The textbook for students of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has been written according to Pharmacology syllabus and addressed to English-speaking students. The textbook contains main chapters of Pharmacology, outlines the characteristics of medicinal drugs based on modern data concerning their mechanisms of action and usage.
Підручник для студентів закладів вищої медичної освіти МОЗ України складено згідно з програмою з фармакології та адресовано студентам з англомовною формою навчання. У підручнику викладено основні розділи фармакології, наведено характеристику лікарських засобів з урахуванням сучасних поглядів на їх механізми дії та застосування.
Contents
Abbreviations .......................................................5
Preface .........................................................................6
Chapter 1. General pharmacology. Pharmacokinetics .................7
Chapter 2. General pharmacology. Pharmacodynamics .............17
Chapter 3. Drugs inhibiting afferent innervation .....................25
Chapter 4. Drugs stimulating afferent innervation .......................32
Chapter 5. Сholinergic agonists ........................................41
Chapter 6. Cholinergic antagonists ..........................52
Chapter 7. Adrenergic agonists ......................................67
Chapter 8. Adrenergic antagonists. Histamine, serotonin- and dopaminergic drugs ..........78
Chapter 9. Drugs for general anesthesia ..........................................91
Chapter 10. Ethanol. Hypnotics. Antiepileptic and antiparkinsonian drugs......................101
Chapter 11. Neuroleptics. Anxiolytics. Sedatives. Lithium salts ...................................... 116
Chapter 12. Opioid (narcotic) analgesics. Medical cannabinoids .....................................132
Chapter 13. Non-opioid analgesics.............................148
Chapter 14. Analeptics. Psychomotor stimulants .....................165
Chapter 15. Antidepressants. Adaptogens. Nootropics. Anorexigens ...............................177
Chapter 16. Inotropic drugs ................................192
Chapter 17. Antianginal drugs .............................203
Chapter 18. Antiarrhythmics .............................................218
Chapter 19. Antihypertensive drugs. Hypertensive agents ......................233
Chapter 20. Antiatherosclerotic drugs .............................248
Chapter 21. Drugs acting on hemopoiesis (hematinics) ....................................................260
Chapter 22. Drugs acting on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis ......................................275
Chapter 23. Drugs acting on respiratory system ...............................................................292
Chapter 24. Gastrointestinal drugs ....................................................................................306
Chapter 25. Diuretics. Anti-gout drugs. Drugs acting on the myometrium.
Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction ........................................................332
Chapter 26. Hormonal preparations ..................................................................................351
Chapter 27. Vitamins preparations ....................................................................................382
Chapter 28. Acids, alkalis, salts. Drugs for treatment of osteoporosis. Enzymes and
enzyme inhibitors. Glucose. Preparations for transfusion therapy ................406
Chapter 29. Antiseptics and disinfectants .........................................................................419
Chapter 30. Common principles of chemotherapy. Sulfonamides.
Chemotherapeutics of different chemical structure. Antifungal drugs ..........434
Chapter 31. Antibiotics ......................................................................................................451
Chapter 32. Antispirochetal drugs. Antimycobacterial drugs. Antiviral agents ................481
Chapter 33. Antiprotozoal drugs .......................................................................................502
Chapter 34. Antihelminthic drugs .....................................................................................518
Chapter 35. Pharmacotherapy of acute poisonings. Radioprotectors ................................527
Chapter 36. General prescription .......................................................................................542
Selected references ..............................................................................................................558