Color Atlas of Pharmacology
3rd edition, revised and expanded

Contents (with page links)
 General Pharmacology
 Systems Pharmacology
 Therapy of Selected Diseases
 Further Reading 349 Drug Indexes
 Subject Index
Abbreviations
General Pharmacology
 History of Pharmacology
 Drug and Active Principle
 The Aims of Isolating Active Principles
 European Plants as Sources of Effective Medicines
 Drug Development
 Congeneric Drugs and Name Diversity
 Oral Dosage Forms
 Drug Administration by Inhalation
 Dermatological Agents
 From Application to Distribution in the Body
 Potential Targets of Drug Action
 External Barriers of the Body
 Blood–Tissue Barriers
 Membrane Permeation
 PossibleModes of Drug Distribution
 Binding to Plasma Proteins
 The Liver as an Excretory Organ
 Biotransformation of Drugs
 Drug Metabolism by Cytochrome P450
 The Kidney as an Excretory Organ
 Presystemic Elimination
 Drug Metabolism by Cytochrome P450
 The Kidney as an Excretory Organ
 Presystemic Elimination
 Drug Concentration in the Body as a Function of Time—First Order (Exponential) Rate Processes
 Time Course of Drug Concentration in Plasma
 Time Course of Drug Plasma Levels during Repeated Dosing (A)
 Time Course of Drug Plasma Levels during Irregular Intake (B)
 Accumulation: Dose, Dose Interval, and Plasma Level Fluctuation (A)
 Change in Elimination Characteris-tics during Drug Therapy (B)
 Dose–Response Relationship
 Concentration–Effect Relationship (A)
 Concentration–Effect Curves (B)
 Concentration–Binding Curves
 Types of Binding Forces
 Agonists—Antagonists
 Models of theMolecularMechanism of Agonist/Antagonist Action (A)
 Other Forms of Antagonism
 Enantioselectivity of Drug Action
 Receptor Types
 Mode of Operation of G-Protein-coupled Receptors
 Time Course of Plasma Concentra-tion and Effect
 Undesirable Drug Effects, Side Effects
 Drug Allergy
 Cutaneous Reactions
 Drug Toxicity in Pregnancy and Lactation
 Pharmacogenetics
 Placebo (A)
Systems Pharmacology
 Sympathetic Nervous System
 Structure of the Sympathetic Nervous System
 Adrenergic Synapse
 Adrenoceptor Subtypes and Catecholamine Actions
 Smooth Muscle Effects
 Cardiostimulation
 Metabolic Effects
 Structure–Activity Relationships of Sympathomimetics
Indirect Sympathomimetics
Sympathomimetics,
Sympatholytics
Sympatholytics (
Blockers)
Types of
Blockers
Antiadrenergics
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Cholinergic Synapse
Parasympathomimetics
Parasympatholytics
Actions of Nicotine
Localization of Nicotinic ACh Receptors
Effects of Nicotine on Body Function
Aids for Smoking Cessation
Consequences of Tobacco Smoking
Dopamine
Histamine Effects and Their Pharmacological Properties
Serotonin
Vasodilators—Overview
Organic Nitrates
Calcium Antagonists
ACE Inhibitors
Drugs Used to Influence Smooth Muscle Organs
Cardiac Drugs
Cardiac Glycosides
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Electrophysiological Actions of Antiarrhythmics of the Na+- Channel Blocking Type
Drugs for the Treatment of Anemias
Iron Compounds
Prophylaxis and Therapy of Thromboses
VitaminKAntagonistsandVitaminK
Possibilities for Interference (B)
Heparin (A)
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