An innovative new edition, completely reformatted to make it more valuable to students and faculty

Based on the classic Katzung's Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, this ground-breaking book illuminates the ever-expanding role of pharmacology in rehabilitation practice. In it you'll find unmatched insights on the full range of pharmacology topics, from drug receptor pharmacodynamics and general anesthetics, to cancer chemotherapy-all told from the vantage point of the authors' extensive first-hand experience. This new edition has been thoroughly revised with a fresh, new approach that includes improved pedagogy, better case discussion, and a complexity level more appropriate for a learning/teaching tool. PowerPoint slides, case discussions, test banks, and other resources will also be available to instructors.

Basic Principles
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Drug Receptor Dynamics
Chapter 3 Pharmacokinetics

Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 4 Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
Chapter 5 Drugs Affecting the Cholinergic System
Chapter 6 Sympathomimetics & Sympatholytics
Chapter 7 Antihypertensive Drugs
Chapter 8 Drugs Used in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
Chapter 9 Drugs Used in Heart Failure
Chapter 10 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 11 Drugs Affecting the Blood

Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
Chapter 12 Introduction to the Pharmacology of Central Nervous System Drugs
Chapter 13 Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Chapter 14 Antiseizure Drugs
Chapter 15 General Anesthetics
Chapter 16 Local Anesthetics
Chapter 17 Pharmacologic Management of Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Chapter 18 Antipsychotic Drugs & Lithium
Chapter 19 Antidepressant Agents
Chapter 20 Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists
Chapter 21 Drugs of Abuse

Drugs Selected Topics in Endocrine Functions
Chapter 22 Growth, Thyroid and Gonadal Pharmacology
Chapter 23 Corticosteroids and Antagonists
Chapter 24 Pancreatic Hormones & Antidiabetic Drugs
Chapter 25 Drugs that Affect Bone Mineral Homeostasis
Chapter 26 Antihyperlipidemic Drugs

Chemotherapeutics
Chapter 27 Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 28 Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 29 Antifungal & Antiparasitic Drugs
Chapter 30 Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents: Disinfectants, Antiseptics, Sterilants, and Preservatives
Chapter 31 Cancer Chemotherapy
Chapter 32 Immunopharmacology

Drugs Affecting the Musculoskeletal System
chapter 33 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 34 Drugs Affecting Eicosanoid Metabolism, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, and Drugs Used in Gout

Special Topics
Chapter 35 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
Chapter 36 Drugs Used to Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 37: Complementary and Alternative Medications