Comprehensive Overview of Central and Peripheral Nervous System Drugs

Authored by Md. Sahab Uddin, this book provides a detailed overview of drugs that act on the central and peripheral nervous systems. It thoroughly describes the diseases associated with the nervous system and the drugs used for their treatment, along with the current status of these drugs and their future potential and challenges.

Section 1: Autonomic Nervous System Drugs

This section focuses on drugs that affect the functions of the autonomic nervous system to produce therapeutic effects. These drugs may act presynaptically by manipulating the genesis, storage, and secretion, and by blocking the action of neurotransmitters. Some drugs may trigger or impede postsynaptic receptors.

Section 2: Central Nervous System Drugs

This section focuses on drugs that affect the central nervous system, including antianxiety drugs, sedative and hypnotic drugs, antidepressant drugs, antipsychotic drugs, antiepileptic drugs, and many more. It covers the pharmacological management of various diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and others.

Section 3: Neurochemical Interactions and Drug Development

This section offers explanations of neurochemical interactions with the aim to develop drugs that have beneficial effects on neurochemical imbalances. It demonstrates models to assess the transport of drugs across the blood-brain barrier and nanomedicine to treat brain disorders.

This rich compilation provides thorough and extensive research updates on the important advances in neuropharmacological drugs and drug therapy from experienced and eminent academicians, researchers, and scientists from throughout the world.

Published by Apple Academic Press on January 31, 2020, this book is available in English and is a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and students in the field of neuropharmacology.