Drugs and the human body with implications for society by Liska, Ken

Table of Contents: “…The magic bullets -- Where drugs come from -- Federal laws : the FDA and drug testing-penalties for illicit use -- What happens to drugs after we take them -- Drugs at the synapse -- Narcotic analgesics: opiates and opioids -- Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, nicotine, and other stimulants -- The barbiturates: battered but still here -- Alcohol and 100 million Americans -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics: the minor tranquilizers antipsychotics: the major tranquilizers -- Marijuana -- Hallucinogens, street drugs, designer drugs, club drugs, predatory drugs, and some observations -- The pill: an update -- Nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs): aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, ketoprofen, fenoprofen, and Celebrex and Vioxx -- Additional OTC drugs and chemicals -- Personal drug testing -- Drugs in sports.…”

Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of anaesthesia

Table of Contents: “…General Principles of Pharmacology -- Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents -- Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents -- Local Anaesthetic Agents -- Analgesic Drugs -- Muscle Function and Neuromuscular Blockade -- Sedative and Anxiolytic Drugs -- Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System -- Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System -- Drugs Used in Renal Disease -- Metabolism, the Stress Response to Surgery and Perioperative Thermoregulation -- Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance -- Haematological Disorders and Blood Transfusion -- Basic Physics for the Anaesthetist -- Anaesthetic Apparatus -- Clinical Measurement and Monitoring -- Preoperative Assessment and Premedication -- Intercurrent Disease and Anaesthesia -- Consent and Information for Patients -- The Operating Theatre Environment -- The Practical Conduct of Anaesthesia -- Management of the Difficult Airway -- Management of the High-Risk Surgical Patient -- Local Anaesthetic Techniques -- Anaesthesia for the Bariatric Patient -- Day-Case Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Gynaecological and Genitourinary Surgery -- Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery -- Anaesthesia for ENT, Maxillofacial and Dental Surgery -- Ophthalmic Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Vascular, Endocrine and Plastic Surgery -- Neurosurgical Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Thoracic Surgery -- Anaesthesia for Cardiac Surgery -- Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia -- Paediatric Anaesthesia -- Emergency Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia Outside the Operating Theatre -- Anaesthesia for the Patient with a Transplanted Organ -- Postoperative Care -- Postoperative Pain -- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting -- Complications During Anaesthesia -- Quality and Safety in Anaesthesia -- The Intensive Care Unit -- Management of Chronic Pain -- Resuscitat ion…”

Prescribing at a glance by Ross, Sarah (Clinical pharmacologist)

Table of Contents: “…Selecting medicines and regimens in the elderly; Specific medicines; Hypnotics; Analgesics; Digoxin; Anticoagulants; Antihypertensive drugs; Anticholinergic drugs; Antibiotics --18: Prescribing in pregnancy and breast feeding; What is different in pregnancy/breast feeding; Pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy; Pharmacodynamic changes in pregnancy; Effects on the fetus; Breast feeding; Selecting medicines and regimes in pregnancy and breast feeding; Specific medicines; Part 4: Logistics of prescribing --19: How to write a drug prescription; General rules…”

Roberts and Hedges' clinical procedures in emergency medicine

Table of Contents: “…Transfusion Therapy: Blood & Blood Products -- Section V. Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques -- 29. Local and Topical Anesthesia -- 30. …”