This book describes how various drugs affect patients during therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation. It explains the principles of pharmacology, including the development and regulation of drugs, mechanims of action, and how drugs affect the body. It also discusses the pathophysiology of disease and the drug groups used for treatment. New chapters cover complementary and alternative medicine, the integumentary system, and nutrition.

Revised edition of: Pharmacology for physical therapists / Barbara Gladson. c2006.

Principles of Pharmacology -- Autonomic and Cardiovascular Pharmacology -- Pain Control -- Endocrine Pharmacology -- Neurologic Pharmacology -- Anti-Infective and Anti-Cancer Agents -- Special Topics in Pharmacology.