CONTENTS

PART I.

INTRODUCTION

UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURAL DIAGRAMS OF ORGANIC MOLECULES.

SOME COMMON MOLECULES.

PROTEINS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROTEIN STRUCTURE

PART II.

INFLAMMATORY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC DISEASES

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS

Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin™)

Naproxen (Aleve™)

How Do Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Work?.

Other Eicosanoids in Inflammation

An Overview of Inflammation

Celecoxib (Celebrex™).

Prednisone (Deltasone™)

Methotrexate (Trexall™)

Allopurinol (Zyloprim™)

ANTIASTHMATIC AND ANTIALLERGIC AGENTS

Salmeterol (Advair™)

Fluticasone Propionate (Flovent™).

Montelukast Sodium (Singulair™).Tiotropium Bromide (Spiriva™).

Loratadine (Claritin™)

TYPE 2 DIABETES

An Overview of Metabolic Syndrome

ANTIDIABETIC AND CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING AGENTS

Metformin (Glucophage™)

Glipizide (Glucotrol™)

Pioglitazone (Actos™)

Sitagliptin (Januvia™)

Atorvastatin (Lipitor™)

Ezetimibe (Zetia™)

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS

Atenolol (Tenormin™)

Enalapril (Vasotec™)

Candesartan Ciletexil (Atacand™)

Aliskiren (Tekturna™)

Amlodipine (Norvasc™)

Nitroglycerin

Clopidogrel Bisulfate (Plavix™)

Digoxin (Lanoxin™)

RECEPTORS AND SIGNALING

Information Flow into the Cell by Chemical Signaling.

REFERENCES FOR PART II.

PART III.

REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

Oral Contraceptives

Testosterone

Mifepristone (Mifeprex™)

Oxytocin (Oxytocin™)

Sildenafil (Viagra™)

OSTEOPOROSIS

Some Aspects of Osteoporosis

Alendronate (Fosamax™).

Calcitriol (Rocaltrol™)

Raloxifene (Evista™)

Teriparatide (Forteo™)

GLAUCOMA AND ANTIULCER AGENTS

Latanoprost (Xalatan™)

Ranitidine (Zantac™)

Omeprazole (Prilosec™)

REFERENCES FOR PART III.

PART IV.

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT

A Brief Survey of the Immune System

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS

Azathioprine (Imuran™)

Mycophenolate Mofetil (CellCept™)

Cyclosporin (Neoral™)

Tacrolimus (Prograf™)

FTY720 (Fingolimod)

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

ANTIBIOTICS

Amoxicillin (Amoxil™)

Cefaclor (Ceclor™)

Doxycycline (Vibramycin™)

Azithromycin (Zithromax™)

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro™)

Trimethoprim (Triprim™)

Amikacin (Amikin™)

Vancomycin (Vancocin™)

Linezolid (Zyvox™)

Isoniazid (Laniazid™)

Ancillary Antibiotics

Drug Resistance

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS

On Viruses and Viral Diseases

Acyclovir (Zovirax™)

Ribavirin (Virazole™)

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu™)

Zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT™)

Zalcitabine (Hivid™)

Nevirapine (Viramune™)

Efavirenz (Sustiva™)

Lopinavir + Ritonavir (Kaletra™)

UK427857 (Maraviroc)

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS

Amphotericin (Fungilin™)

Fluconazole (Diflucan™)

Caspofungin (Cancidas™)

Terbinafine (Lamisil™)

ANTIMALARIAL AND ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS

Parasitic Diseases: A Focus on Malaria

Chloroquine (Aralen™)

Artemether + Lumefantrine (CoArtem™)

Atovaquone + Proguanil (Malarone™)

Miltefosine (Impavido™)

Nitazoxanide (Alinia™)

Ivermectin (Stromectol™)

REFERENCES FOR PART IV.

PART V.

MALIGNANT DISEASE

An Overview of Cancer

Capecitabine (Xeloda™)

Carboplatin (Paraplatin™)

Vinblastine (Velban™)

Paclitaxel (Taxol™)

Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan™)

Tamoxifen (Nolvadex™)

Irinotecan (Camptosar™)

Bleomycin (Blenoxane™)

Imatinib (Gleevec™)

Sunitinib (Sutent™)

Bortezomib (Velcade™)

Ancillary Anticancer Agents

REFERENCES FOR PART V.

PART VI.

DRUGS ACTING ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

PAIN AND ANALGESIA

Lidocaine (Xylocaine™)

Morphine (Avinza™)

Acetaminophen (Tylenol™)

Fentanyl (Duragesic™)

Sodium Thiopental (Sodium Pentothal™)

Gabapentin (Neurontin™)

Diazepam (Valium™)

Sumatriptan (Imitrex™)

HYPNOTICS (INSOMNIA) AND ANTISMOKING

Zolpidem (Ambien™)

Ramelteon (Rozerem™)

Varenicline (Chantix™)

The Brain, Neurotransmission and Neurotransmitters

NEURODEGENERATIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES

Levodopa (Larodopa™)

Donepezil (Aricept™)

ANTIEPILEPTIC AGENTS

ANTIANXIETY AGENTS

ANTIDEPRESSANTS

ANTIPSYCHOTICS

REFERENCES FOR PART VI.

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY

INDEX