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Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition

Laurence L. Brunton, editor-in-chief
John S. Lazo and Keith L. Parker, Associate Editors

Editors of the online edition:
Laurence L. Brunton, editor-in-chief
Associate Editors: Keith L. Parker, Nelda Murri, and Donald K. Blumenthal

In Memoriam
We are sad to report the death of our colleague and friend, Keith Parker. Keith suffered a myocardial infarction while jogging on December 1st. We will remember him for his energy, breadth of knowledge, and sparkling ideas. The obituary from the Dallas Morning News can be found here. We encourage interested readers to donate to the Keith Parker Memorial Fund at UT Southwestern, as noted in the obituary.


Preface   Preface to the Online Edition   Copyright   Contributors

CONTENTS

I. General Principles
Chapter 1.Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: The Dynamics of Drug Absorption, Distribution, Action, and Elimination
Chapter 2.Membrane Transporters and Drug Response
Chapter 3.Drug Metabolism
Chapter 4.Pharmacogenetics
Chapter 5.The Science of Drug Therapy
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II. Drugs Acting at Synaptic and Neuroeffector Junctional Sites
Chapter 6.Neurotransmission: The Autonomic and Somatic Motor Nervous Systems
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Chapter 7.Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
Chapter 8.Anticholinesterase Agents
Chapter 9.Agents Acting at the Neuromuscular Junction and Autonomic Ganglia
Chapter 10.Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists
Chapter 11.5-Hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin): Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
III. Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System
Chapter 12.Neurotransmission and the Central Nervous System
Chapter 13.General Anesthetics
Chapter 14.Local Anesthetics
Chapter 15.Therapeutic Gases: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Nitric Oxide, and Helium
Chapter 16.Hypnotics and Sedatives
Chapter 17.Drug Therapy of Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 18.Pharmacotherapy of Psychosis and Mania
Chapter 19.Pharmacotherapy of the Epilepsies
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Chapter 20.Treatment of Central Nervous System Degenerative Disorders
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Chapter 21.Opioid Analgesics
Chapter 22.Ethanol
Chapter 23.Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse
IV. Autacoids: Drug Therapy of Inflammation
Chapter 24.Histamine, Bradykinin, and Their Antagonists
Chapter 25.Lipid-Derived Autacoids: Eicosanoids and Platelet-Activating Factor
Chapter 26.Analgesic-Antipyretic and Antiinflammatory Agents; Pharmacotherapy of Gout
Chapter 27.Pharmacotherapy of Asthma
V. Drugs Affecting Renal and Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 28.Diuretics
Chapter 29.Vasopressin and Other Agents Affecting the Renal Conservation of Water
Chapter 30.Renin and Angiotensin
Chapter 31.Treatment of Myocardial Ischemia
Chapter 32.Therapy of Hypertension
Chapter 33.Pharmacotherapy of Congestive Heart Failure
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Chapter 34.Antiarrhythmic Drugs
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Chapter 35.Drug Therapy for Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia
VI. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Function
Chapter 36.Pharmacotherapy of Gastric Acidity, Peptic Ulcers, and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Chapter 37.Treatment of Disorders of Bowel Motility and Water Flux; Antiemetics; Agents Used in Biliary and Pancreatic Disease
Chapter 38.Pharmacotherapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
VII. Chemotherapy of Parasitic Infections
Chapter 39.Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections: Malaria
Chapter 40.Chemotherapy of Protozoal Infections: Amebiasis, Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis, Trypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis, and Other Protozoal Infections
Chapter 41.Chemotherapy of Helminth Infections
VIII. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases
Chapter 42.General Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
Chapter 43.Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole, Quinolones, and Agents for Urinary Tract Infections
Chapter 44.Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Other -Lactam Antibiotics
Chapter 45.Aminoglycosides
Chapter 46.Protein Synthesis Inhibitors and Miscellaneous Antibacterial Agents
Chapter 47.Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease, and Leprosy
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Chapter 48.Antimicrobial Agents: Antifungal Agents
Chapter 49.Antiviral Agents (Nonretroviral)
Chapter 50.Antiretroviral Agents and Treatment of HIV Infection
IX. Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases
Chapter 51.Antineoplastic Agents
X. Drugs Used for Immunomodulation
Chapter 52.Immunosuppressants, Tolerogens, and Immunostimulants
XI. Drugs Acting on the Blood and the Blood-Forming Organs
Chapter 53.Hematopoietic Agents: Growth Factors, Minerals, and Vitamins
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Chapter 54.Blood Coagulation and Anticoagulant, Thrombolytic, and Antiplatelet Drugs
XII. Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
Chapter 55.Pituitary Hormones and Their Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones
Chapter 56.Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
Chapter 57.Estrogens and Progestins
Chapter 58.Androgens
Chapter 59.Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adrenocortical Steroids and Their Synthetic Analogs; Inhibitors of the Synthesis and Actions of Adrenocortical Hormones
Chapter 60.Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, and the Pharmacology of the Endocrine Pancreas
Chapter 61.Agents Affecting Mineral Ion Homeostasis and Bone Turnover
XIII. Dermatology
Chapter 62.Dermatological Pharmacology
XIV. Ophthalmology
Chapter 63.Ocular Pharmacology
XV. Toxicology
Chapter 64.Principles of Toxicology and Treatment of Poisoning
Chapter 65.Heavy Metals and Heavy-Metal Antagonists
Appendices
Appendix I.Principles of Prescription Order Writing and Patient Compliance
Appendix II.Design and Optimization of Dosage Regimens: Pharmacokinetic Data


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