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Contents
Section 11. What is pharmacology?2. How drugs act: general principles3. How drugs act: molecular aspects4. How drugs act: cellular aspects-excitation, contraction and secretion5. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, repair and regeneration6. Cellular mechanisms: host defence7. Method and measurement in pharmacology8. Drug absorption and distribution9. Drug metabolism and elimination10. Pharmacokinetics11. Pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and 'personalised medicine'Section 2: Chemical mediators12. Chemical mediators and the autonomic nervous system13. Cholinergic transmission14. Noradrenergic transmission15. 5-Hydroxytryptamine and the pharmacology of migraine16. Purines17. Local hormones: cytokines, biologically active lipids, amines and peptides18. Cannabinoids19. Peptides and proteins as mediators20. Nitric oxideSection 3: Drugs affecting major organ systems21. The heart22. The vascular system23. Atherosclerosis and lipoprotein metabolism24. Haemostasis and thrombosis25. Haemopoietic system and treatment of anaemia26. Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drugs27. The respiratory system28. The kidney29. The gastrointestinal tract30. The control of blood glucose and drug treatment of diabetes mellitus31. Obesity32. The pituitary and the adrenal cortex33. The thyroid34. The reproductive system35. Bone metabolismSection 4: The nervous system36. Chemical transmission and drug action in the central nervous system37. Amino acid transmitters38. Other transmitters and modulators39. Neurodegenerative diseases40. General anaesthetic agents41. Analgesic drugs42. Local anaesthetics and other drugs affecting sodium channels43. Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs44. Antiepileptic drugs45. Antipsychotic drugs46. Antidepressant drugs47. CNS stimulants and psychotomimetic drugs48. Drug addiction, dependence and abuseSection 5: Drugs used for the treatment of infections, cancer and immunological disorders49. Basic principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy50. Antibacterial drugs51. Antiviral drugs52. Antifungal drugs53. Antiprotozoal drugs54. Anthelminthic drugs55. Anticancer drugsSection 6: Special topics56. Individual variation and drug interaction57. Harmful effects of drugs58. Lifestyle drugs and drugs in sport59. Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy60. Drug discovery and development
