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Sheila Forrest
No full textI received a MA in Scottish Medieval History from Glasgow University, then worked in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow (then the largest public reference library in Europe) as a graduate trainee before going to the University of Strathclyde to study for a Post Graduate Diploma in Librarianship.
After gaining that qualification, I worked in the Glasgow Room of the Mitchell Library until 1979 when I became Reference Librarian at Inverness Regional Library.
In 1980 I came to Darwin, then travelled in Australia. In 1981, I was appointed as a Reference Librarian in the State Reference Library. I worked for Dr Thea Schmitz until her retirement. I was then the Manager of the State Library and the Northern Territory Library until I resigned from the Northern Territory Public Service in 1997.
Since then my husband Peter and I have worked as freelance historians, writers and heritage consultants. We are based in Darwin but the focus of our work is on the people and places of northern and inland Australia. We specialise in the communication of history and heritage in ways that are designed to reach the general community. This outreach has been achieved through books, articles, film productions, display centres, leaflets and signage. Source: Sheila Forrest, 4 January 2011.LibrarianHistorianResearcherScottis
Smoking cessation
No full text21. Smoking cessation\ud
21.1 Epidemiology of cigarette smoking\ud
21.2 Nicotine, addiction and pharmacokinetics\ud
21.3 Nicotine replacement therapy\ud
21.4 Varenicline\ud
21.5 Bupropio
Drugs and the autonomic nervous system
No full textThe nervous systems can initially be divided up into the central and peripheral nervous systems. The central nervous system is the brain and spinal cord and drugs that modify the central nervous system are considered as a subject in systematic pharmacology (therapeutics) section. Everything neural, other that the central nervous system, can be considered peripheral nervous systems. The peripheral nervous systems can be divided into the autonomic(involuntary) nervous system, which is the system that performs without your conscious help, and the somatic or voluntary nervous system, which you can consciously control(Figure 7.1). In addition the autonomic nervous system is divided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems..
Drugs and local chemical mediators
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<b>10.1 Histamine and cytokines</b>\ud
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- 10.1.1 Actions of histamine\ud
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- 10.1.2 Drugs that modify the actions of histamine\ud
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- 10.1.3 Cytokines\ud
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<b>10.2 Eicosanoids</b>\ud
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- 10.2.1 Cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipooxygenase system\ud
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- 10.2.2 Actions of eicosanoids\ud
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- 10.2.3 Drugs that modify the actions of eicosanoids\ud
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<i>10.2.3.1 Inhibit phospholipase A2\ud
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<i>10.2.3.2 Non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors\ud
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<i>10.2.3.3 Selective COX-2 inhibitors\ud
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<i>10.2.3.4 Agonists at prostaglandin receptors\ud
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<i>10.2.3.5 Leukotriene receptor antagonists</i>\ud
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<b>10.3. 5-Hydroxtryptamine (serotonin), nitric oxide, and endothelin</b>\ud
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- 10.3.1 5-HT and migraine\ud
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- 10.3.2 5-HT and the gastrointestinal tract\ud
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- 10.3.3 Nitric oxide and angina\ud
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- 10.3.4 Nitric oxide and erectile dysfunction\ud
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- 10.3.5 Endothelin and pulmonary hypertensio
Pharmacovigilance, pharmacogenetics and poisoning
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<b>5.1 Pharmacovigilance </b>\ud
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- 5.1.1 Adverse drug effects \ud
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5.1.1.2 Monitoring of adverse effects \ud
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5.2.1.1 Pharmacokinetic \ud
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5.2.1.2 Pharmacodynamic \ud
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<b>5.2. Introduction to pharmacogenetics</b>\ud
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Introduction to pharmacology, and routes of drugs administration and absorption
No full textThis eChapter has an introduction to pharmacology and drug nomenclature followed by a detailed discussion of routes of administration starting with oral administration (with absorption from the gastrointestinal tract, and first pass liver metabolism). This is followed by a discussion of rectal, sublingual and injection routes of administration (intravenous, intra-arterial, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intrathecal and epidural). Then the topical, pulmonary and intraosseus routes of administration are considered.\ud
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1. Introduction to Pharmacology and Routes of Drug Administration and Absorption of Drugs\ud
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1.1 Introduction to Pharmacology\ud
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1.2 Drug Nomenclature\ud
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1.3 Introduction to drug administration and absorption of drugs\ud
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1.4 Routes of drug administration\ud
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1.5 Oral administration, absorption from gastrointestinal tract, and first pass liver metabolism\ud
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1.6 Rectal\ud
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1.7 Sublingual\ud
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1.8 Injection\ud
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1.8.1 Intravenous\ud
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1.8.2 Intra-arterial\ud
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1.8.3 Subcutaneous\ud
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1.8.4 Intramuscular\ud
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1.8.5 Intrathecal\ud
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1.8.6 Epidural\ud
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1.9 Topical\ud
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1.9.2 Nasal mucosa\ud
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1.9.3 Eye \ud
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1.9.4 Vaginal\ud
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1.10 Pulmonary – Inhalation\ud
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1.11 Intraosseu
Drugs and the peripheral nervous system
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<b>7.1. Drugs and the sympathetic nervous system</b>\ud
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- 7.1.1 The sympathetic nervous system\ud
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- 7.1.2 Effects of the sympathetic nervous system\ud
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- 7.1.3 Sympathomimetics\ud
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- 7.1.4 Selective α1-adrenoceptor antagonists\ud
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- 7.1.5 β-adrenoceptor antagonists\ud
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<b>7.2 Drugs and the parasympathetic nervous system</b>\ud
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- 7.2.1 The parasympathetic nervous system\ud
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- 7.2.2 Effects of the parasympathetic nervous system\ud
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- 7.1.3 Muscarinic agonists\ud
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- 7.1.4 Antimuscarinic agent
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