Elements of Pharmacology: A Primer on Drug Action Book

Preface;

1. Introduction;
2. Scope of pharmacology;
3. Where do drugs come from?;
4. The names of drugs;
5. Techniques and methods of pharmacology;
6. Absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs; pharmacokinetics;
7. The nature of responses to drugs;
8. Receptor theory;
9. Relationship of chemical structure to biological activity;
10. Roles of the cell membrane in responsese to drugs;
11. Clinical aspects of the actions of drugs;
12. Conclusion; References; Glossary of drugs named in the text; Index.