Throughout the text prazosin and simvastatin are used as primary examples to illustrate drug metabolism and disposition, drug potency, and the influences of drugs on the autonomic nervous system. Each chapter within the text includes a section detailing how the information relates to the broader field of pharmacology and therapeutics.
All the material in Principles of Autonomic Pharmacology has been extensively class-tested. It provides the vocabulary and solid foundation needed for further study in the professional curriculum, especially in advanced courses in drug metabolism, cardiovascular drugs, and drugs that act on the central nervous system.
Robert Rodgers is a professor of pharmacology at the College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master of Science from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine. He has been teaching autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology to pharmacy and other professional students for over 30 years.
The central focus of his research is the effects of hypertension and hormonal imbalances on cardiac function and metabolism. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association. He is a member of the International Society for Heart Research and the American Physiological Society.