Rang & Dale's Pharmacology 8th Edition,
By James M. Ritter, Rod J. Flower, Graeme Henderson & Humphrey P. Rang
All Chapters 1-60| 6 Units| Updated Edition With Verified Answers| Rated A+
,section 1: general principles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
chapter 1: what is pharmacology? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
chapter 2: how drugs act: general principles ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11
chapter 3: how drugs act: molecular aspects ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16
chapter 4: how drugs act: cellular aspects—excitation, contraction and secretion ----------------------- 26
chapter 5: cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration ---------------------------------------------- 30
chapter 6: cellular mechanisms: host defence----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
chapter 7: method and measurement in pharmacology---------------------------------------------------------- 38
chapter 8: drug absorption and distribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
chapter 9: drug metabolism and elimination ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 44
chapter 10: pharmacokinetics-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
chapter 11: pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and ‘personalised medicine’ ------------------------ 54
section 2: chemical mediators---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58
chapter 12: chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system ---------------------------------------- 58
chapter 13: cholinergic transmission ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62
chapter 14: noradrenergic transmission ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 67
chapter 15: 5-hydroxytryptamine and the pharmacology of migraine --------------------------------------- 71
chapter 16: purines --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74
chapter 17: local hormones: cytokines, biologically active lipids, amines and peptides ----------------- 78
chapter 18: cannabinoids-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83
chapter 19: peptides and proteins as mediators -------------------------------------------------------------------- 85
chapter 20: nitric oxide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87
section 3: drugs affecting major organ systems ----------------------------------------------------------- 92
chapter 21: the heart ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92
chapter 22: the vascular system ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97
chapter 23: atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism ------------------------------------------------------ 102
chapter 24: haemostasis and thrombosis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 105
chapter 25: haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia ------------------------------------------------ 109
chapter 26: anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs ---------------------------------------------- 112
chapter 27: respiratory system ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 117
, chapter 28: the kidney --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 120
chapter 29: the gastrointestinal tract -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124
chapter 30: the control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus -------------------- 127
chapter 31: obesity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 131
chapter 32: the pituitary and the adrenal cortex ----------------------------------------------------------------- 133
chapter 33: the thyroid -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 135
chapter 34: the reproductive system--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 137
chapter 35: bone metabolism ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 141
section 4: the nervous system --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 144
chapter 36: chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system --------------------- 144
chapter 37: amino acid transmitters --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 146
chapter 38: other transmitters and modulators ------------------------------------------------------------------ 149
chapter 39: neurodegenerative diseases---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 152
chapter 40: general anaesthetic agents ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 156
chapter 41: analgesic drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 160
chapter 42: local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels ------------------------------- 165
chapter 43: anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 167
chapter 45: antipsychotic drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 172
chapter 46: antidepressant drugs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 175
chapter 47: cns stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs -------------------------------------------------------- 180
chapter 48: drug addiction, dependence, and abuse ------------------------------------------------------------ 183
section 5: drugs used for the treatment of infections, cancer and immunological disorders - 188
chapter 49: basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy -------------------------------------------------- 188
chapter 50: antibacterial drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 191
chapter 51: antiviral drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 197
chapter 52: antifungal drugs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 200
chapter 53: antiprotozoal drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 202
chapter 54: anthelminthic drugs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
chapter 55: anticancer drugs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 207
section 6: special topics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 211
chapter 56: individual variation and drug interaction ----------------------------------------------------------- 211
, chapter 57: harmful effects of drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 214
chapter 58: lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport --------------------------------------------------------------------- 218
chapter 59: biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy -------------------------------------------------------------- 219
chapter 60: drug discovery and development --------------------------------------------------------------------- 222