Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

* Ninth edition of classic veterinary pharmacology text * Fully revised to reflect changes in this continuously evolving field of veterinary medicine * Looks at pharmacological and therapeutic concepts from the pharmacology and clinical perspective * Chapter authors provide global coverage of the subject.

List of contents

Contributors ix

Preface xv

Section 1. Principles of Pharmacology 3

1. Veterinary Pharmacology: An Introduction to the Discipline 5
Jim E. Riviere and Mark G. Papich

2. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination 11
Jim E. Riviere

3. Pharmacokinetics 47
Jim E. Riviere

4. Mechanisms of Drug Action and Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics Integration in Dosage Regimen Optimization for Veterinary Medicine 75
Pierre-Louis Toutain

Section 2. Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System 99

5. Introduction to Neurohumoral Transmission and the Autonomic Nervous System 101
H. Richard Adams.

6. Adrenergic Agonists and Antagonists 125
H. Richard Adams.

7. Cholinergic Pharmacology: Autonomic Drugs 157
H. Richard Adams

Section 3. Anesthetics and Analgesics 181

8. Introduction to Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System and Principles of Anesthesiology 183
Peter J. Pascoe and Eugene P. Steffey

9. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 211
H. Richard Adams

10. Inhalation Anesthetics 229
Eugene P. Steffey

11. Injectable Anesthetic Agents 265
Lysa P. Posner and Patrick Burns

12. Opioid Analgesic Drugs 301
Butch KuKanich and Mark G. Papich

13. Sedative Agents: Tranquilizers, Alpha-2 Agonists, and Related Agents 337
Lysa P. Posner and Patrick Burns

14. Local Anesthetics 381
Alistair I. Webb and Luisito S. Pablo

15. Euthanizing Agents 401
Alistair I. Webb

Section 4. Autacoids and Anti-inflammatory Drugs 409

16. Histamine, Serotonin, and Their Antagonists 411
H. Richard Adams

17. Peptides: Angiotensin and Kinins 429
H. Richard Adams

18. Prostaglandins, Related Factors, and Cytokines 439
H. Richard Adams

19. Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory, Antipyretic Drugs 457
Peter Lees

20. Anticonvulsant Drugs 493
Mark G. Papich

21. Drugs Affecting Animal Behavior 509
Barbara L. Sherman and Mark G. Papich

Section 5. Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System 539

22. Digitalis, Positive Inotropes, and Vasodilators 541
Matthew W. Miller and H. Richard Adams

23. Antiarrhythmic Agents 575
Matthew W. Miller and H. Richard Adams

Section 6. Drugs Affecting Renal Function and Fluid-Electrolyte Balance 603

24. Principles of Acid-Base Balance: Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy 605
Deborah T. Kochevar and Maya M. Scott

25. Diuretics 647
Deborah T. Kochevar

Section 7. Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Elements 671

26. Hemostatic and Anticoagulant Drugs 673
H. Richard Adams

Section 8. Endocrine Pharmacology 691

27. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones 693
Srujana Rayalam, Margarethe Hoenig, and Duncan Ferguson

28. Hormones Affecting Reproduction 717
Doodipla S. Reddy and John E. Gadsby

29. Thyroid Hormones and Antithyroid Drugs 735
Duncan C. Ferguson

30. Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, and Adrenolytic Drugs 771
Duncan C. Ferguson, Levent Dirikolu, and Margarethe Hoenig

31. Drugs Influencing Glucose Metabolism 803
Margarethe Hoenig

Section 9. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases 817

32. Antiseptics and Disinfectants 819
Mark C. Heit and Jim E. Riviere

33. Sulfonamides and Potentiated Sulfonamides 835
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

34. -Lactam Antibiotics: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Related Drugs 865
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

35. Tetracycline Antibiotics 895
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

36. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics 915
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

37. Chloramphenicol and Derivatives, Macrolides, Lincosamides, and Miscellaneous Antimicrobials 945
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

38. Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs 983
Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere

39. Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs 1013
Jennifer L. Davis, Mark G. Papich, and Mark C. Heit

Section 10. Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases 1051

40. Antinematodal Drugs 1053
Carlos E. Lanusse, Luis I. Alvarez, Juan M. Sallovitz, María L. Mottier, and Sergio F. Sanchez Bruni

41. Anticestodal and Antitrematod

Product details

• Authors: RIVIERE JIM E PAPICH MARK G
• Assisted by: Mark G. Papich (Editor), Jim E. Riviere (Editor)
• Publisher: IOWA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2009
• EAN: 9780813820613
• ISBN: 978-0-8138-2061-3
• No. of pages: 1500
• Dimensions: 226 mm x 288 mm x 60 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine