Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A world-wide yearly survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions (Volume 26) (Side Effects of Drugs Annual, Volume 26)

The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977. It has been published continuously since then, as a yearly update to the encyclopaedic volume Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Each new Annual provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions. An international team of specialists have contributed to the Annuals by selecting critically from each year's publications all that is truly new and informative, by critically interpreting it, and by pointing out whatever is misleading. The use of the book is enhanced by separate indexes, allowing the reader to enter the text via the drug name, adverse effect, or drug interaction. Special features of the Annuals are the Side Effects of Drugs Essay, usually written by a guest author, and the special reviews: short articles, within the different chapters, that give extra attention to topics of current interest. The Essay in Annual 26 is entitled 'How safe is cannabis?' (by Professor L.L. Iversen) and there is a Historical Essay entitled 'From thalidomide to pharmacovigilance: a personal account' (by Professor D.J. Finney). The special reviews in this volume include, among others: The cognitive effects of Ecstasy Antipsychotic drugs and weight gain Vigabatrin-related visual abnormalities Managing the adverse effects of morphine The cardiotoxic effects of antihistamines Inhaled corticosteroids and growth inhibition in children Bioterrorism and its prevention through immunization Content: Editorial Board Pages ii-iii Contributors Pages v-x Special reviews Page xv Cumulative index of special reviews, annuals 16–25 Pages xvii-xxi How to use this book Pages xxiii-xxiv From thalidomide to pharmacovigilance: a personal account Original Research Article Pages xxv-xxxii David J. Finney How safe is cannabis? Original Research Article Pages xxxiii-xlviii Leslie Iversen Central nervous system stimulants and drugs that suppress appetite Original Research Article Pages 1-10 Reginald P. Sequeira Antidepressant drugs Original Research Article Pages 11-18 P.J. Cowen Lithium Original Research Article Pages 19-29 J.W. Jefferson Drugs of abuse Original Research Article Pages 30-45 Eileen Wong, Jayendra K. Patel Hypnosedatives and anxiolytics Original Research Article Pages 46-52 Stephen Curran, Shabir Musa Antipsychotic drugs Original Research Article Pages 53-69 Alfonso Carvajal, Luis H. Martín Arias Antiepileptic drugs Original Research Article Pages 70-88 Santiago Arroyo Opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists Original Research Article Pages 89-110 A.H. Ghodse, A.H. Baldacchino Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout Original Research Article Pages 111-130 A. Del Favero General anesthetics and therapeutic gases Original Research Article Pages 131-139 Y. Young Local anesthetics Original Research Article Pages 140-149 Stephan A. Schug, Gail Gillespie, Kathryn J.D. Stannard Neuromuscular blocking agents and skeletal muscle relaxants Original Research Article Pages 150-155 O. Zuzan, M. Leuwer Drugs that affect autonomic functions or the extrapyramidal system Original Research Article Pages 156-167 Michael Schachter Dermatological drugs and topical agents Original Research Article Pages 168-179 W.M.C. Mulder, M.M.H.M. Meinardi Antihistamines (H 1 receptor antagonists) Original Research Article Pages 180-185 Garry M. Walsh Drugs acting on the respiratory tract Original Research Article Pages 186-197 Max Kuhn, Markus Joerger, Katharina Hartmann Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias Original Research Article Pages 198-222 J.K. Aronson Beta-adrenoceptor antagonists and antianginal drugs Original Research Article Pages 223-229 A.P. Maggioni, M.G. Franzosi, R. Latini Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations Original Research Article Pages 230-232 R. Verhaeghe Antihypertensive drugs Original Research Article Pages 233-237 Pieter Joubert Diuretics Original Research Article Pages 238-242 Domenic A. Sica Metals Original Research Article Pages 243-252 Gijsbert B. van der Voet, Frederik A. de Wolff Metal antagonists Original Research Article Pages 253-257 R.H.B. Meyboom Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants