Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: BASIC PRINCIPLES.

CHEMICAL TRANSMISSION.

Peripheral Neurotransmission.

Central Neurotransmission.

Local Transmission.

Hormonal Transmission.

SYSTEMATIC PHARMACOLOGY.

The Circulatory System.

The Central Nervous System.

Drug Therapy of Inflammatory Disorders.

Anaesthetic and Opioid Analgesics.

Chemotherapy.

The Gastrointestinal Tract.

Disorders of Blood and the Vasculature.

Endocrine Pharmacology.

Reproductive Pharmacology.

DICTIONARY OF DRUGS.

SELF-ASSESSMENT.

Index.

About the Author

Kourosh Saeb-Parsy, Ravi G Assomull, Fakhar Z Khan, University of Cambridge, UK, Kasra Saeb-Parsy, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK, and Eamonn Kelly, University of Bristol, UK Written by students, for students, Instant Pharmacology represents a novel approach to the study of pharmacology and provides an accessible and exhaustive, yet concise account of pharmacology. The book first introduces readers to the basic principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, which are obviously essential for understanding the action of all drugs, and it is subsequently divided into four parts.