A companion volume to 'Aids to Pharmacology'. Provides a summary of properties of drugs used in therapeutics - intended for students during their clinical studies. Covers drug action on various body systems, drug types, pharmacokinetics and a short section on the legal and practical aspects of prescribing.
Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion. Other Aspects
of Pharmacokinetics. Pharmacogenetics. Drugs at the Extremes of Age. Effects
of Disease of Pharmacokinetics. Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions.
Drug Development and Adverse Reaction Monitoring. Drugs for Psychiatric and
CNS Disease. Analgesics. Including Terminal Care. Drugs for Cardiovascular
Disease. Drugs Acting on the Kidneys. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory
System. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disease. Obesity, Vitamins,
Hyperlipoproteinaemias and Nutrition. Drugs Affecting the Blood. Hormones and
Drugs Acting on the Endocrine System. Anti-Infective Chemotherapy. Cancer
Chemotherapy. Drugs and the Eye. Drug Overdose. Drug Dependence. Legal and
Practical Aspects of Prescribing. Index
