Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic Principles -- Autonomic Drugs -- Cardiovascular Drugs -- Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle -- Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System -- Drugs with Important Actions on Blood, Inflammation, & Gout -- Endocrine Drugs -- Chemotherapeutic Drugs -- Toxicology -- Special Topics.

This authoritative resource delivers a clear, concise review of fundamental concepts backed by more than 800 review questions and answers. The chapter-based approach facilitates use with course notes or larger texts. Valuable learning aids include: Short discussion of the major concepts that underlie basic principles or specific drug groups in every chapter; Explanatory figures and tables (many in full color); Review questions followed by answers and explanations; Overview diagrams visually organize drug groups and concepts; A list of high-yield terms and definitions you need to know; Skill Keeper Questions prompt you to review previous material to understand links between related topics; A checklist of tasks you should be able to perform upon completion of each chapter; Summary tables that list the important drugs and include key information about their mechanisms of action and effects, clinical uses, pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, and toxicities; Two comprehensive 100-question examinations followed by the answer keys and explanations for the correct answers; An appendix describing test-taking strategies for improving your test performance.