Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics provides a comprehensive resource for learning basic and applied principles of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics.
Including expanded coverage of pharmacology and considerable revision of existing material, Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Eighth edition is the desktop reference for veterinary practitioners to review details about drugs, drug mechanisms, and their clinical applications. This edition contains considerable new information on basic pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, as well as their clinical applications.
Contents
Principles of Pharmacology
- Veterinary pharmacology: An introduction to the discipline
- Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of drug action
- Pharmacokinetics: Disposition and fate of drugs in the body
- Clinical pharmacology: Principles of therapeutics
Drugs Acting on the Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems
- Introduction to neurohumoral transmission and the autonomic nervous system
- Adrenergic agonists and antagonists
- Cholinergic pharmacology: Autonomic drugs
- Neuromuscular blocking agents
Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System
- Introduction to drugs acting on the central nervous system and principles of anesthesiology
- Therapeutic gases: Oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitric oxide
- Inhalation anesthetics
- Injectable anesthetics
- Opioid agonists and antagonists
- Tranquilizers, α2-adrenergic agonists, and related agents
- Local anesthetics
- Anticonvulsant drugs and analeptic agents
- Drugs affecting animal behavior
- Euthanizing agents
Autacoids and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
- Histamine, serotonin, and their antagonists
- Peptides: Angiotensin and kinins
- Prostaglandins, related factors, and cytokines
- The analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory drugs
Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
- Digitalis and vasodilator drugs
- Antiarrhythmic aganes
Drugs Affecting Renal Function and Fluid-Electrolyte Balance
- Principles of acid-base balance: Fluid and electrolyte therapy
- Diuretics
Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Elements
- Antianemic agents
- Hemostatic and anticoagulant drugs
- Blood and blood components
Endocrine Pharmacology
- Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones
- Hormones affecting reproduction
- Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs
- Glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and steroid synthesis inhibitors
- Drugs influencing glucose
Nutritional Pharmacology
- Fat-soluble vitamins
- Water-soluble vitamins
- Calcium, phosphorus, and other macroelements
- Trace elements and miscellaneous nutrients
Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases
- Antiseptics and Disinfectants
- Sulfonamides
- Penicillins and related β-lactam antibiotics
- Tetracycline antibiotics
- Aminoglycoside antibiotics
- Chloramphenicol and derivatives, macrolides, lincosamides, and miscellaneous antimicrobials
- Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs
- Antifungal and antiviral drugs
Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases
- Antinematodal drugs
- Anticestodal and antitrematodal drugs
- Antiprotozoan drugs
- Ectoparasiticides
Specialty Areas of Pharmacology
- Drugs affecting gastrointestinal function
- Chemotherapy of neoplastic diseases
- Dermatopharmacology: Drugs acting locally on the skin
- Drugs affecting the respiratory system
- Ophthalmic pharmacology
Regulatory Considerations
- Legal control of veterinary drugs
- Dosage forms, drug prescription orders, and veterinary feed directives
- Chemical residues in tissues of food animals
Index
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