TY - BOOK AU - Lemke,Thomas L. AU - Zito,S.William AU - Roche,Victoria F. AU - Williams,David A. AU - Foye,William O. TI - Essentials of Foye's Principles of medicinal chemistry SN - 9781451192063 AV - RS403 .P75 2017 U1 - 616.0756 LEM 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer KW - Pharmaceutical chemistry KW - Pharmacology KW - Health and Fitness KW - eflch KW - fast KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Chemistry, Pharmaceutical N1 - Includes index; Abridgement of: Foye's principles of medicinal chemistry / edited by Thomas L. Lemke, David A. Williams ; associate editors, Victoria F. Roche, S. William Zito. 7th ed. c2003; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1.Essentials of Essentials; 2.Introduction to medicinal chemistry: drug receptors and general drug metabolism; 3.Cholinergic agents; 4.Adrenergic agents; 5.Drugs used to treat neuromuscular disorders; 6.Respiratory agents; 7.Antipsychotic and anxiolytic drugs; 8.Sedative-hypnotics; 9.Anesthetic agents: general and local anesthetics; 10.Antiseizure agents; 11.Antidepressants; 12.Opioid analgesics and antagonists; 13.Cardiovascular agents; 14.Agents affecting the Renin-angiotensin pathway; 15.Antihyperlipidemics; 16.Anticoagulant, antiplatelet, and finbrinolysis agents; 17.Insulin and drugs used to treat diabetes; 18.Steroids: adrenocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, and related nonsteroidal compounds; 19.Thyroid function and thyroid drugs; 20.Calcium homeostatis; 21.Nonsteroidal anti-imflammatory drugs; 22.Antihistamines and related antiallergic and antiulcer agents; 23.Antimicrobial agents; 24.Antifungal agents; 25.Antiparasitic drugs; 26.Cancer chemotherapy: antiviral and antiretroviral agents; 27.Chemotherapy: antiviral and antiretroviral agents; 28.Obesity and nutrition N2 - Written in response to reader requests for a short, 'to the point' text that clearly summarises the most important chemical elements of therapeutically relevant drug classes, 'Essentials of Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry' is a concise, quick-reference source of reliable information in the field. Derived from the highly regarded 'Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, ' this focused text provides an essential understanding of drug action and demonstrates its practical application to today's pharmacy practice ER -