Concise Clinical Pharmacology is a thorough introduction to the subject from which students can gain a rapid understanding of individual topics within the discipline.

Pharmacological principles and mechanisms are covered, with a focus on the therapeutic use of the drugs.

This new textbook has a strong clinical focus and relates to particular body systems or the therapy of a disease class. 128 topics are covered. The information is presented in an accessible format to assist understanding and revision for exams. Each topic appears with concise text and a diagram to elaborate and reinforce the text.

Concise Clinical Pharmacology will be invaluable to undergraduate pharmacy students, and clinical medical students. The strong clinical focus should also appeal to practitioners.

1. Introduction to pharmacology

2. Sources of modern drugs

3. The use of drugs in medicine

4. The receptor concept

5. Signal transduction and the receptor families

6. The measurement of drug activity I: Bioassay

7. The measurement of drug activity II: Dose-response relationship

8. The measurement of drug activity III: Clinical and human pharmacology and clinical trials

9. Principles of drug absorption I: basic principles

10. Basic principles of drug absorption II: Membrane penetration

11. Drug distribution

12. Drug metabolism

13. Drug excretion

14. Renal drug excretion

15. Biliary drug excretion

16. Determination of drug dosage regimen

17. The autonomic nervous system I: Introduction

18. The autonomic nervous system II: The sympathetic division

19. The autonomic nervous system II: The parasympathetic division

20. The autonomic nervous system IV: Receptor and drugs

21. Cardiovascular system I: Stroke

22. Cardiovascular system II: Essential heart function

23. Coagulation I: Coagulation cascade

24. Coagulation II: Coagulation in vivo

25. Coagulation III: Haemostasis

26. Anticoagulants I: Heparin

27. Anticoagulants II: Warfarin

28. Antiplatelet drugs

29. Thrombolytic and anti-fibrinolytic drugs

30. Acute coronary syndromes I: Myocardial infarction

31. Acute coronary syndromes II: Unstable angina

32. Transient ischaemic attack

33. Dysrhythmias I: causes of dysrhythmias

34. Dysrhythmias II: Vaughan Williams' classification of anti-dysrhythmic drugs

35. Dysrhythmias III: Other anti-dysrhythmic drugs

36. Hypertension I: Guidelines for treatment

37. Hypertension II: Anti-hypertensive drugs

38. Congestive heart failure

39. Infective endocarditis

40. Disorders of lipid metabolism I: Lipid metabolism

41. Disorders of lipid metabolism II: Lipid-lowering drugs

42. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatort drugs (NSAIDs)

43. Therapeutic use of aspirin

44. Other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

45. Paracetamol

46. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs I: Cortisol

47. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs II: Therapeutic use

48. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs III: Unwanted effects

49. Rheumatoid arthritis I: Overview

50. Rheumatoid arthritis II: Specific drugs

51. Inflammatory polyarthritides I: Introduction

52. Inflammatory polyarthritides II: SLE

53. Inflammatory polyarthritides III: Raynaud's phenomenon and scleroderma

54. Inflammatory polyarthritides IV: Gout

55. The perception of pain-the gate theory

56. Palliative care

57. Opioids I: Introduction

58. Opioids II: Clinical use

59. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease I: Introduction

60. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease II: Treatment I

61. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease III: Treatment II

62. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease IV: Treatment III

63. Epilepsy I: Introduction

64. Epilepsy II: Occurence and implications of epilepsy

65. Epilepsy III: Theories of brain mechanisms underlying seizures

66. Epilepsy IV: Treatment I

67. Epilepsy V: Treatment II

68. Epilepsy VI: Treatment III

69. Epilepsy VII: Treatment IV

70. Headache I: Non-migraine headache

71. Headache II: Migraine

72. Headache III: Facial pain

73. Meningitis and encephalitis

74. General anaesthetics I: Premedication

75. General anaesthetics II: Induction of anaesthesia

76. General anaesthetics III: Maintenance of anaesthesia

77. General anaesthetics IV: Muscle relaxants

78. Antidepressants: Treatment of depression with drugs

79. Treatment of anxiety (anxiolytic drugs)

80. Anti-psychotic drugs

82. Dementia: Alzheimer's disease

83. Drug addiction

84. Local anaesthetics

85. Peripheral neuropathies

86. Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Easton myasthenic syndrome

87. Endocrine control systems

88. Treatment of growth disorders

89. Treatment of thyroid disorders

90. Treatment of adrenal disorders

91. The sex hormones

92. Oral contraceptives

93. Hormone replacement therapy

94. Drug treatment of breast cancer

95. Ovarian and prostate cancer

96. Type I diabetes mellitus (IDDM)

97. Type II diabetes mellitus (MIDDM)

98. Osteoporosis

99. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

100. Gastric and duodenal ulceration and H. pylori

101. Pancreatitis

102. Small bowel disorders: Coeliac disease and carcinoids

103. Diarrhoea and malabsorption

104. Large bowel disorders I: Ulcerative colitis

105. Large bowel disorders II: Crohn's disease

106. Constipation

107. Gastrointestinal infections I: Bacterial infections

108. Gastrointestinal infections II: Protozoan infections

109. Gastrointestinal infections III: Worm infections

110. Drugs and the liver I: Hepatitis

111. Alcoholism and the liver

112. Asthma I: Introduction

113. Asthma II: Anti-asthmatic drugs

114. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

115. Tuberculosis I: Principles of treatment

116. Tuberculosis II: Drugs

117. Pneumonia

118. Cystic fibrosis

119. Genitourinary systems I: Introduction

120. Genitourinary systems II: Summary of tubule transport systems and sites od diuretic action

121. Genitourinary systems III: Clinical uses of diuretics

122. Genitourinary systems IV: Renal diseases I-acute renal failure

123. Genitourinary systems V: Renal diseases II-chronic kidney disease

124. Genitourinary systems VI: Urinary tract infections

125. Genitourinary systems VII: Urinary incontinence

126. Genitourinary systems VIII: Sexually transmitted infections I-gonorrhoea and syphillis

127. Genitourinary systems IX: Sexually transmitted infections II-HIV and AIDS I

128. Genitourinary Systems X: Sexually transmitted infections III-HIV and AIDS II