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Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

Gain a complete understanding of drugs affecting patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th Edition describes how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize de… Leer más

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Gain a complete understanding of drugs affecting patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th Edition describes how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the drugs they take. It explores the basic principles of pharmacology, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the potential for adverse drug interactions. Developed by Frank Dowd, Barton Johnson, and Angelo Mariotti, with chapters from a team of expert contributors, this is the only book written by dental pharmacologists for the dental market. Whether you’re concerned about the drugs a patient is already taking or the drugs you prescribe for treatment, this book helps you reduce risk and provide effective dental care.

Puntos claves

  • Concise, comprehensive coverage helps you provide safe and effective dental care, exploring the fundamentals of pharmacology and clearly explaining actions of specific drug groups on systems in the human body in addition to covering special topics such as pain control, fear and anxiety, and oral complications of cancer therapy
  • An emphasis on the dental applications of pharmacology shows how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in any medications the patient may be taking
  • Practical appendices provide easy access to essential information, summarizing topics such as drug interactions in clinical dentistry, antiseptics and disinfectants, herbs, controlled substances, protein biopharmaceuticals, drugs used to treat glaucoma, and abbreviations
  • Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing chapter and two appendices on drug prescribing cover both the medications that a patient may already be taking and drugs that a dentist may prescribe for treatment
  • Nearly 50 expert contributors represent a diverse, authoritative panel of authors from many of the major dental schools

De interès para

Dental students

Índice

Part 1: Principles of Pharmacology

1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action

2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs

3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs

4. Pharmacogenetics: Pharmacogenomics

Part 2: Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups

5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs

6. Cholinergic Agonists and Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists

7. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors

8. Adrenergic Agonists

9. Adrenergic Antagonists

10. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs

11. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants

12. Anticonvulsants

13. Antiparkinson Drugs

14. Local Anesthetics

15. General Anesthesia

16. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

17. Non-Opioid Analgesics; Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs; Antirheumatic and Antigout Drugs

18. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists

19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

20. Drugs Used in Heart Failure

21. Antianginal Drugs

22. Diuretic Drugs

23. Antihypertensive Drugs

24. Lipid-Lowering Drugs

25. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs

26. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs

27. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System

28. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract

29. Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Pharmacology

30. Adrenal Corticosteroids

31. Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics, and Glucagon

32. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development

33. Antibiotic Therapy

34. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents

35. Immunotherapy

36. Antineoplastic Drugs

Part 3: Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics

37. Medications for Management of Chronic, Non-Odontogenic Pain

38. Management of Fear and Anxiety

39. Drugs of Abuse

40. Toxicology

41. Drugs for Medical Emergencies

42. Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing

Appendices

1: Protein Biopharmaceuticals

2: The Use of Herbs and Herbal Dietary Supplements in Dentistry

3: Antiseptics and Disinfectants

4: Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry

5: Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma

6: Prescription Writing

7: Controlled Substances and Drug Schedules

8: Regulations and Drug Prescribing

9: Glossary of Abbreviations

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Sobre los editores

FD

Frank J. Dowd

Professor Frank J. Dowd works in the Department of Pharmacology; Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor, Department of Pharmacology; Professor, Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

BJ

Bart Johnson

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Director, General Practice Residency Program, Swedish Medical Center; Private Practice, Seattle Special Dentistry, Seattle, WA

AM

Angelo Mariotti

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Creighton University, School of Medicine and School of Dentistry, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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