Pharmacology for Technicians Book

	Preface	xi
Unit 1	The Science of Pharmacology	1
Chapter 1	The Evolution of Medicinal Drugs	3
	The History of Medicinal Drugs	3
	Present-Day Pharmacology Practice	6
	Drug Legislation and Regulation	8
	Drug Testing and Approval	10
	FDA Food Health Claims	13
	Chapter Summary	14
	Chapter Review	15
Chapter 2	Introduction to Pharmacology	19
	Receptors	19
	Mechanisms of Drug Action	20
	Pharmacokinetics	20
	Drug Effects	25
	Chapter Summary	28
	Chapter Review	29
Chapter 3	Administration of Pharmacologic Agents	33
	The Drug Prescription	33
	Five "Rights" for Correct Drug Administration	35
	Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration	36
	Factors that Influence Drug Effects	39
	Teaching Patients to Manage Their Medications	44
	Natural Chemicals that Affect Drug Action and Response	45
	Chapter Summary	50
	Chapter Review	52
Unit 2	Anti-Infectives and Drugs for the Common Cold	55
Chapter 4	Antibiotics	57
	Fighting Bacterial Infections	57
	Classes of Antibiotics	60
	Miscellaneous Antibiotics	70
	Chapter Summary	73
	Drug Summary	77
	Chapter Review	79
Chapter 5	Antivirals, Antiretrovirals, and Antifungals	83
	Viruses and Their Characteristics	83
	Antiretrovirals	88
	Fungi and Their Characteristics	93
	Chapter Summary	97
	Drug Summary	99
	Chapter Review	100
Chapter 6	Antihistamines, Decongestants, Antitussives, and Expectorants	103
	Antihistamines	103
	Decongestants	105
	Antitussives	107
	Expectorants	109
	Chapter Summary	110
	Drug Summary	111
	Chapter Review	112
Unit 3	Narcotic Pain Relievers and Other Nervous System Drugs	115
Chapter 7	Anesthetics, Analgesics, and Narcotics	117
	The Nervous System	117
	Anethesia	119
	Pain Management	127
	Migraine Headaches	133
	Chapter Summary	137
	Drug Summary	139
	Chapter Review	141
Chapter 8	Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, and Antianxiety Agents	145
	Antidepressants	145
	Antipsychotics	151
	Antianxiety Agents	153
	Alchoholism	159
	Chapter Summary	162
	Drug Summary	164
	Chapter Review	166
Chapter 9	Anticonvulsants and Drugs to Treat Other CNS Disorders	169
	Epilepsy	169
	Anti-Parkinson Agents	177
	Other CNS Disorders	180
	Chapter Summary	186
	Drug Summary	187
	Chapter Review	188
Unit 4	Respiratory, GI, Renal, and Cardiac Drugs	191
Chapter 10	Respiratory Drugs	193
	Asthma	193
	Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis	201
	Other Lung Diseases	203
	Smoking Cessation	207
	Chapter Summary	210
	Drug Summary	212
	Chapter Review	213
Chapter 11	Gastrointestinal Drugs	217
	Structure and Function of the Gastrointestinal System	217
	Gastrointestinal Diseases	218
	Antidiarrheals	226
	Fiber, GI Diseases, and Constipation	227
	Antiemetics	231
	Obesity	233
	Pharmacologic Treatment of Parasites	236
	Chapter Summary	239
	Drug Summary	241
	Chapter Review	243
Chapter 12	Urinary System Drugs	247
	Renal Function and Disease	247
	Drugs for the Urinary Tract	251
	Diuretics	255
	Chapter Summary	259
	Drug Summary	260
	Chapter Review	261
Chapter 13	Cardiovascular Drugs	267
	Heart Disease	267
	Antiarrhythmics	268
	Drugs for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	274
	Myocardial Infarction (MI)	277
	Angina Pectoris	278
	Hypertension	281
	Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets	287
	Stroke	291
	Hyperlipidemia	294
	Chapter Summary	299
	Drug Summary	303
	Chapter Review	305
Unit 5	Nonnarcotic Analgesics, Muscle Relaxants, Hormones, and Topicals	309
Chapter 14	Muscle Relaxants, Nonnarcotic Analgesics, and Drugs for Arthritis	311
	Muscle Relaxants	311
	Digestive Therapy for Herniated Disc	313
	Nonnarcotic Analgesics	313
	Drugs for Arthritis and Related Disorders	317
	Chapter Summary	325
	Drug Summary	328
	Chapter Review	329
Chapter 15	Hormones	333
	Thyroid Hormones	333
	Adrenal Sex Hormones and Male Impotence	336
	Female Hormones	339
	Drugs for Bone Diseases	344
	Drugs for Sexually Transmitted Diseases	346
	Corticosteroids	350
	Hypoglycemic Agents	352
	Growth Hormone	359
	Chapter Summary	361
	Drug Summary	364
	Chapter Review	366
Chapter 16	Topicals, Opthalmics, and Otics	371
	Structure and Function of Skin	371
	Disorders of the Skin and Agents to Treat Them	372
	Opthalmics	385
	Otics	388
	Chapter Summary	390
	Drug Summary	392
	Chapter Review	394
Unit 6	Chemotherapy, Herbs, and Miscellaneous Drugs	397
Chapter 17	Recombinant Drugs and Chemotherapy	399
	Recombinant DNA	399
	Immune System	406
	Neoplastic Disease (Cancer)	413
	Chapter Summary	421
	Drug Summary	423
	Chapter Review	425
Chapter 18	Vitamins, Nutritional Supplements, Natural Supplements, Antidotes, and CODE Blue Emergencies	429
	Total Parenteral Nutrition	429
	Vitamins, Fluid Levels, and Electrolytes	434
	Natural Supplements	439
	Poisons and Antidotes	442
	CODE Blue Emergencies	446
	Chapter Summary	450
	Drug Summary	452
	Chapter Review	454
Appendix A	Equivalent Measures and Conversions	457
Appendix B	Abbreviations	459
Appendix C	Lab Values	461
	Index	463