Drug Benefits
and Risks
International Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology
edited by Chris J. van Boxtel

Drug Benefits and Risks is an inclusive reference exploring the scientific basis and practice of drug therapy.

Features:

• Covers general clinical pharmacology, pharmacology of various drug groups and the treatments specific to various diseases
• Gives guidance on how doctors should act so that drugs can be used effectively and safely
• Encourages the rational use of drugs in society

This book brings together a large amount of excellent content that will be invaluable for anyone working within, or associated with, the field of clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy.

Contents

1. General Principles

   A. Medicinals in Society

   1. The Role of Therapeutic Agents in Modern Medicine
   2. Therapeutics as a Science
   3. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Evaluation
   4. Pharmacoeconomics
   5. National Drug Policy and the Role of Clinical Pharmacology
   6. Drug Regulation: Organization and Control
   7. Sources of Drug Information
   8. Drug Development

   B. General Clinical Pharmacology

   10. Clinical Pharmacokinetics
   11. Clinical Pharmacodynamics
   12. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients
   13. Drug Therapy in Older Persons
   14. Adverse Drug Reactions
   15. Drug-Drug Interactions
   16. Drug Misuse-Harmful Use, Abuse and Dependence
   17. Clinical Pharmacology of Poisoning

2. Pharmacotherapeutic Products
   18. Neurohumoral Transmission
   19. Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System
   20. Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs
   21. Antimicrobial Agents
   22. Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Function
   23. Hemopoietic Drugs and Drugs that Affect Coagulation
   24. Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
   25. Autacoids
   26. Analgesics, Antirheumatics and Drugs for the Treatment of Gout
   27. Antineoplastic Agents
   28. Drugs used for Immunomodulation
   29. Vitamins
   30. Agents used in Dermatology and Miscellaneous Agents

3. Treatment of Health Problems
   31. Symptomatic Treatment
   32. Emergency Medicine
   33. Treatment and Prophylaxis of Infectious Diseases
   34. Care and Support for People with HIV Infection
   35. Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases
   36. Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Disorders
   37. Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
   38. Disorders of Connective Tissue, Bone and Joints
   39. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders
   40. Neurological Disease
   41. Drug Use for Malignancies
   42. Haematological Disorders
   43. Endocrine Diseases

Index

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