<p>Use your knowledge of pharmacology to enhance oral care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 6th Edition describes how to evaluate a patientâ™s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the drugs they take. It explores the basic fundamentals of pharmacology, special topics such as pain control, fear and anxiety, and oral complications of cancer therapy, and most importantly, the actions of specific drug groups on the human body. Whether youâ™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. </p>

<p><b>Part I Principles of Pharmacology</b></p><br><p>1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action </p><br><p>2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs </p><br><p>3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs </p><br><p>4. Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics <b><i>NEW!</i></b></p><br><p><b>Part II Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups</b> </p><br><p>5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs </p><br><p>6. Adrenergic Agonists </p><br><p>7. Adrenergic Blocking Drugs </p><br><p>8. Cholinergic Drugs </p><br><p>9. Antimuscarinic Drugs </p><br><p>10. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors </p><br><p>11. Introduction to Central Nervous System Drugs </p><br><p>12. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs </p><br><p>13. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs, and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants </p><br><p>14. Anticonvulsants </p><br><p>15. Antiparkinson Drugs </p><br><p>16. Local Anesthetics </p><br><p>17. Principles of General Anesthesia </p><br><p>18. Agents Used in General Anesthesia, Deep Sedation and Conscious Sedation </p><br><p>19. Introduction to Antinociceptive Drugs </p><br><p>20. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists </p><br><p>21. Nonopioid Analgesics, Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs, and Antirheumatic </p><br><p>and Antigout Drugs </p><br><p>22. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists </p><br><p>23. Drugs Affecting Serotonin, Antimigraine Drugs, and Drugs for Other Pain </p><br><p>Syndromes </p><br><p>24. Antiarrhythmic Drugs </p><br><p>25. Cardiac Glycosides and Other Drugs Used in Heart Failure </p><br><p>26. Antianginal Drugs </p><br><p>27. Diuretic Drugs </p><br><p>28. Antihypertensive Drugs </p><br><p>29. Lipid-Lowering Drugs </p><br><p>30. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs </p><br><p>31. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs </p><br><p>32. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System </p><br><p>33. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract </p><br><p>34. Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Pharmacology </p><br><p>35. Adrenal Corticosteroids </p><br><p>36 Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics and Glucagon </p><br><p>37. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development </p><br><p>38. Principles of Antibiotic Therapy </p><br><p>39. Antibacterial and Antibiotic Drugs </p><br><p>40. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents </p><br><p>41. Immunotherapy </p><br><p>42. Antineoplastic Drugs </p><br><p>43. Aliphatic Alcohols </p><br><p>44. Anticaries Agents </p><br><p>45. Antiplaque/Antigingivitis Agents </p><br><p>46. Antiseptics and Disinfectants </p><br><p><b>Part III Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics</b></p><br><p>47. Analgesic Use for Effective Pain Control </p><br><p>48. Management of Fear and Anxiety </p><br><p>49. Antibiotic Prophylaxis </p><br><p>50. Oral Complications of Cancer Therapy </p><br><p>51. Drugs of Abuse </p><br><p>52. Toxicology </p><br><p>53. Geriatric Pharmacology </p><br><p>54. Drugs for Medical Emergencies </p><br><p>55. Prescription Writing and Drug Regulations </p><br><p>56. Alternative Medicine in Dentistry </p><br><p><b>Appendix I Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry </b></p><br><p><b>Appendix II Glossary of Abbreviations</b> </p>

John A. Yagiela DDS, PhD