eBook Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology 7TH EDITION by Karen Whalen PharmD BCPS
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The Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (7th Edition) by Karen Whalen PharmD BCPS covers the essential principles of medical pharmacology. The textbook breaks down drug mechanisms, therapeutic actions, and adverse effects into a highly visual, outline-based structure. [1, 2]
The topics are organized into six core units plus a dedicated special topics section: [1]
Unit I: Principles of Drug Therapy
- Pharmacokinetics: Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs (ADME).
- Drug–Receptor Interactions & Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of drug actions and dose-response relationships. [1, 2]
Unit II: Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System
- The Autonomic Nervous System: Overview of sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways.
- Cholinergic Agonists & Antagonists: Drugs affecting acetylcholine pathways.
- Adrenergic Agonists & Antagonists: Drugs targeting catecholamine/epinephrine pathways. [1]
Unit III: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: Medications for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer's, and related conditions.
- Psychiatric & Mood Disorders: Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs, antidepressants, and antipsychotics.
- Neurological Therapies: Drugs for epilepsy, general and local anesthetics, and central nervous system (CNS) stimulants.
- Opioids: Pain management therapies and narcotic agonists/antagonists. [1]
Unit IV: Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
- Cardiovascular & Hematologic Agents: Covers antihypertensives, diuretics, heart failure therapies, antiarrhythmics, antianginal agents, hyperlipidemia treatments, and hematologic agents like anticoagulants. [1, 2]
Unit V: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
- Endocrine & Metabolic Regulators: Explores pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive hormones, alongside diabetes management and bone metabolism therapies. [1, 2]
Unit VI: Chemotherapeutic Drugs
- Antimicrobial & Oncologic Agents: Addresses antimicrobial fundamentals, antibacterial classes, antifungal, antiviral, anticancer agents, and immunosuppressants. [1, 2, 3]
Special Topics in Pharmacology
- Additional Therapeutic Areas: Details anti-inflammatory medications, autacoids, organ-system specific treatments (respiratory, gastrointestinal, urologic, anemia therapies), and clinical toxicology. [1]
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