Contributors xiii Preface xix About the Companion Website xxi Section AEI Principles of Pharmacology 1 Veterinary Pharmacology: An Introduction to the Discipline 3 Jim E. Riviere and Mark G. Papich Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Elimination 8 Jim E. Riviere Pharmacokinetics 41 Jim E. Riviere Mechanism of Drug Action and Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics Integration in Dosage Regimen Optimization for Veterinary Medicine 65 Pierre-Louis Toutain Principles of Pharmaceutics and Veterinary Dosage Forms 87 Raafat M. Fahmy and Marilyn N. Martinez Section f Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System 111 Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous Systemand Autonomic Pharmacology 113 Joshua A. Rowe, RoseM.McMurphy, Barbara J. Lutjemeier, andMichael J. Kenney Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 131 Rose M.McMurphy, Elizabeth G. Davis, Amy J. Rankin, Daniel A. Frese, Barbara J. Lutjemeier, and Michael J. Kenney Cholinergic Pharmacology: Autonomic Drugs 151 RoseM.McMurphy, Elizabeth G. Davis, Amy J. Rankin,Marjory A. Artzer, Barbara J. Lutjemeier, andMichael J. Kenney Section g Anesthetics and Analgesics, and Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System 165 Introduction to Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous Systemand Principles of Anesthesiology 167 Peter J. Pascoe and Eugene P. Steffey Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 194 Diane E.Mason and Christopher L. Norkus Inhalation Anesthetics 216 Robert J. Brosnan and Eugene P. Steffey Injectable Anesthetic Agents 247 Lysa P. Posner Opioid Analgesic Drugs 281 Butch KuKanich andMark G. Papich Sedatives and Tranquilizers 324 Lysa P. Posner Local Anesthetics 369 Thomas W. Vickroy Euthanizing Agents 387 Anna Hampton Anticonvulsant Drugs 395 Mark G. Papich Drugs Affecting Animal Behavior 416 Margaret E. Gruen, Barbara L. Sherman, and Mark G. Papich Section h Autacoids and Antiinflammatory Drugs 449 Histamine, Serotonin, and their Antagonists 451 Wolfgang B¨aumer Analgesic, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic Drugs 467 Peter Lees Section i Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System 501 Digitalis, Positive Inotropes, and Vasodilators 503 Clarke E. Atkins and Marisa K. Ames Antiarrhythmic Agents 537 Kathryn M. Meurs and Jim E. Riviere Section j Drugs Affecting Renal Function and Fluid–Electrolyte Balance 553 Principles of Acid–Base Balance: Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy, Blood Substitutes 555 Maya M. Scott-Garrard, Melisa Rosenthal, and Deborah T. Kochevar Diuretics and Renal Pharmacology 593 Butch Kukanich and Deborah T. Kochevar Section k Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Elements 623 Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Hemostatic Drugs 625 Mark G. Papich Section l Endocrine Pharmacology 647 Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones 649 Srujana Rayalam,Margarethe Hoenig, and Duncan C. Ferguson Hormones Affecting Reproduction 674 Wolfgang B¨aumer, C. Scott Bailey, and John Gadsby Thyroid Hormone and Antithyroid Drugs 691 Duncan C. Ferguson Glucocorticoids, Mineralocorticoids, and Adrenolytic Drugs 729 Duncan C. Ferguson and Margarethe Hoenig Drugs Influencing Glucose Metabolism 763 Margarethe Hoenig Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases 779 Antiseptics and Disinfectants 781 Megan E. Jacob Sulfonamides and Potentiated Sulfonamides 796 Mark G. Papich -Lactam Antibiotics: Penicillins, Cephalosporins, and Related Drugs 826 Mark G. Papich Tetracycline Antibiotics 858 Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere Aminoglycoside Antibiotics 877 Mark G. Papich and Jim E. Riviere Chloramphenicol and Derivatives, Macrolides, Lincosamides, andMiscellaneous Antimicrobials 903 Mark G. Papich Fluoroquinolone Antimicrobial Drugs 953 Mark G. Papich Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs 988 Jennifer L. Davis and LaraMaxwell Section AEIe Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases 1033 Antinematodal Drugs 1035 Carlos E. Lanusse, JuanM. Sallovitz, Sergio F. Sanchez Bruni, and Luis I. Alvarez Anticestodal and Antitrematodal Drugs 1081 Carlos E. Lanusse, Luis I. Alvarez, and Guillermo L. Virkel Macrocyclic Lactones: Endectocide Compounds 1102 Carlos E. Lanusse, Fernanda A. Imperiale, and Adrian L. Lifschitz Antiprotozoan Drugs 1128 Jennifer L. Davis and Jody L. Gookin Ectoparasiticides 1166 Ronald E. Baynes Section AEIAEI Specialty Areas of Pharmacology 1189 Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases 1191 Luke A.Wittenburg and Daniel L. Gustafson Immunosuppressive Drugs 1226 Mark G. Papich Drugs for Treating Gastrointestinal Diseases 1245 Mark G. Papich Dermatopharmacology: Drugs Acting Locally on the Skin 1278 Jim E. Riviere and Rosanna Marsella Drugs that Affect the Respiratory System 1302 Mark G. Papich Ophthalmic Pharmacology 1321 Alison Clode Pharmacogenomics 1332 Katrina L.Mealey Considerations for TreatingMinor Food-Producing Animals with Veterinary Pharmaceuticals 1345 Lisa A. Tell, Margaret Oeller, Tara Marmulak, and Ronette Gehring Unique Considerations Pertaining to the Use of Drugs in Food Animals 1358 Michael D. Apley Pharmacology in Aquatic Animals 1373 Ron A.Miller Zoological Pharmacology 1395 Robert P. Hunter Section AEIf Regulatory and Other Considerations 1405 The Regulation of Animal Drugs 1407 Steven D. Vaughn andMarilyn N. Martinez Veterinary Pharmacy 1427 Gigi Davidson andMark G. Papich Medication Control Programs in Performance Animals 1439 Cynthia A. Cole Pharmacovigilance 1448 John D. Baker, Susan J. Bright-Ponte, and Lee Anne M. Palmer Dosage Forms And Veterinary Feed Directives 1459 Geof Smith and Jim E. Riviere Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy 1465 Ronette Gehring Chemical Residues In Tissues Of Food Animals 1469 Jim E. Riviere Index 1481