Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

1. Principles of Drug Therapy
2. Factors Affecting Drug Disposition
3. Pharmacogenetics
4. Drug-Induced Diseases
5. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
6. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy*
7. Antimicrobial Drugs
8. Treatment of Bacterial Infections
9. Treatment of Fungal Infections
10. Antiviral Therapy
11. Disinfectants, Antiseptics, and Related Biocides
12. Drugs for the Treatment of Protozoal Infections
13. Drugs for the Treatment of Helminth Infections: Anthelmintics
14. Therapy of Cardiovascular Diseases
15. Drugs Acting on Blood or Blood-Forming Organs
16. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid–Base Therapy
17. Drugs Affecting Urine Formation
18. Treatment of Urinary Disorders
19. Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
20. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
21. Drug Therapy for Endocrinopathies
22. Dermatologic Therapy
23. Rational Use of Reproductive Hormones
24. Anesthetic Agents
25. muscle Relaxants
26. Drugs That Modify Animal Behavior
27. Anticonvulsants and Other Neurologic Therapies in Small Animals
28. Control of Pain in Small Animals: Opioid Agonists and Antagonists and Other Locally and Centrally Acting Analgesics
29. Antiinflammatory Drugs
30. Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids
31. Immunomodulators or Biological Response Modifiers: Introduction and Miscellaneous Agents
32. Biologic Response Modifiers: Interferons, Interleukins, Chemokines, and Hematopoietic Growth Factors
33. Chemotherapy

Confidently utilize the rapidly growing selection of pharmaceuticals used to treat small animals. Small Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2nd Edition helps you understand both the therapeutic uses of common pharmaceuticals and the pharmacology behind them, giving you all of the information you need to design and modify dosing regimens, identify factors that cause drugs to fail, and anticipate adverse drug reactions. Comprehensive approach emphasizes the use of drugs for prevention as well as treatment. Clear, consistent organization makes it easy to find the information you need when you need it. Dosage tables help you find essential pharmaceutical information at a glance. Pharmacogenetics chapter helps you understand how to use this emerging science to find the right dose for each patient, optimizing efficiency and minimizing toxicity. Routes of administration and sample pharmaceutical calculations provide fast, efficient access to comprehensive drug administration all in one inclusive resource. Multiple chapters on Antimicrobial Drugs and Antimicrobial Therapy highlight the impact of antimicrobial resistance on current practice.