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Page 4 and 5: A Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology
Page 6 and 7: This fifth edition is dedicated to
Page 8 and 9: FOREWORD viii PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDG
Page 10 and 11: PREFACE Clinical pharmacology is th
Page 12 and 13: PART I GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Page 14 and 15: ● Use of drugs 3 ● Adverse effe
Page 16 and 17: and acquired factors, notably disea
Page 18 and 19: 100 Effect (%) 0 0 5 10 1 10 100 (a
Page 20 and 21: Dose ratio -1 100 50 The relationsh
Page 22 and 23: ● Introduction 11 ● Constant-ra
Page 24 and 25: In reality, processes of eliminatio
Page 26 and 27: lood (from which samples are taken
Page 28 and 29: ● Introduction 17 ● Bioavailabi
Page 30 and 31: ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION ORAL ROUTE
Page 32 and 33: Transdermal absorption is sufficien
Page 34 and 35: FURTHER READING Fix JA. Strategies
Page 36 and 37: and thromboxanes are CYP450 enzymes
Page 38 and 39: and lorazepam. Some patients inheri
Page 40 and 41: Orally administered drug Parenteral
Page 42 and 43: ● Introduction 31 ● Glomerular
Page 44 and 45: ACTIVE TUBULAR REABSORPTION This is
Page 46 and 47: DISTRIBUTION Drug distribution is a
Page 48 and 49: Detailed recommendations on dosage
Page 50 and 51: DIGOXIN Myxoedematous patients are
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● Introduction 41 ● Role of dru
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25 20 10 Life-threatening toxicity
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● Introduction 45 ● Harmful eff
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vagina in girls in their late teens
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an anti-analgesic effect when combi
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Case history A 20-year-old female m
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METABOLISM At birth, the hepatic mi
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lifelong effects as a result of tox
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DISTRIBUTION Ageing is associated w
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DIGOXIN Digoxin toxicity is common
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FURTHER READING Dhesi JK, Allain TJ
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Factors involved in the aetiology o
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analgesic. Following its release, t
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antibiotics, such as penicillin or
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predisposes to non-immune haemolysi
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● Introduction 71 ● Useful inte
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Response Therapeutic range Toxic ra
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Table 13.1: Interactions outside th
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Table 13.5: Competitive interaction
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● Introduction: ‘personalized m
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Table 14.2: Variations in drug resp
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lipoprotein (LDL) is impaired. LDL
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Key points • Genetic differences
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• Discovery • • Screening Pre
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Too many statistical comparisons pe
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ETHICS COMMITTEES Protocols for all
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Table 16.1: Recombinant proteins/en
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duration and benefit. Adenoviral ve
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● Introduction 97 ● Garlic 97
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A case report has suggested a possi
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including hypericin and pseudohyper
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PART II THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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● Introduction 105 ● Sleep diff
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and daytime sleeping should be disc
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Key points • Insomnia and anxiety
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Box 19.1: Dopamine theory of schizo
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The Boston Collaborative Survey ind
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Oral medication, especially in liqu
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e.g. interpersonal difficulties or
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Partial response to first-line trea
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Key points Drug treatment of depres
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Case history A 45-year-old man with
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Levodopa PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT IN
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• pulmonary, retroperitoneal and
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CHOREA The γ-aminobutyric acid con
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Cholinergic crisis Treatment of mya
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● Introduction 133 ● Mechanisms
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absolute arbiter. The availability
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Table 22.2: Metabolic interactions
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FURTHER ANTI-EPILEPTICS Other drugs
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Case history A 24-year-old woman wh
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Assessment of migraine severity and
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● General anaesthetics 145 ● In
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is the theoretical concern of a ‘
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• Respiratory system - apnoea fol
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Competitive antagonists (vecuronium
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have also proved useful in combinat
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● Introduction 155 ● Pathophysi
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ASPIRIN (ACETYLSALICYLATE) Use Anti
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Key points Drugs for mild pain •
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increases, correlating with the hig
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• If possible, use oral medicatio
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PART III THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
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● Introduction: inflammation 167
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Chapter 33). All NSAIDs cause wheez
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• Stomatitis suggests the possibi
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Pharmacokinetics Allopurinol is wel
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PART IV THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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esponsible for the strong predilect
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Ezetimibe Fat Muscle Dietary fat In
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educed). The risk of muscle damage
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Each of these classes of drug reduc
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AT 1 receptor) produce good 24-hour
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Table 28.2: Examples of calcium-cha
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Key points Drugs used in essential
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Case history A 72-year-old woman se
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Assess risk factors Investigations:
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Persistent ST segment elevation Thr
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Mechanism of action GTN works by re
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Because of the risks of haemorrhage
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Intrinsic pathway XIIa XIa the acti
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that the pharmacodynamic response i
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used with apparent benefit in acute
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The drugs that are most effective i
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therapeutic plasma concentration ca
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● Common dysrhythmias 217 ● Gen
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BASIC LIFE SUPPORT CARDIOPULMONARY
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arrest. The electrocardiogram is li
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should be given to insertion of an
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Drug interactions Amiodarone potent
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effect when treating sinus bradycar
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Case history A 24-year-old medical
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PART V THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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CHAPTER 33 THERAPY OF ASTHMA, CHRON
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STEP 5: CONTINUOUS OR FREQUENT USE
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Adenylyl cyclase Table 33.1: Compar
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Drug interactions Although synergis
