Overview
Main description
The bestselling USLME study tool - packed with everything you need to ace the exam on your first try
From the authors of the leading pharmacology textbook here is the newest edition of the best pharmacology review in the field. Ideal for medical pharmacology course review and USMLE Step 1 preparation, this skill-building guide comes with over 1000 USMLE-type questions with answers-nearly 3 times as many as any other pharmacology review!
Features
- A concise yet thorough review of basic and clinical pharmacology, covering every must-know concept
- Organized to reflect course syllabi, focusing on the clinical use and pharmacology of drug categories, rather than individual drugs
- Two USMLE-style Practice Exams with 120 questions each
- In each chapter, Skill Keepers sharpen your recall of key principles from earlier chapters
- A series of 15-20 USMLE-style questions in each chapter
- Key terms with definitions
- Strategies for improving test performance
- A detailed index and appendices allow you to look up drugs and side effects in an instant
- All chapters fully updated with the latest drug information
- Numerous figures and tables, such as those designed to delineate the differences between similar drugs
Table of contents
I. Basic Principles 1. Introduction
2. Pharmacodynamics
3. Pharmacokinetics
4. Drug Metabolism
5. Drug Evaluation & RegulationII. Autonomic Drugs6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
7. Cholinoceptor-Activating & Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Drugs
8. Cholinoceptor Blockers & Cholinesterase Regenerators
9. Sympathomimetics
10. Adrenoceptor BlockersIII. Cardiovascular Drugs11. Drugs Used in Hypertension
12. Vasocilators & the Treatment of Angina
13. Drugs Used in Congestive Heart Failure
14. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
15. Diuretic AgentsIV. Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle16. Histamine, Serotonin, & the Ergot Alkaloids
17. Vasoactive Peptides
18. Prostaglandins & Other Eicosanoids
19. Nitric Oxide, Donors, and Inhibitors
20. Bronchodilators & Other Drugs Used in AsthmaV. Drugs That Act in the Central Nervous System21. Introduction to CNS Pharmacology
22. Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
23. Alcohols
24. Antiseizure Drugs
25. General Anesthetics
26. Local Anesthetics
27. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
28. Drugs Used in Parkinsonism & Other Movement Disorders
29. Antipsychotic Drugs & Lithium
30. Antidepressants
31. Opioid Analgesics & Antagonists
32. Drugs of AbuseVI. Drugs with Important Actions on Blood, Inflammation, & Gout33. Agents Used in Anemia & Hematopoietic Growth Factors
34. Drugs Used in Coagulation Disorders
35. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemias
36. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Acetaminophen, & Drugs Used in GoutVII. Endocrine Drugs37. Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones
38. Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs
39. Corticosteroids & Antagonists
40. Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors
41. Pancreatic Hormones, Antidiabetic Agents, & Hyperglycemic Drugs
42. Drugs that Affect Bone Mineral HomeostasisVIII. Chemotherapeutic Drugs43. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors
44. Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines, Macrolides, Clindamycin, Streptogramins, & Linezoid
45. Aminoglycosides
46. Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, & Fluoroquinolones
47. Antimycobacterial Drugs
48. Antifungal Agents
49. Antiviral Chemotherapy & Prophylaxis
50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents & Urinary Antiseptics
51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobials
52. Basic Principles of Antiparasitic Chemotherapy
53. Antiprotozoal Drugs
54. Anthelmintic Drugs
55. Cancer Chemotherapy
56. ImmunopharmacologyIX. Toxicology57. Introduction to Toxicology
58. Heavy Metals
59. Management of the Poisoned PatientX. Special Topics60. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders
61. Drug Interactions
62. Vaccines, Immune Globulins, & Other Complex Biologic Products
63. Botanical Medications & Nutritional SupplementsAppendix I. Key Words for Key Drugs
Appendix II. Examination 1
Appendix III. Examination 2
Appendix IV. Strategies for Improving Test Performance
Author comments
Anthony J. Trevor, PhD, is
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Bertram G. Katzung, MD, PhD is
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Susan B. Masters, PhD is
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
