About our authors Michael Patrick Adams, PhD, is an accomplished educator, author and national speaker. The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in Austin, Texas, named Dr. Adams a Master Teacher. He has published two other textbooks with Pearson Education: Core Concepts in Pharmacology and Pharmacology for Nursing: A Pathophysiologic Approach. Dr. Adams obtained his master’s degree in pharmacology from Michigan State University and his doctorate in education from the University of South Florida. Dr. Adams was on the faculty of Lansing Community College and St. Petersburg College and was Dean of Health Professions at Pasco-Hernando State College for over 19 years. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Hillsborough Community College.Carol Quam Urban, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, is Director of the School of Nursing and an Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has been on the faculty in the School of Nursing for over two decades and has worked with Dr. Rebecca Sutter to open three nurse-managed health clinics, academic-community partnerships that care for uninsured patients and provide educational opportunities for Mason nursing students. She has published the Pearson textbook Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach with Dr. Adams and Dr. Holland.Rebecca E. Sutter, DNP, BC-FNP, is Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing and one of the directors of an academic nurse-managed clinic within the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has been in the nursing faculty for over 15 years at community colleges and universities, as well as practicing for over 20 years as a pediatric ICU nurse and a board-certified family nurse practitioner.

• PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY Introduction to Pharmacology: Concepts and ConnectionsDrug RegulationsPharmacokineticsPharmacodynamicsAdverse Drug Effects and Drug InteractionsMedication Errors and Risk ReductionThe Role of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in PharmacotherapyPART 2: PHARMACOLOGY AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP Pharmacotherapy During Pregnancy and LactationPharmacotherapy of the Pediatric PatientPharmacotherapy of the Geriatric PatientIndividual Variations in Drug ResponsesPART 3: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Review of Neurotransmitters and the Autonomic Nervous SystemCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsAdrenergic AgonistsAdrenergic AntagonistsPART 4: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Review of the Central Nervous SystemPharmacotherapy of Anxiety and Sleep DisordersPharmacotherapy of Mood DisordersPharmacotherapy of PsychosesPharmacotherapy of Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous SystemPharmacotherapy of SeizuresPharmacotherapy of Muscle Spasms and SpasticityCentral Nervous System Stimulants and Drugs for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderPharmacotherapy of Severe Pain and MigrainesAnesthetics and Anesthesia AdjunctsPharmacology of Substance AbusePART 5: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Review of the Cardiovascular SystemPharmacotherapy of HyperlipidemiaPharmacotherapy with Calcium Channel BlockersDrugs Affecting the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone SystemDiuretic Therapy and the Pharmacotherapy of Renal FailurePharmacotherapy of Fluid Imbalance, Electrolyte, and Acid--Base DisordersPharmacotherapy of HypertensionPharmacotherapy of Angina Pectoris and Myocardial InfarctionPharmacotherapy of Heart FailurePharmacotherapy of DysrhythmiasPharmacotherapy of Coagulation DisordersPharmacotherapy of Hematopoietic DisordersPART 6: PHARMACOLOGY OF BODY DEFENSES Review of Body Defenses and the Immune SystemPharmacotherapy of Inflammation and FeverImmunostimulants and ImmunosuppressantsImmunizing AgentsPART 7: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND ALLERGY Pharmacotherapy of Asthma and Other Pulmonary DisordersPharmacotherapy of Allergic Rhinitis and the Common ColdPART 8: PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTI-INFECTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY Basic Principles of Anti-Infective PharmacotherapyAntibiotics Affecting the Bacterial Cell WallAntibiotics Affecting Bacterial Protein SynthesisFluoroquinolones and Miscellaneous AntibacterialsSulfonamides and the Pharmacotherapy of Urinary Tract InfectionsPharmacotherapy of Mycobacterial InfectionsPharmacotherapy of Fungal InfectionsPharmacotherapy of Protozoan and Helminthic InfectionsPharmacotherapy of Non-HIV Viral InfectionsPharmacotherapy of HIV-AIDSBasic Principles of Antineoplastic TherapyPharmacotherapy of NeoplasiaPART 9: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Review of the Gastrointestinal SystemPharmacotherapy of Peptic Ulcer DiseasePharmacotherapy of Bowel Disorders and Other Gastrointestinal ConditionsVitamins and MineralsEnteral and Parenteral NutritionWeight Reduction Strategies and the Pharmacotherapy of ObesityPART 10: PHARMACOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM Review of the Endocrine SystemHypothalamic and Pituitary DrugsPharmacotherapy of Diabetes MellitusPharmacotherapy of Thyroid DisordersCorticosteroids and Drugs Affecting the Adrenal CortexEstrogens, Progestins, and Drugs Modifying Uterine FunctionDrugs for Modifying ConceptionDrugs for Disorders and Conditions of the Male Reproductive SystemPART 11: ADDITIONAL DRUG CLASSES Pharmacotherapy of Bone and Joint DisordersPharmacotherapy of Dermatologic DisordersPharmacotherapy of Eye and Ear DisordersEmergency Preparedness: Bioterrorism and Management of Poisoning