Precise pharmacology / Muyinda Nathan

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents. – Ch. 1 Introduction to pharmacology - - Pharmacokinetics - - Pharmacodynamics. – Ch. 2 Drug administration - - Drug dosage - - Routes of drug administration - - Drug administration in special cases - - Common abbreviations used in drug administration. – Ch. 3 Understanding drugs - - Drug nomenclature - - Sources of drugs - - Schedules of controlled substances - - drug storage - - Essential drugs - - Rational use of medicines - - prescription writing. – Ch. 4 Antibacterial drugs - - Penicillins - - Cephalosporins - - Macrolides - - Tetracyclines - - Aminoglycosides - - Sulphonamides and trimethoprim - - Quinolones - - Oxazolidinones - - Amphenicols - - Carbapenems - - Nitrofurans - - Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis - - Drugs used in the treatment of leprosy. – Ch. 5 Drugs used in the treatment of fungal infections - - Polyene antifungals - - Imidazole antifungals - - Allylamine derivatives. – Ch. 6 Antiprotozoal drugs - - Antimalarial drugs - - Nitroimidazoles - - Anthelmintics. – Ch. 7 Drugs used in the treatment of viral infections - - Guanine analogues - - Antiretrovirals. – Ch. 8 Drugs acting on gastro-intestinal system - - drug for peptic ulcer disease - - drugs for nausea and vomiting - - drugs for haemorrhoids and piles - - drugs for inflammatory bowel disease - - drugs for constipation - - antidiarrhoeal drugs - - prokitnetic drugs - - drugs for obesity. – Ch. 9 Drugs for respiratory tract disorders - - drugs for asthma - - drugs for allergic rhinitis - - drugs used in the treatment of cough. – Ch. 10 Drugs for cardiovascular disorders - - drugs used in the treatment of hypertension - - drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris - - drugs used for heart failure - - drugs used for hyperlipidaemia. – Ch. 11 Blood and blood forming organs - - Anticoagulants - - Antiplatlet drugs - - Thrombolytic drugs - - drugs used in the treatment of anaemia. – Ch. 12 Endocrine and metabolic drugs - - drugs for diabetes mellitus - - drugs for thyroid disorders. – Ch. 13 Dermatological drugs - - drugs for eczema - - drugs for psoriasis - - drugs for acne - - topical anti-infectives - - drugs for warts - - drugs for scabies and pediculosis - - antipruritic drugs - - drugs for alopecia. – Ch. 14 Drugs for the eye - - Antibacterial eye preparations - - Antiviral drugs - - drugs used in allergic conjunctivitis - - Non-steridal antinflammatory eye preparations - - drugs for glaucoma. – Ch. 15 Drugs used in the management of CNS disorders - - drugs used in the treatment of depression - - drugs used in the treatment of epilepsy - - Anxiolytic, sedatives and hypnotics - - drugs used in the treatment of Parkinsonism - - Antipsychotic drugs. – Ch. 16 Non-opiod analgesics - - Opiod analgesics - - drugs used in the treatment of migraine - - Skeletal muscle relaxants. – Ch. 17 Obstetric and gynaecological drugs - - Drugs used in the treatment of menstrual disorders - - drugs used in the treatment of infertility - - drugs used in treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia - - drugs used during labour - - drugs affecting lactation - - drugs used in the treatment of endometriosis - - drugs for contraception. – Ch. 18 Drugs for urologic disorders - - drugs for benign prostatic hyperplasia - - drugs for erectile dysfunction. – Ch. 19 Drugs for muscular skeletal disorders - - drugs for gout - - drugs used in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis - - Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. – Ch. 20 Drugs used in the treatment of cancer. – Ch. 21 Drugs used in anaesthesia - - local anaesthetics - - General anaethetics - - Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs. – Ch. 22 Vaccines and immunoglobulins.