Understanding drug action
Subtitle: an introduction to pharmacology
By: Peter J. Rice, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, and Professor of Pharmacology Emeritus, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson city, Tennessee
Contributors: American Pharmacists Association
Publisher: American Pharmacists Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781582121123
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Pharmacological Phenomena
Other titles: Introduction to pharmacology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pharmacology the study of drugs; title: Drug responses; title: Receptors; title: Absorption; title: Distribution; title: Metabolism; title: Excretion; title: Pharmacokinetics; title: Organization of the nervous system; title: Sympathetic nervous system; title: Adrenergic drugs; title: Parasympathetic nervous system; title: Cholinergic drugs; title: Nicotinic drugs; title: Cardiovascular physiology; title: Cardiovascular drugs; title: Hematologic drugs; title: Drugs for lipid disorders; title: Respiratory drugs; title: Kidney function; title: Diuretics; title: Gastrointestinal system; title: Gastrointestinal drugs; title: Endocrine drugs; title: Posterior pituitary hormones and thyroid hormones; title: Insulins and diabetic drugs; title: Steroid hormones; title: Central nervous system; title: CNS drugs : Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimers Disease; title: CNS drugs : anxiety, sleep, and antidepressant drugs; title: Anticonvulsant drugs; title: Antipsychotic drugs; title: Pharmacotherapy of pain and opioid analgesics; title: Nonopioid analgesics and drugs affecting prostaglandins; title: Physiology and pharmacology of the skin; title: Allergy, corticosteroids, and immune drugs; title: Antibiotic drugs; title: Cancer chemotherapy.