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Title Aspirin and related drugs / [edited by] K.D. Rainsford
Published London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 770 pages : illustrations.)
Contents History and development of the salicylates / K.D. Rainsford -- The industrial history of analgesics: the evolution of analgesics and antipyretics / J.R. McTavish -- Occurrence, properties and synthetic developments of the salicylates / K.D. Rainsford -- Pharmacokinetics and metabolism of the salicylates / G.G. Graham [and others] -- Metabolism and pharmacokinetics of ibuprofen / G.G. Graham and K.M. Williams -- Pharmacokinetics and metabolism of paracetamol (acetaminophen) / G.G. Graham and M. Hicks -- Pharmacology and biochemistry of salicylates and related drugs / K.D. Rainsford -- Side effects and toxicology of the salicylates / K.D. Rainsford -- Reye's syndrome and aspirin / J.F.T. Glasgow and S.M. Hall -- Salicylates in the treatment of acute pain / K.D. Rainsford -- Acetylsalicylic acid for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases / K.E. Webert and J.G. Kelton -- Use of salicylates in rheumatic and related conditions / W.W. Buchanan, W.F. Kean and K.D. Rainsford -- Aspirin and NSAIDs in the prevention of cancer, alzheimer's disease and other novel therapeutic actions / K.D. Rainsford
Summary Reviewing over a century of aspirin research and use, this book provides a comprehensive source of information on the history, chemistry, absorption in the body, therapeutic effects, toxicology, elimination, and future uses of aspirin. Highlighting the historical evolution of the salicylates and the commercial development of aspirin, it reviews the pharmacokinetics of the salicylates, ibuprofen, and paracetamol as a basis for understanding the biodisposition of these analgesic drugs. Leading specialists discuss the therapeutic role of aspirin in the prevention and treatment of thrombo-embolic diseases, its place along with non-acetylated salicylates in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and plain, and the potential applications for aspirin and related drugs as prophylactics for colon cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia. They also present comparisons with other drugs used to treat pain and inflammation. With extensive data and literature covering a broad field, this is the definitive reference on the actions and applications of aspirin, salicylates, and related drugs
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Aspirin.
Salicylates -- Therapeutic use
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
Salicylates -- pharmacology
Aspirin -- pharmacology
Aspirin
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Aspirin
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
Acetylsalicylsäure
Nichtsteroidales Antiphlogistikum
Acetylsalicylzuur.
Salicylaten.
Form Electronic book
Author Rainsford, K. D., 1941-
ISBN 9780429212468
0429212461
0748408851
9780748408856