The best-selling Medical Pharmacology at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision to the principles of pharmacology. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear, informative line diagrams illustrating the essential points.

 

This new edition of Medical Pharmacology at a Glance:

• Contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal, making the subject even easier to understand

• Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right as to how the drugs produce their effects and an outline of their uses.

• Has been thoroughly revised and updated.

 

Medical Pharmacology at a Glance will continue to appeal to all medical students – ideal pharmacology revision and for use during clinical placements. An essential buy for students, junior doctors and scientists requiring a succinct and lucid account of medical pharmacology.

Drug-receptor interactions

Drug absorption, distribution and excretion

Drug metabolism

Local anaesthetics

Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction

Autonomic nervous system

Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses

Drugs acting on the sympathetic system

Ocular pharmacology

Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis

Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract. I: peptic ulcer

Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract. II: motility and secretions

Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics

Drugs used in hypertension

Drugs used in angina

Antiarrhythmic drugs

Drugs used in heart failure

Drugs used to affect blood coagulation

Lipid-lowering drugs

Agents used in anaemias

Central transmitter substances

General anaesthetics

Anxiolytics and hypnotics

Antiepileptic drugs

Drugs used in Parkinson's disease

Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics). Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants

Opioid analgesics

Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics)

Drug misuse and dependence

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Corticosteroids

Sex hormones and drugs

Thyroid and antithyroid drugs

Antidiabetic drugs

Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides

Trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles

Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins

Cephalosporins and vancomycin

Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides

Tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol

Antifungal and antiviral drugs

Drugs acting on parasites. I: helminths (worms)

Drugs acting on parasites. II: protozoa

Drugs used in cancer

Poisoning

Adverse drug reactions