| Preface to the fourth edition |
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| Acknowledgements |
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Chapter 1 Getting a drug into the body: absorption |
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Chapter 2 Getting a drug to its site of action: distribution |
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Chapter 3 Inactivating drugs: phase 1 drug metabolism |
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Chapter 4 Phase 2 drug metabolism and methods of excretion |
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Chapter 5 The concept of a drug's half-life (t1/2): an estimate of the rate of elimination of different drugs |
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Chapter 6 Receptor function and Intercellular signalling |
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Chapter 7 The central role of receptors in drug action |
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Chapter 8 Drugs that block enzymes: understanding NSAID therapy in inflammation |
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Chapter 9 The principal targets for drug action |
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Chapter 10 Calcium Ion for the Prescriber |
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DRUGS AND THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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Chapter 11 Introduction to drugs in the central nervous system |
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Chapter 12 CNS drugs whose action is (a) understood, (b) unknown/speculative |
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Chapter 13 The actions of CNS drugs used to treat anxiety, insomnia and life-threatening status epilepticus |
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Chapter 14 Drugs used to treat Parkinsonism |
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Chapter 15 Pain and analgesics |
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Chapter 16 How anti-emetic drugs work |
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Chapter 17 Antipsychotic drugs |
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Chapter 18 Antidepressant drugs |
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Chapter 19 Anti-epileptic drugs |
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Chapter 20 Drugs of abuse: hallucinogens and CNS stimulants |
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Chapter 21 Alzheimer's disease |
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DRUG TOPICS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE |
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Chapter 22 How the many antidiabetic drugs work |
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Chapter 23 Treating severe chronic inflammation |
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Chapter 24 The scientific basis of prescribing for the elderly |
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Chapter 25 Antibacterial action and bacterial resistance |
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Chapter 26 How to prevent adverse drug interactions -- ADIs |
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Chapter 27 How to predict and avoid adverse drug reactions to single drugs -- ADRs |
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Chapter 28 Why consider a practice formulary? |
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Chapter 29 Getting new drugs to market: licensing medicines for human use |
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Chapter 30 The problem of patients' non-compliance with their medication -- `non-concordance' |
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| Conclusion |
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| Prescribing safely: a checklist for every prescription |
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| Index |
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