Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Basic principles --
Introduction --
Pharmacodynamics --
Pharmacokinetics --
Drug metabolism --
Drug evaluation & regulation --
Part II. Autonomic drugs --
Introduction to autonomic pharmacology --
Cholinoceptor-activating & cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs --
Cholinoceptor blockers & cholinesterase regenerators --
Sympathomimetics --
Adrenoceptor blockers --
Part III. Cardiovascular drugs --
Drugs used in hypertension --
Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris --
Drugs used in heart failure --
Antiarrhythmic drugs --
Diuretic agents --
Part IV. Durgs with important actions on smooth muscle --
Histamine, serotonin, & the ergot alkaloids --
Vasoactive peptides --
Prostaglandins & other eicosanoids --
Nitric oxide, donors, & inhibitors --
Drugs used in asthma & chronic obstructive pulmonary disease --
Part V. Drugs that act in the central nervous system --
Introduction to CNS pharmacology --
Sedative-hypnotic drugs --
Alcohols --
Antiseizure drugs --
General anesthetics --
Local anesthetics --
Skeletal muscle relaxants --
Drugs used in Parkinsonism & other movement disorders --
Antipsychotic agents & lithium --
Antidepressants --
Opioid analgesics & antagonists --
Drugs of abuse --
Part VI. Drugs with important actions on blood, inflammation, and gout --
Agents used in anemias & hematopoietic growth factors --
Drugs used in coagulation disorders --
Drugs used in the treatment of hyperlipidemias --
NSAIDs, acetaminophen, & drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis & gout --
Part VII. Endocrine drugs --
Hypothalamic & pituitary hormones --
Thyroid & antithyroid drugs --
Corticosteroids & antagonists --
Gonadal hormones & inhibitors --
Pancreatic hormones, antidiabetic agents, & glucagon --
Drugs that affect bone mineral homeostasis --
Part VIII. Chemotherapeutic drugs --
Beta-lactam antibiotics & other cell wall synthesis inhibitors --
Chloramphenicol, tetracyclines, macrolides, clindamycin, streptogramins, & linezolid --
Aminoglycosides --
Sulfonamides, trimethoprim, & fluoroquinolones --
Antimycobacterial drugs --
Antifungal agents --
Antiviral chemotherapy & prophylaxis --
Miscellaneous antimicrobial agents & urinary antiseptics --
Clinical use of antimicrobials --
Antiprotozoal drugs --
Antihelminthic drugs --
Cancer chemotherapy --
Immunopharmacology --
Part IX. --
Toxicology --
Environmental and occupational toxicology --
Heavy metals --
Management of the poisoned patient --
Part X. Special topics --
Drugs used in gastrointestinal disorders --
Dietary supplements & herbal medications --
Drug interactions --
Appendix I. Key words for key drugs --
Appendix II. Examination 1 --
Appendix III. Examination 2 --
Appendix IV. Strategies forimproving test performance.

Twelfth Edition, this review delivers a clear, concise review of fundamental concepts backed by more than 1,000 review questions and answers. The chapter-based approach facilitates use with course notes or larger texts. Outstanding learning aids include: Short discussion of the major concepts that underlie basic principles or specific drug groups. Explanatory figures and tables. Review questions followed by answers and explanations. Drug trees in drug-oriented chapters that visually organize drug groups. A list of high-yield terms and definitions you need to know. Skill Keeper Questions that prompt you to review previous material to understand links between related topics. A checklist of tasks you should be able to perform upon completion of a chapter. Summary tables that list the important drugs and include key information about their mechanisms of action, effects, clinical uses, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, and toxicities. Two comprehensive 100-question examinations followed by the correct answers and rationales. Valuable test-taking strategies for improving your test performance.