http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Antidiabetic drugs are used primarily to control diabetes mellitus, a chronic disease that affects carbohydrate metabolism. The two groups of antidiabetic agents are insulin and oral hypoglycemic (antidiabetic) drugs….
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Peptic ulcer is a broad term for an ulcer that occurs in the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum within the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Ulcers are more specifically named according…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Various drugs are used to maintain or restore circulation. The three major groups of these drugs are (1) anticoagulants, (2) antiplatelets (antithrombotics), and (3) thrombolytics. The anticoagulants prevent the…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology This chapter describes drugs used for hormonal replacement and for inhibition of hormonal secretion from the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Before reading this chapter, review the introduction…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology Central nervous system (CNS) depressants used to manage symptoms of psychosis and anxiety disorders include antipsychotics and anxiolytics, which may cause psychosis. Antipsychotics are also known as neuroleptics or…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Inflammation is a response to tissue injury and infection. When the inflammatory process occurs, a vascular reaction takes place in which fluid, elements of blood, leukocytes (white blood cells…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Genes, inflammatory processes, infection, environment, and diet can influence cancer cells. Cancer cells grow out of control and can spread to distant parts of the body, invading normal tissues…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ This chapter covers antituberculars, antifungals, and antivirals. Although these drug categories differ from one another, they each contain drugs that inhibit or kill organisms that cause disease. Tuberculosis Tuberculosis…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology/ Antimalarial Drugs Malaria is a life-threatening disease that was eliminated from the U.S. in the early 1950s. Since that time, 1500 to 2000 cases of malaria have been reported…
http://evolve.elsevier.com/McCuistion/pharmacology Drugs that are central nervous system (CNS) depressants cause varying degrees of depression (reduction in functional activity) within the CNS. The degree of depression depends primarily on the drug…
