Main description:

Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology is a practical, clinically-oriented pharmacology text designed to provide the veterinary student and practitioner with all the relevant information needed when designing drug treatment regimens for pets in small animal veterinary practice. Comprehensively updated and revised, the second edition of this core text covers essential new information on drugs used in the management of a range of presenting conditions including heart disease and cardiac arrhythmias. For the second edition new authors, superb new illustrations and a second colour have all been introduced. With its unique approach combining a thorough understanding of the pharmacological action of drugs with a basic understanding of the relevant physiology and pathophysiology of systems and tissues affected, Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology continues to be an indispensable book for all veterinary students and practitioners.

Contents:

1. Pharmacological principles of clinical practice

2. Clinical pharmacokinetics

3. Adverse drug reactions

4. Autonomic pharmacology

5. Anaesthetic agents

6. Sedatives

7. Behaviour modification drugs

8. Antimicrobials

9. Antifungal

10. Antiparasitics

11. Corticosteroids and antihistamines

12. Immunomodulatory therapy

13. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

14. Narcotic analgesics

15. Cancer chemotherapy

16. Anticonvulsants

17. Cardiovascular therapy

18. Respiratory drugs

19. Gastrointestinal drugs

20. Drugs used in the management of thyroid disease

21. Drugs used in the management of pancreatic disease

22. Drugs used in the management of adrenal disease

23. Drugs and reproduction

24. Topical dermatological therapy