دانلود کتاب How Drugs Work : Basic Pharmacology for Healthcare Professionals

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Getting a drug into the body : absorption --
Getting a drug to its site of action : distribution --
Inactivating drugs : phase 1 drug metabolism --
Phase 2 drug metabolism and methods of excretion --
The concept of a drug's half-life (t1/2) : an estimate of the rate of elimination of different drugs --
Receptor function and intercellular signalling --
The central role of receptors in drug action --
Drugs that block enzymes : understanding NSAID therapy in inflammation --
The principal targets for drug action --
Calcium ion for the prescriber --
Introduction to drugs in the central nervous system --
CNS drugs whose action is (a) understood, (b) unknown/speculative --
The actions of CNS drugs used to treat anxiety, insomnia and life-threatening status epilepticus --
Drugs used to treat Parkinsonism --
Pain and analgesics --
How anti-emetic drugs work --
Antipsychotic drugs --
Antidepressant drugs --
Anti-epileptic drugs --
Drugs of abuse : hallucinogens and CNS stimulants --
Alzheimer's disease --
How the many antidiabetic drugs work --
Treating severe chronic inflammation --
The scientific basis of prescribing for the elderly --
Antibacterial action and bacterial resistance --
How to prevent adverse drug interactions-ADIs --
How to predict and avoid adverse drug reactions to single drugs-ADRs --
Why consider practice formulary? --
Getting new drugs to market : licensing medicines for human use --
The problem of patients' non-compliance with their medication-'non-concordance.'