Original Research Article Pages 258-261 Pam Magee Penicillins, cephalosporins, other beta-lactam antibiotics, and tetracyclines Original Research Article Pages 262-270 T. Midtvedt Miscellaneous antibacterial drugs Original Research Article Pages 271-301 Alexander Imhof Antifungal drugs Original Research Article Pages 302-314 Andreas H. Groll, Thomas J. Walsh Antiprotozoal drugs Original Research Article Pages 315-327 Tihana Bicanic, Tim Planche, Sanjeev Krishna Antiviral drugs Original Research Article Pages 328-338 Ian R. McNicholl Drugs used in tuberculosis and leprosy Original Research Article Pages 339-343 J.N. Pande Antihelminthic drugs Original Research Article Pages 344-352 P.J.J. van Genderen Vaccines Original Research Article Pages 353-362 S. Dittmann Blood, blood components, plasma, and plasma products Original Research Article Pages 363-373 P.J.M. Vossebeld, H.W. Eijkhout, W.G. van Aken Intravenous infusions—solutions and emulsions Original Research Article Pages 374-378 M.C. Allwood Drugs affecting blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and hemostasis Pages 379-381 K. Peerlinck, J. Vermylen Gastrointestinal drugs Original Research Article Pages 382-392 H.J. de Silva Drugs acting on the immune system Original Research Article Pages 393-415 Thierry Vial, Jacques Descotes, Gavin Screaton, Matthias Behrend, Corinna Ludwig Vitamins Original Research Article Pages 416-426 H.D. Reuter Corticotrophins, corticosteroids, and prostaglandins Original Research Article Pages 427-433 J. Costa, M. Farré Sex hormones and related compounds, including hormonal contraceptives Original Research Article Pages 434-456 M.N.G. Dukes Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs Original Research Article Pages 457-460 J.A. Franklyn Insulin, glucagon, and hypoglycemic drugs Original Research Article Pages 461-476 H.M.J. Krans Miscellaneous hormones Original Research Article Pages 477-485 P. Coates Drugs that affect lipid metabolism Original Research Article Pages 486-489 I. Aursnes Cytostatic drugs Original Research Article Pages 490-511 Hans-Peter Lipp, Carsten Bokemeyer, Jörg Thomas Hartmann, Andrew Stanley Radiological contrast agents Original Research Article Pages 512-524 Sameh K. Morcos Drugs used in ocular treatment Pages 525-527 B.C.P. Polak Treatments used in complementary and alternative medicine Original Research Article Pages 528-539 E. Ernst Miscellaneous drugs, materials, and medical devices Original Research Article Pages 540-547 N.H. Choulis The WHO international drug monitoring programme Original Research Article Pages 548-557 I. Ralph Edwards, Sten Olsson Address list of national centres that participate in the WHO drug monitoring programme Pages 559-570 Index of drugs Pages 571-584 Index of adverse effects Pages 585-613 The Side Effects of Drugs Annual was first published in 1977. It has been published continuously since then, as a yearly update to the encyclopaedic volume Meyler's Side Effects of Drugs. Each new Annual provides clinicians and medical investigators with a reliable and critical yearly survey of new data and trends in the area of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions.

An international team of specialists have contributed to the Annuals by selecting critically from each year's publications all that is truly new and informative, by critically interpreting it, and by pointing out whatever is misleading. The use of the book is enhanced by separate indexes, allowing the reader to enter the text via the drug name, adverse effect, or drug interaction.

Special features of the Annuals are the Side Effects of Drugs Essay, usually written by a guest author, and the special reviews: short articles, within the different chapters, that give extra attention to topics of current interest.

The Essay in Annual 26 is entitled 'How safe is cannabis?' (by Professor L.L. Iversen) and there is a Historical Essay entitled 'From thalidomide to pharmacovigilance: a personal account' (by Professor D.J. Finney).

The special reviews in this volume include, among others:

• The cognitive effects of Ecstasy


• Antipsychotic drugs and weight gain


• Vigabatrin-related visual abnormalities


• Managing the adverse effects of morphine


• The cardiotoxic effects of antihistamines


• Inhaled corticosteroids and growth inhibition in children


• Bioterrorism and its prevention through immunization