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Author:   Frank J. Dowd, DDS, PhD (Professor, Department of Pharmacology; Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   8th edition
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9780443120824

ISBN 10:   044312082
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   30 September 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART 1 Principles of Pharmacology 1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action 2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs 3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs 4. Pharmacogenetics: Pharmacogenomics PART 2 Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups 5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs 6. Cholinergic Agonists and Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists 7. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors 8. Adrenergic Agonists 9. Adrenergic Antagonists 10. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs 11. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs, and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants 12. Antiseizure Medications 13. Antiparkinson Drugs 14. Local Anesthetics 15. General Anesthesia 16. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists 17. Nonopioid Analgesics 18. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists 19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs 20. Drugs Used in Treating Heart Failure 21. Antianginal Drugs 22. Diuretic Drugs 23. Antihypertensive Drugs 24. Lipid-Lowering Drugs 25. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs 26. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs 27. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System 28. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract 29. Pituitary, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Pharmacology 30. Adrenal Corticosteroids 31. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes 32. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development 33. Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups: Antibiotic Therapy 34. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents 35. Immunotherapy 36. Antineoplastic Drugs PART 3 Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics 37. Medications for Management of Chronic, Non-Odontogenic Pain 38. Management of Fear and Anxiety 39. Drugs of Abuse 40. Toxicology 41. Drugs for Medical Emergencies 42. Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing Appendix 1. Protein Biopharmaceuticals 2. Use of Herbs and Herbal Dietary Supplements in Dentistry 3. Antiseptics and Disinfectants 4. Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry 5. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Glaucoma 6. Prescription Writing 7. Controlled Substance Laws and Drug Schedules 8. Regulations and Drug Prescribing 9. Glossary of Abbreviations

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Professor Frank J. Dowd works in the Department of Pharmacology; Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE.

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