Aldred E.M. Pharmacology: A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals

Churchill Livingston, Elsevier Limited, 2009. - 362 p. ISBN: 0443068984This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Pharmacology: A Handbook for Complementary Healthcare Professionals provides an accessible text and source book of pharmacology for both students and practitioners of complementary medicine. It covers the basic chemistry which builds into an understanding of basic organic chemistry, key pharmacological principles, herbal and nutritional chemical constituents and the use of conventional medication. Various different aspects are treated in a way which creates linkages for clarity and clinical relevance.The content of the book has a logical approach, starting with an explanation of the basic principles of pharmacology and gradually putting the building blocks together for a complete understanding of the use and action of pharmacology suitable for its audience.
The book describes the major classes of drugs that affect the respiratory, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems, and how these relate to physiological and gastrophysiological mechanisms.Relevant to all students and practitioners of complementary medicine
Easy to read
Includes over 200 illustrations
Written by a leading practitioner and lecturer in pharmacologyBasic pharmacological principles
The atom: the smallest unit of pharmacology
Bonds found in biological chemistry
Bonds continued
Nomenclature: representation of chemical structures and basic terminology
Isomers
Free radicals
Acids and bases
Important primary metabolic components
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Amino acids and proteins
Purines and pyrimidines
Vitamins and minerals
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: introduction
Methods of administration
How do drugs get into cells?
Metabolism
Drug excretion
Pharmacodynamics: how drugs elicit a physiological effect
Plant pharmacology
Plant pharmacology. Introduction: secondary metabolites
Phenols
Terpenes
Amines and alkaloids
Gycosides
Orthodox medication
Orthodox medicine: introduction
Cardiovascular disorders
Problems with lipid metabolism
Blood disorders
Antimicrobials
Inflammation and the immune system
The nervous system
Analgesia and relief of pain
Neurological disease
Respiratory diseases
Gastrointestinal disorders
Urinary tract infection
Metabolic disorders
Reproductive hormones
Chemotherapy
Toxicology
Toxicology
The final analysis
Scientific tests
Information gathering and the final analysis