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use in asthma has declined consider
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α 1-antitrypsin deficiency, neutro
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PART VI THE ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
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● Peptic ulceration 247 ● Oesop
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PEPTIC ULCERATION 249 • With rega
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Ranitidine has a similar profile of
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Vestibular stimulation ? via cerebe
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cortical centres affecting vomiting
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• in hepatocellular failure to re
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Ciprofloxacin is occasionally used
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withdrawal), small doses of benzodi
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Table 34.7: Dose-independent hepato
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● Introduction 265 ● General ph
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dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide
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Table 35.1: Common trace element de
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PART VII FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES
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● Introduction 273 ● Volume ove
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Key points Diuretics Diuretics are
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is sometimes caused by drugs, notab
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or with potassium-sparing diuretics
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Greger R, Lang F, Sebekova, Heidlan
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PART VIII THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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in prefilled injection devices (‘
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Metformin should be withdrawn and i
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FURTHER READING American Diabetes A
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deficiency. Potassium iodide (3 mg
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fertility. It is contraindicated du
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● Introduction 297 ● Vitamin D
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effective in life-threatening hyper
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Further reading Block GA, Martin KJ
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Table 40.1: Actions of cortisol and
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injection may be useful, but if don
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CHAPTER 41 REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLO
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elease by the pituitary via negativ
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Treatment with depot progestogen in
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infusion using an infusion pump to
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significant proportion of men who r
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with symptoms caused by the release
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FURTHER READING Birnbaumer M. Vasop
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PART IX SELECTIVE TOXICITY
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● Principles of antibacterial che
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2. transfer of resistance between o
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Pharmacokinetics Absorption of thes
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Mechanism of action Macrolides bind
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asic quinolone structure dramatical
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Case history A 70-year-old man with
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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT OF MYCOBAC
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Pharmacokinetics Absorption from th
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MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE INFECTION Lepr
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POLYENES AMPHOTERICIN B Uses Amphot
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therapy is adequate though more fre
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NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUES ACICLOVIR Uses
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Table 45.3: Summary of available ac
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Uses Interferon-α when combined wi
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● Introduction 351 ● Immunopath
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Table 46.1: Examples of combination
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NON-NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGUE REVERSE TRA
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FUSION INHIBITORS Uses Currently, e
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salvage therapy include azithromyci
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● Malaria 361 ● Trypanosomal in
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Pharmacokinetics Chloroquine is rap
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Table 47.2: Drug therapy of non-mal
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Table 48.1: Classification of commo
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Polymorph count/mm 3 (a) (b) 10 000
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doses are used to prepare patients
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Adverse effects Methotrexate Inhibi
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Table 48.7: Summary of clinical pha
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Table 48.9: Summary of the clinical
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Plasma membrane Signal transduction
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Table 48.10: Monoclonal antibodies
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INTERFERON-ALFA 2B Interferon-alfa
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PART X HAEMATOLOGY
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● Haematinics - iron, vitamin B 1
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one marrow to produce red cells. Th
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EPO Erythroid precursors Erythrocyt
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Therapeutic principles The extent o
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PART XI IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
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● Introduction 399 ● Immunity a
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Key points Antigen recognition Expr
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Table 50.1: Novel anti-proliferativ
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Key points Treatment of anaphylacti
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DRUGS THAT ENHANCE IMMUNE SYSTEM FU
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PART XII THE SKIN
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● Introduction 411 ● Acne 411
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DERMATITIS (ECZEMA) PRINCIPLES OF T
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SPECIALISTS ONLY SPECIALISTS ONLY E
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TREATMENT OF OTHER SKIN INFECTIONS
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effect of too high a dose of UVB in
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PART XIII THE EYE
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● Introduction: ocular anatomy, p
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to cause pupillary dilatation, name
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Table 52.3: Antibacterial agents us
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Table 52.6: Common drug-induced pro
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PART XIV CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
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Table 53.2: Central nervous system
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which provide anonymized data to th
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Peak plasma levels after smoking ci
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Key points Acute effects of alcohol
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FURTHER READING Goldman D, Oroszi G
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Table 54.2: Common indications for
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Table 54.5: Antidotes and other spe
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Commission on Human Medicines (CHM)
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Note: Page numbers in italics refer
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atrial fibrillation 217, 221 digoxi
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Cushing’s syndrome 302 cyclic ade
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5-fluorouracil 375-6 fluoxetine, mo
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children 54 diazepam 108 iron prepa
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non-steroidal anti-inflammatory dru
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puberty (male), delay 314 puerperiu
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tolerance 9, 433 benzodiazepines 10
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