Rev. and expanded translation of: Taschenatlas der Pharmakologie. 5th ed. c2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General pharmacology -- History of pharmacology -- Drug sources -- Drug development -- Drug administration -- Cellular sites of action -- Distribution in the body -- Drug elimination -- Pharmacokinetics -- Quantification of drug action -- Drug-receptor interaction -- Adverse drug effects -- Drug-independent effects -- Systems pharmacology -- Drug acting on the sympathetic nervous system -- Drugs acting on the parasympathetic nervous system -- Nicotine -- Biogenic amines -- Vasodilators -- Inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system -- Drugs acting on smooth muscle -- Cardiac drugs -- Antianemics --

Antithrombotics -- Plasma volume expanders -- Drugs used in hyperlipoproteinemias -- Diuretics -- Drugs for the treatment of peptic ulcers -- Laxatives -- Antidiarrheals -- Drugs acting on the motor systems -- Drugs for the suppression of pain -- Antipyretic analgesics -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Local anesthetics -- Opioids -- General anesthetics -- Psychopharmacologicals -- Hormones -- Antibacterial drugs -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiviral drugs -- Antiparasitic drugs -- Anticancer drugs -- Immune modulators -- Antidotes -- Therapy of selected diseases.

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