Thomas Peck is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and is also an Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton. Benjamin Harris is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.

'This outstanding book differentiates itself from others through its effective use of figures and diagrams that enhance learning. It is comprehensive and provides sufficient detail for the use of these medications. The information is not so overwhelming as to render it forgotten after reading. The inclusion of new anticoagulants and their reversal and the update on antibiotics make this new edition necessary.' Robert R. Gaiser, Doody's Notes

• Preface: Foreword by Anthony Absalom; Section I. Basic Principles: 1. Drug passage across the cell membrane; 2. Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; 3. Drug action; 4. Drug interaction; 5. Isomerism; 6. Pharmacokinetic modelling; 7. Applied pharmacokinetic models; 8. medicinal chemistry; Section II. Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice: 9. General anaesthetic agents; 10. Analgesics; 11. Local anaesthetics; 12. Muscle relaxants and reversal agents; Section III. Cardiovascular Drugs: 13. Sympathomimetics; 14. Adrenoceptor antagonists; 15. Anti-arrhythmics; 16. Vasodilators; 17. Antihypertensives; Section IV. Other Important Drugs: 18. Central nervous system; 19. Antiemetics and related drugs; 20. Drugs acting on the gut; 21. Intravenous fluids, minerals and nutrition; 22. Diuretics; 23. Antimicrobials; 24. Drugs affecting coagulation; 25. Drugs used in diabetes; 26. Corticosteroids and other hormone preparations; Index.

Thomas Peck is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and is also an Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton. Benjamin Harris is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.

'This outstanding book differentiates itself from others through its effective use of figures and diagrams that enhance learning. It is comprehensive and provides sufficient detail for the use of these medications. The information is not so overwhelming as to render it forgotten after reading. The inclusion of new anticoagulants and their reversal and the update on antibiotics make this new edition necessary.' Robert R. Gaiser, Doody's Notes

• Preface: Foreword by Anthony Absalom; Section I. Basic Principles: 1. Drug passage across the cell membrane; 2. Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; 3. Drug action; 4. Drug interaction; 5. Isomerism; 6. Pharmacokinetic modelling; 7. Applied pharmacokinetic models; 8. medicinal chemistry; Section II. Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice: 9. General anaesthetic agents; 10. Analgesics; 11. Local anaesthetics; 12. Muscle relaxants and reversal agents; Section III. Cardiovascular Drugs: 13. Sympathomimetics; 14. Adrenoceptor antagonists; 15. Anti-arrhythmics; 16. Vasodilators; 17. Antihypertensives; Section IV. Other Important Drugs: 18. Central nervous system; 19. Antiemetics and related drugs; 20. Drugs acting on the gut; 21. Intravenous fluids, minerals and nutrition; 22. Diuretics; 23. Antimicrobials; 24. Drugs affecting coagulation; 25. Drugs used in diabetes; 26. Corticosteroids and other hormone preparations; Index.

Thomas Peck is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and is also an Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist at University Hospital Southampton. Benjamin Harris is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke.

'This outstanding book differentiates itself from others through its effective use of figures and diagrams that enhance learning. It is comprehensive and provides sufficient detail for the use of these medications. The information is not so overwhelming as to render it forgotten after reading. The inclusion of new anticoagulants and their reversal and the update on antibiotics make this new edition necessary.' Robert R. Gaiser, Doody's Notes

• Preface: Foreword by Anthony Absalom; Section I. Basic Principles: 1. Drug passage across the cell membrane; 2. Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; 3. Drug action; 4. Drug interaction; 5. Isomerism; 6. Pharmacokinetic modelling; 7. Applied pharmacokinetic models; 8. medicinal chemistry; Section II. Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice: 9. General anaesthetic agents; 10. Analgesics; 11. Local anaesthetics; 12. Muscle relaxants and reversal agents; Section III. Cardiovascular Drugs: 13. Sympathomimetics; 14. Adrenoceptor antagonists; 15. Anti-arrhythmics; 16. Vasodilators; 17. Antihypertensives; Section IV. Other Important Drugs: 18. Central nervous system; 19. Antiemetics and related drugs; 20. Drugs acting on the gut; 21. Intravenous fluids, minerals and nutrition; 22. Diuretics; 23. Antimicrobials; 24. Drugs affecting coagulation; 25. Drugs used in diabetes; 26. Corticosteroids and other hormone preparations; Index.