Side Effects of Drugs Annual (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Side Effects of Drugs Annual 27 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 12
Contributors 6
List of special reviews 16
Cumulative index of special reviews 18
How to use this book 24
Historical Essay: Louis Lewin—Meyler’s predecessor 26
Essay: The General Practice Research Database 32
Chapter 1.Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite 36
Chapter 2. Antidepressant drugs 46
Chapter 3. Lithium 54
Chapter 4. Drugs of abuse 64
Chapter 5. Hypnosedatives and anxiolytics 78
Chapter 6. Antipsychotic drugs 84
Chapter 7. Antiepileptic drugs 107
Chapter 8. Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists 123
Chapter 9. Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout 137
Chapter 10. General anesthetics and therapeutic gases 153
Chapter 11. Local anesthetics 159
Chapter 12. Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants 173
Chapter 13. Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system 180
Chapter 14. Dermatological drugs and topical agents 191
Chapter 15. Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists) 200
Chapter 16. Drugs acting on the respiratory tract 207
Chapter 17. Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias 220
Chapter 18. Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs 238
Chapter 19. Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations 244
Chapter 20. Antihypertensive drugs 248
Chapter 21. Diuretics 254
Chapter 22. Metals 259
Chapter 23. Metal antagonists 268
Chapter 24. Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants 274
Chapter 25. Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines 277
Chapter 26. Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs 286
Chapter 27. Antifungal drugs 311
Chapter 28. Antiprotozoal drugs 324
Chapter 29. Antiviral drugs 338
Chapter 30. Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy 358
Chapter 31. Antihelminthic drugs 361
Chapter 32. Vaccines 369
Chapter 33. Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products 377
Chapter 34. Intravenous infusions—solutions and emulsions 388
Chapter 35. Drugs affecting blood coagulation,brinolysis, and hemostasis 393
Chapter 36. Gastrointestinal drugs 397
Chapter 37. Drugs acting on the immune system 408
Chapter 38. Vitamins 440
Chapter 39. Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins 449
Chapter 40. Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives 455
Chapter 41. Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs 477
Chapter 42. Insulin, glucagon, and hypoglycemic drugs 481
Chapter 43. Miscellaneous hormones 500
Chapter 44. Drugs that affect lipid metabolism 508
Chapter 45. Cytostatic drugs 512
Chapter 46. Radiological contrast agents 531
Chapter 47. Drugs used in ocular treatment 544
Chapter 48. Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine 547
Chapter 49. Miscellaneous drugs, materials, and medical devices 560
Address list of national centres that participate in the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme 570
Index of drugs 584
Index of adverse effects 598