Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology Examination and Board Review, Thirteenth Edition

by Bertram G. Katzung, Todd W. Vanderah, Marieke Kruidering-Hall, Anthony J. Trevor, Rupa Lalchandani Tuan

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260117127
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/24/2021
Edition description:	13th ed.
Pages:	608
Sales rank:	134,165
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Marieke Kruidering-Hall, PhD, is a Professor & Academy Chair of Pharmacology Education, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Rupa Lalchandani Tuan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco.

Todd W. Vanderah, PhD, is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.

Anthony J. Trevor, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology University of California, San Francisco.


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Table of Contents

Preface vii

Part I Basic Principles 1

1 Introduction 1

2 Pharmacodynamics 16

3 Pharmacokinetics 26

4 Drug Metabolism 35

5 Pharmacogenomics 41

Part II Autonomic Drugs 47

6 Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology 47

7 Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs 60

8 Cholinoceptor Blockers & Cholinesterase Regenerators 69

9 Sympathomimetics 76

10 Adrenoceptor Blockers 85

Part III Cardiovascular Drugs 93

11 Drugs Used in Hypertension 93

12 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris 103

13 Drugs Used in Heart Failure 112

14 Antiarrhythmic Drugs 122

15 Dieuretics & Other Drugs That Act on the Kidney 134

Part IV Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle 145

16 Histamine, Serotonin, Drugs Used in Obesity, Ergot Alkaloids, & Other Drugs Used in Migraine 145

17 Vasoactive Peptides 155

18 Prostaglandins & Other Eicosanoids 162

19 Nitric Oxide, Donors, & Inhibitors 169

20 Drugs Used in Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 173

Part V Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System 183

21 Introduction to CNS Pharmacology 183

22 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs 190

23 Alcohols 198

24 Antiseizure Drugs 205

25 General Anesthetics 214

26 Local Anesthetics 222

27 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants 227

28 Drugs Used in Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders 235

29 Antipsychotic & Bipolar Disorder Agents 243

30 Antidepressants 252

31 Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists 260

32 Drugs of Abuse 269

Part VI Drugs with Important Actions On Blood, Inflammation, & Gout 277

33 Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic Growth Factors 277

34 Drugs Used in Coagulation Disorders 286

35 Agents Used in Dyslipidemia 298

36 NSAIDs, Acetaminophen, & Drugs Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gout 307

Part VII Endocrine Drugs 319

37 Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones 319

38 Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs 328

39 Adrenocorticosteroids & Adrenocortical Antagonists 334

40 Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors 341

41 Pancreatic Hormones, Antidiabetic Drugs, & Glucagon 352

42 Agents That Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis 362

Part VIII Chemotherapeutic Drugs 371

43 Beta-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Cell Wall- & Membrane-Active Antibiotics 372

44 Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Chloramphenicol, Streptogramins, & Oxazolidinones 381

45 Aminoglycosides & Spectinomycin 389

46 Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Fluoroquinolones 394

47 Antimycobacterial Drugs 401

48 Antifungal Agents 408

49 Antiviral Agents 415

50 Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents & Disinfectants, Antiseptics, & Sterilants 428

51 Clinical Use of Antimicrobial Agents 434

52 Antiprotozoal Drugs 440

53 Clinical Pharmacology of the Antihelminthic Drugs 449

54 Cancer Chemotherapy 455

55 Immunopharmacology 467

Part IX Toxicology 481

56 Environmental & Occupational Toxicology 481

57 Heavy Metals & Chelators 487

58 Management of the Poisoned Patient 493

Part X Special Topics 501

59 Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders 501

60 Cannabinoid Drugs 511

61 Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medications 514

62 Important Drug Interactions & Their Mechanisms 519

Appendix I Strategies for Improving Test Performance 525

Appendix II Key Words for Key Drugs 528

Appendix III Examination 1 542

Appendix IV Examination 2 558

Index 573