FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACODYNAMICS AND TOXICODYNAMICS
Drug Receptors
Dose-Response Relationship
Drug Toxicity
Treating Drug Toxicity
PART III- DRUGS THAT REPLACE, CURE, OR TREAT SYMPTOMS
Hormones
Chemotherapeutic Agents: Antibiotics and Anticancer Drugs
Drug Treatment of Symptoms: Neuropharmacology and Substance Abuse
Cardiovascular Drugs
Pulmonary Pharmacology
Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
PART IV- DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Drug Discovery by the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Development of Drugs and the FDA
Animals in Research
Alternative Medicine
PART V- APPENDICES, GLOSSARY, AND CALCULTIONS
Appendix I: The History of Drug Abuse Laws in the United States
Appendix II: Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids
Appendix III: Glossary
Appendix IV: Top 10 Drugs in History
Appendix V: Answers to Self-Assessment Questions

Biography

Mannfred A. Hollinger

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