Contributors viii

Preface xii

1. Principles of Drug Absorption,

Drug Disposition and Drug Action 1

Richard J. Martin, Walter H. Hsu, and Steve A. Carlson

2. Drugs Affecting Peripheral Nervous System 37

Walter H. Hsu and Carrie A. Berg

3. Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System 77

Walter H. Hsu and Dean H. Riedesel

4. Behavior-Modifying Drugs 115

Arthi Kanthasamy, Walter H. Hsu, and Carrie A. Berg

5. Anesthetics 141

Dean H. Riedesel

6. Autacoids And Their Pharmacological Modulators 169

Anumantha G. Kanthasamy and Walter H. Hsu

7. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 195

Walter H. Hsu and Arthi Kanthasamy

8. Immunostimulants and Immunomodulators 217

Brett A. Sponseller and Beatrice T. Sponseller

9. Endocrine Pharmacology 235

Walter H. Hsu

10. Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System 277

Wendy A. Ware

11. Respiratory Pharmacology 321

Dean H. Riedesel

12. Gastrointestinal Pharmacology 337

Albert E. Jergens

13. Diuretics 367

Anumantha G. Kanthasamy and Franklin A. Ahrens

14. Fluid and Blood Therapy 383

Walter H. Hsu and Karl W. Bolser

15. Topical Dermatology Therapy 411