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1 online resource (3764 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedications; About the Authors; Book at a Glance; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes to the User; Figures; Clinical Interest Boxes; Drug Monographs; Drug Monographs A-Z; Front matter; Table of Contents; UNIT 1: Introduction to Pharmacology; Chapter 1: Drugs and Medicines; Chapter 2: Pharmacotherapy: Clinical Use of Drugs; Chapter 3: Over-the-counter Drugs and Complementary Therapies; Chapter 4: Legal and Ethical Foundations of Pharmacotherapy; UNIT 2: Principles of Pharmacology; Chapter 5: Molecular Aspects of Drug Action and Pharmacodynamics |
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Chapter 6: Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and ExcretionChapter 7: Pharmacogenetics; Chapter 8: Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Regimens; Chapter 9: Individual and Lifespan Aspects of Drug Therapy; Chapter 10: Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions; UNIT 3: Drugs Affecting the Peripheral Nervous System; Chapter 11: Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System and Drugs Affecting Cholinergic Transmission; Chapter 12: Overview of the Sympathetic Nervous System and Drugs Affecting Noradrenergic Transmission |
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Chapter 13: Overview of the Somatic Nervous System and Drugs Affecting Neuromuscular TransmissionUNIT 4: Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System; Chapter 14: Central Nervous System Overview and Anaesthetics; Chapter 15: Analgesics; Chapter 16: Antianxiety, Sedative and Hypnotic Drugs; Chapter 17: Antiepileptic Drugs; Chapter 18: Psychotropic Agents; Chapter 19: Central Nervous System Stimulants; Chapter 20: Drugs for Neurodegenerative Disorders and Headache; Chapter 21: Drug Dependence and Social Pharmacology; UNIT 5: Drugs Affecting the Heart and Vascular System |
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Chapter 22: Overview of the Heart and Drugs Affecting Cardiac FunctionChapter 23: Drugs Affecting Vascular Smooth Muscle; Chapter 24: Lipid-lowering Drugs; UNIT 6: Drugs Affecting the Kidney and Urinary System; Chapter 25: Diuretics and Drug Treatment of Urinary Incontinence; UNIT 7: Drugs Affecting the Blood; Chapter 26: Drugs Affecting Thrombosis and Haemostasis; Chapter 27: Drugs Affecting the Haemopoietic System; UNIT 8: Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System; Chapter 28: Drugs Used in Respiratory Disorders; UNIT 9: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System |
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Chapter 29: Drugs Affecting the Upper Gastrointestional TractChapter 30: Drugs Affecting the Lower Gastrointestional Tract; UNIT 10: Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System; Chapter 31: Drugs Affecting the Eye; Chapter 32: Drugs Affecting Hearing, Taste and Smell; UNIT 11: Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System; Chapter 33: The Neuroendocrine System and Pituitary Gland; Chapter 34: The Thyroid Gland and Antithyroid Drugs; Chapter 35: Pharmacology of the Adrenal Cortex; Chapter 36: The Endocrine Pancreas and Management of Diabetes Mellitus |
| Summary |
A new edition of the landmark pharmacology textbook for health science students in Australia and New Zealand The third edition of Pharmacology for Health Professionals continues to be the one-stop pharmacology reference for students studying health science. Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 3rd Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest information on the clinical use of drugs, as well as their application to specific disciplines within the health professions. Working from a multidisciplinary approach throughout, this inv |
| Notes |
Chapter 37: Pharmacology of the Parathyroid Glands and Bone |
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Print version record |
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Pharmacology.
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Pharmacology
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pharmacology.
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Pharmacology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Knights, Kathleen
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| ISBN |
9780729579292 |
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0729579298 |
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