Principles of Medical PharmacologyDerek Waller, Andrew G. Renwick A textbook covering the basic principles of pharmacology as they effect the patient. Complicated basic principles are clearly examined and related to clinical practice. |
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Sites and mechanisms of drug action | 3 |
Pharmacokinetics | 11 |
Drug discovery evaluation and safety | 41 |
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absorbed acid action and effects acute administration agents agonist amino anaesthesia anaesthetics antagonists anticholinergic arrhythmias arterial B-adrenoceptor benzodiazepines binding blockade blood bone calcium cardiac cell CHAPTER SUMMARY cholesterol chronic circulation clearance clinical compounds conjugation corticosteroids decrease diarrhoea digoxin disease diuretics dopamine dose drug duration of action elimination enzyme example excreted first-pass metabolism gastric Gastrointestinal given glucocorticoids half-life hepatic hormone hypertension hypotension increase infusion inhaled inhibition inhibitors injection insulin intracellular intravenous kidney levodopa lipid liver loop diuretics Mechanism of action membrane metabolite muscle myocardial nausea neurone neurotransmitter noradrenaline NSAIDs occur oestrogen opiate pain paracetamol pathways patients peripheral Pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics Oral absorption phenytoin plasma plasma concentrations potential produce progestogen prostaglandin protein reactions receptors reduce release renal response risk secretion short half-life sodium specific steroid stimulation symptoms synthesis therapeutic therapy thiazide tion tissues toxicity treatment ulceration Unwanted effects urine usually vasodilation vitamin vomiting warfarin