Principles of Pharmacology

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY Drug-Receptor Interactions Pharmacodynamics Pharmacokinetics Drug Metabolism Drug Toxicity PRINCIPLES OF NEUROPHARMACOLOGY Fundamental Principles of Neuropharmacology Principles of Cellular Excitability and Electrochemical Transmission Principles of Nervous System Physiology and Pharmacology Principles of Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous System Pharmacology Cholinergic Pharmacology Adrenergic Pharmacology Local Anesthetic Pharmacology Principles of Central Nervous System Pharmacology Pharmacology of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neurotransmission Pharmacology of Dopaminergic Neurotransmission Pharmacology of Central Adrenergic and Serotonergic Neurotransmission Pharmacology of Abnormal Electrical Neurotransmission in the Central Nervous System General Anesthetic Pharmacology Pharmacology of Analgesia Pharmacology of Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Dependence PRINCIPLES OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacology of Cardiac Rhythm Pharmacology of Cardiac Contractility Pharmacology of Volume Regulation Pharmacology of Vascular Tone Pharmacology of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Pharmacology of Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism Integrative Cardiovascular Pharmacology: Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, and Heart Failure PRINCIPLES OF ENDOCRINE PHARMACOLOGY Pharmacology of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Pharmacology of the Thyroid Gland Pharmacology of the Adrenal Cortex Pharmacology of Reproduction Pharmacology of the Endocrine Pancreas Pharmacology of Bone Mineral Homeostasis PRINCIPLES OF CHEMOTHERAPY Principles of Antimicrobial and Antineoplastic Pharmacology Pharmacology of Bacterial Infections: Central Dogma Processes Pharmacology of Bacterial Infections: Cell Wall Synthesis Pharmacology of Fungal Infections Pharmacology of Parasitic Infections Pharmacology of Viral Infections Pharmacology of Cancer: DNA Synthesis, Stability, and Maintenance Pharmacology of Cancer: Signal

Doody's Review, Thomas L Pazdernik, PhD(University of Kansas Medical Center) -- This is a basic pharmacology textbook with an emphasis on the biochemical and cellular mechanisms required for understanding the treatment of pathophysiological conditions. This is a collaborative effort by Harvard medical faculty and students to prepare a book useful for students who are studying pharmacology as part of their curriculum. This is particularly useful for courses that focus on the biochemical, cellular, and physiological basis of drug action. The strength of this book lies in the numerous excellent figures that explain the cellular and molecular aspects of drug actions on a physiological basis. This second edition has 100 new or extensively redesigned figures. The sections on fundamentals of drug development and regulation and frontiers in pharmacology provide a perspective not found in most fundamental pharmacology books. An access code is provided for an electronic version of the book and images. A companion case-based workbook, Principles of Pharmacology Workbook, by Farrell (Lippincott Williams Wilkins, 2008), reviews important concepts and drug classes in a question-and-answer format that is valuable for course and board exam review. Four Stars. Weighted Numerical Score: 93