Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acetaminophen -- Alkylating agents in chemotherapy -- Allergies -- Aminoglycoside antibiotics -- Amiodarone -- Amoxicillin -- Androgen drugs -- Angiogenesis inhibitors -- Antacids -- Anthrax vaccine -- Antiandrogens (cancer treatment) -- Antianxiety drugs -- Antibiotics: Experimental -- Antibiotics: Overview -- Antibiotics: Types -- Antibodies -- Anticholinergics -- Antidepressant medications -- Antidiarrheal agents -- Antiestrogens -- Antifungal drugs -- Antimetabolites in chemotherapy -- Antinausea medications -- Antineoplastics in chemotherapy -- Antiparasitic drugs -- Antipsychotic medications -- Antiviral drugs -- Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) -- Benzodiazepines -- Beta-blockers -- Biopharmaceuticals -- Bisphosphonates -- Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) -- Bromocriptine -- Brompton cocktail -- Calcium channel blockers -- Cancer vaccines -- Carbamazepine -- Cephalosporin antibiotics -- Chemical germicides -- Cisplatin -- Clonidine -- Colchicine -- Corticosteroids -- Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors -- Cyclosporine -- Cytokines -- Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) -- Designer drugs -- Diindolylmethane -- Dopamine and addiction -- Doxorubicin -- Endocrinology -- Essential oil monoterpenes -- Estriol -- Estrogen -- Estrogen receptor downregulator (ERD) -- Ethambutol -- Fentanyl -- Gamma oryzanol -- Gene therapy -- General antibiotics -- Glutamine -- Heparin -- Hepatitis vaccines -- Histamine 2 antagonists -- HIV vaccine -- Hormones -- Huperzine A -- Hydroxycitric acid -- Hydroxymethylbutyrate -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Imidazole antifungals -- Influenza -- Influenza vaccine -- Insulin -- Integrase inhibitors -- Interferon -- Interleukins -- Iodine -- Ipriflavone -- Isoniazid -- Ketolide antibiotics -- Laxatives -- Lipoic acid -- Lipopeptide antibiotics -- Living with allergies -- Loop diuretics -- Macrolide antibiotics -- Marijuana -- Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors -- Maturation inhibitors -- Melatonin -- Mesoglycan -- Metabolism -- Methotrexate -- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) -- Monoclonal antibodies -- Narcotics -- Nicotine -- Nicotine replacement products -- Nitrofurantoin -- Nitroglycerin -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- Opioids -- Oral contraceptives -- Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs -- Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs: cautions and precautions -- Oxazolidinone antibiotics -- Pain management medications -- Penicillamine -- Penicillin antibiotics -- Pentoxifylline -- Pharmacognosy and pharmacology -- Phenobarbital -- Phenothiazines -- Phenytoin -- Plant alkaloids and terpenoids in chemotherapy -- Primidone -- Protease inhibitors -- Proteasome inhibitors -- Psychopharmacology -- Quinolone antibiotics -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Reverse transcriptase inhibitors -- Schistosomiasis vaccine -- Serotonin -- Steroids -- Tetracycline antibiotics -- Thalidomide -- Thiazide diuretics -- Thiazole antifungals -- Thyroid hormone -- Tocotrienols -- Topoisomerase inhibitors -- Tramadol -- Tricyclic antidepressants -- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole -- Trimethylglycine -- Trypanosomiasis vaccine -- Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -- Typhus vaccine -- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors -- Tyrosine -- Vaccines -- Valproic acid -- Vitamins and minerals -- Warfarin -- Weight loss medications -- Timeline of major events in pharmacology -- The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 1901-2018 -- Glossary.

This book addresses a variety of topics in the field of pharmacology. Entries related to basic principles and concepts include fields of study related to the topic; an abstract that provides a brief, concrete summary of the topic; and key concepts important to a proper understanding of the topic.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

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