Rev. ed. of: CRC handbook of pharmacology of aging. 1983. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pharmacokinetics -- Adrenergic function in aging; focus on the cardiovascular system -- Cholinergic regulation of heart function in aging -- Antihypertensive and vasodilator drugs in aging -- Antiarrhythmic drug-agents affecting myocardial excitability -- Use of diuretic agents in the elderly -- The effect of age on bronchodilators used to treat asthma -- Sedatives, hypnotics, alcohol, and anticonvulsants -- Parkinson's disease and aging: pharmacological approaches to understanding the disease -- Antipsychotic drugs -- Pharmacology of antidepressants in the elderly -- Nootropics and agents for treating Alzheimer's disease -- Agents used in anemia disorders of the elderly -- Agents used in coagulation disorders of the elderly -- Antihyperlipidemic agents -- Use of antibacterial agents in the elderly -- Pharmacology of cancer chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic agents with comments on the effects of age -- Nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drugs -- Index.
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