Pharmacology is the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs. The practice of dentistry utilizes drugs both as a primary treatment modality as well as facilitator of/adjuvant to dental procedures. This book “Essentials of Pharmacology for Dentistry” is divided into three sections and consists of total 37 chapters. The first section describes the general pharmacological principles with which all professionals involved in drug therapy must be conversant. The second section focuses on systemic pharmacology, and presents a brief account of drugs acting on various organ systems and used in the treatment of common disorders affecting these systems. Each chapter is organised systematically. The opening sentence defines the class of drugs, followed by their classification presented in chart form for better pictorial impression and easy remembrance. The ‘prototype’ approach is followed by describing the representative drug of the class. Matters particularly relevant to dental therapeutics have been highlighted by italicizing. Wherever applicable, the implications in dentistry are prominently elaborated, e.g. drugs and diseases affecting postextraction haemostasis, dental procedures in patients on corticosteroid therapy or in diabetics, oral complications of cancer chemotherapy, conscious sedation in dentistry, etc. The third section covers antimicrobials and other drugs which the dentists prescribe or administer themselves. All chapters present in this edition have been thoroughly updated to include the latest information and new drugs, while nonrelevant material has been deleted.

Contents

Chapter 01 Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration
Chapter 02 Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 03 Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 04 Adverse Drug Effects
Chapter 05 Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 06 Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 07 Autacoids and Related Drugs
Chapter 08 General Anaesthetics and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Chapter 09 Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
Chapter 10 Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Drugs
Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Drugs
Chapter 13 Diuretics
Chapter 14 Hormones and Related Drugs
Chapter 15 Hormones and Related Drugs
Chapter 16 Hormones and Related Drugs
Chapter 17 Drugs Affecting Blood
Chapter 18 Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 19 Drugs for Respiratory Disorders
Chapter 20 Vitamins
Chapter 21 Anticancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs
Chapter 22 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic Analgesics
Chapter 23 Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
Chapter 24 Local Anaesthetics
Chapter 25 Antimicrobial Drugs_ General Considerations
Chapter 26 Sulfonamidesr Cotrimoxazoler Quinclones and Nitroimidazoles
Chapter 27 Beta Lactam Antibiotics
Chapter 28 Tetracyclinesr Chloramphenicol and Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Chapter 29 Macrolide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics
Chapter 30 Antitubercular and Antileprotic Drugs
Chapter 31 Antifungal Drugs
Chapter 32 Antiviral Drugs
Chapter 33 Antiprotozoal Drugs
Chapter 34 Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Other Locally Acting Drugs
Chapter 35 Drugs and Aids with Specific Application in Dental Disorders
Chapter 36 Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Office
Chapter 37 Drug Interactions