iv     CONTENTS   

47. Antimycobacterial Drugs  389

part VI
48. Antifungal Agents  395
DRUGS WITH IMPORTANT ACTIONS
ON BLOOD, INFLAMMATION, 49. Antiviral Chemotherapy & Prophylaxis  402
& GOUT  267
50. Miscellaneous Antimicrobial Agents
& Urinary Antiseptics  414
33. 
Agents Used in Cytopenias; Hematopoietic
Growth Factors  267 51. Clinical Use of Antimicrobials  420
34.  Drugs Used in Coagulation Disorders  276 52. Antiprotozoal Drugs  426
35.  Agents Used in Dyslipidemia  288 53. Antihelminthic Drugs  434
36. 
NSAIDs, Acetaminophen, & Drugs Used in 54. Cancer Chemotherapy  440
Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gout  296
55. Immunopharmacology 452

part VII part IX

ENDOCRINE DRUGS  307 TOXICOLOGY 463
37. 
Hypothalamic & Pituitary Hormones  307 56. Environmental & Occupational
38. 
Thyroid & Antithyroid Drugs  316 Toxicology 463

39. 
Corticosteroids & Antagonists  322 57. Heavy Metals  469

58. Management of the Poisoned Patient  475

40. 
Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors  329

41. 
Pancreatic Hormones, Antidiabetic Agents, part X
& Glucagon  340 SPECIAL TOPICS  483
42. 
Drugs That Affect Bone Mineral
Homeostasis 349 59. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal
Disorders 483

part VIII 60. Dietary Supplements & Herbal

CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS  359 Medications 492

61. Drug Interactions  497

43. 
Beta-Lactam Antibiotics & Other Cell Wall
Synthesis Inhibitors  360 Appendix I. Strategies for Improving Test
Performance 503
44. 
Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclines,
Macrolides, Clindamycin, Streptogramins, Appendix II. Key Words for Key Drugs  506
& Linezolid  369
Appendix III. Examination 1  518
45. 
Aminoglycosides 377
Appendix IV.  Examination 2  534
46. 
Sulfonamides, Trimethoprim, &
Fluoroquinolones 382 Index  549