Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction -- Basic principles of pharmacology -- Drug therapy across the life span -- Peripheral nervous system drugs -- Central nervous system drugs -- Drugs that affect fluid and electrolyte balance -- Drugs that affect the heart, blood vessels and blood -- Drugs for endocrine disorders -- Women's health -- Men's health -- Anti-inflammatory, antiallergic and immunologic drugs -- Drugs for bone and joint disorders -- Respiratory tract drugs -- Gastrointestinal drugs -- Nutrition -- Chemotherapy of infectious diseases -- Chemotherapy of parasitic diseases -- Cancer chemotherapy -- Additional important drugs -- Alternative therapy -- Toxicology --