2. Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing
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3. Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug t t t t
TherapyUNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
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PHARMACOLOGY
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4. Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions t t t t
5. Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors
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6. Individual Variation in Drug Responses t t t t
7. Genetic and Genomic Considerations in Pharmacotherapeutics
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NEW!UNIT III: DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
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8. Drug Therapy During Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding
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9. Drug Therapy in Pediatric Patients
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10. Drug Therapy in Geriatric Patients
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UNIT IV: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
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11. Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology
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12. Physiology of the Peripheral Nervous System t t t t t
13. Muscarinic Agonists t
14. Muscarinic Antagonists NEW! t t
15. Adrenergic Agonists t
16. Adrenergic Antagonists t
17. Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents t t
UNIT V: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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DRUGS
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18. Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology t t t t t
19. Drugs for Parkinson Disease t t t
20. Drugs for Alzheimer Disease t t t
21. Drugs for Seizure Disorders t t t
22. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity
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UNIT VI: DRUGS FOR PAIN
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23. Local Anesthetics t
24. Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, and Nonopioid Centrally
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ActingAnalgesics
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25. Drugs for Headache t t
UNIT VII: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
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26. Antipsychotic Agents and Their Use in Schizophrenia t t t t t t
27. Antidepressants
28. Drugs for Bipolar Disorder t t t
29. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs t
,30. Management of Anxiety Disorders
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, 31. Central Nervous System Stimulants and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
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Disorder
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UNIT VIII: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
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32. Substance Use Disorders I: Basic Considerations t t t t t
33. Substance Use Disorders II: Alcohol t t t t
34. Substance Use Disorders III: Nicotine and Smoking t t t t t t
35. Substance Use Disorders IV: Major Drugs of Abuse Other Than
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Alcoholand Nicotine
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UNIT IX: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD, AND
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BLOOD VOLUME36. Review of Hemodynamics
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37. Diuretics
38. Drugs Acting on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
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39. Calcium Channel Blockers t t
40. Vasodilators
41. Drugs for Hypertension t t
42. Drugs for Heart Failure t t t
43. Antidysrhythmic Drugs t
44. Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That
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HelpNormalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
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45. Drugs for Angina Pectoris t t t
46. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs t t t t
47. Drugs for Deficiency Anemiast t t
UNIT X: DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
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48. Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus t t t
49. Drugs for Thyroid t t
DisordersUNIT XI: WOMEN'S
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HEALTH
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50. Estrogens and Progestins: Basic Pharmacology and t t t t t
NoncontraceptiveApplications
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51. Birth Control t
UNIT XII: MEN'S HEALTH
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52. Androgens
53. Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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UNIT XIII: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND
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tIMMUNOLOGICDRUGS t
54. Review of the Immune System t t t t
55. Childhood Immunization t
56. Antihistamines
57. Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and t t t t t
Acetaminophen
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58. Glucocorticoids in Nonendocrine Disorders t t t
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