Fully revised, updated, and improved, the sixth edition of Lippincott Pharmacology is the most popular source of pharmacology knowledge for students studying the basic principles of medical pharmacology.

This outstanding source, the Lippincott series, features clear and effective writing along with hundreds of illustrations, making it ideal for quick review of material and assimilation of complex information. Clear, sequential diagrams present mechanisms of action and primarily focus on showing, rather than just describing, to students how drugs work.

Features of the new edition:

• NEW chapters: Drugs and substances subject to abuse, Drugs for obesity, Antihistamines, Drugs for urological disorders, Drugs for anemia, Drugs for dermatological disorders, Drugs for bone disorders.
• More than 380 study questions!
• Approximately 600 color illustrations accompanied by commentary that schematically interpret complex processes!
• Ideal format for review and fundamental learning.

SECTION I Fundamental Principles of Pharmacotherapy

Chapter 1 : Pharmacokinetics…1 Venkata Yellepeddi

Chapter 2 : Drug interactions with receptors and pharmacodynamics…25 Joanna Peris

SECTION II Drugs Affecting the Autonomic Nervous System

Chapter 3 : The autonomic nervous system…39 Rajan Radhakrishnan

Chapter 4 : Cholinergic agonists…51 Rajan Radhakrishnan

Chapter 5 : Cholinergic antagonists…65 Rajan Radhakrishnan and Thomas B. Whalen

Chapter 6 : Adrenergic agonists…77 Rajan Radhakrishnan

Chapter 7 : Adrenergic antagonists…97 Rajan Radhakrishnan

SECTION III Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System

Chapter 8 : Drugs for neurodegenerative diseases…109 Jose A. Rey

Chapter 9 : Anxiolytics and hypnotic drugs…123 Jose A. Rey

Chapter 10 : Antidepressants…137 Jose A. Rey

Chapter 11 : Antipsychotic drugs…149 Jose A. Rey

Chapter 12 : Drugs for epilepsy…159 Jeannine M. Conway and Angela K. Birnbaum

Chapter 13 : Anesthetics…175 Thomas B. Whalen

Chapter 14 : Opioids…195 Robin Moorman Li

Chapter 15 : Drugs and substances subject to abuse…209 Carol Motycka and Joseph Spillane

Chapter 16 : CNS stimulants…219 Jose A. Rey

SECTION IV Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System

Chapter 17 : Antihypertensives…229 Kyle Melin

Chapter 18 : Diuretics…245 Jason Powell

Chapter 19 : Heart failure…259 Shawn Anderson and Katherine Vogel Anderson

Chapter 20 : Antiarrhythmics…275 Shawn Anderson and Andrew Hendrickson

Chapter 21 : Antianginal drugs…287 Kristyn Mulqueen

Chapter 22 : Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents…297 Katherine Vogel Anderson and Patrick Cogan

Chapter 23 : Drugs for hyperlipidemia…317 Karen Sando

SECTION V Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System

Chapter 24 : Pituitary and thyroid…329 Karen Whalen

Chapter 25 : Drugs for diabetes…339 Karen Whalen

Chapter 26 : Estrogens and androgens…355 Karen Whalen

Chapter 27 : Adrenal hormones…367 Karen Whalen

Chapter 28 : Drugs for obesity…377 Carol Motycka

SECTION VI Drugs for Other Disorders

Chapter 29 : Drugs for respiratory disorders…383 Kyle Melin

Chapter 30 : Antihistamines…397 Thomas A. Panavelil

Chapter 31 : Gastrointestinal drugs and antiemetic drugs…405 Carol Motycka

Chapter 32 : Drugs for urological disorders…419 Katherine Vogel Anderson

Chapter 33 : Drugs for anemia…429 Katherine Vogel Anderson and Patrick Cogan

Chapter 34 : Drugs for dermatological disorders…437 Thomas A. Panavelil

Chapter 35 : Drugs for bone disorders…447 Karen Whalen

Chapter 36 : Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents…453 Eric Dietrich, Nicholas Carris, and Thomas A. Panavelil

SECTION VII Chemotherapeutic Drugs

Chapter 37 : Principles of antimicrobial therapy…477 Jamie Kisgen

Chapter 38 : Cell wall synthesis inhibitors…491 Jamie Kisgen

Chapter 39 : Protein synthesis inhibitors…507 Nathan R. Unger and Timothy P. Gauthier

Chapter 40 : Quinolones, folic acid antagonists, and urinary antiseptics…521 Timothy P. Gauthier and Nathan R. Unger

Chapter 41 : Antituberculosis drugs…533 Charles A. Peloquin and Eric Egelund

Chapter 42 : Antifungal drugs…543 Jamie Kisgen

Chapter 43 : Antiprotozoal drugs…555 Lisa Clayville Martin

Chapter 44 : Antihelminthic drugs…567 Lisa Clayville Martin

Chapter 45 : Antiviral drugs…573 Elizabeth Sherman

Chapter 46 : Anticancer drugs…593 Kourtney LaPlant and Paige Louzon

Chapter 47 : Immunosuppressants…625 Sony Tuteja

SECTION VIII Toxicology

Chapter 48 : Clinical toxicology…637 Dawn Sollee