oligopeptide libraries, 123
oligosaccharide, 475
omeprazole, 268, 494
oncogenes, 95
Ondetti, 373
one target-multiple disease approach, 378
opiate antagonists, 359
opiate hormones
biochemical effects, 354
peptide, 350–359
pharmacological effects, 354
physiological effect, 353–354
receptors, 352–353
opium alkaloids, 354–356
opsonin, 391
optic neuritis, 397
optical isomers, 37
oral administration, 11
oseltamivir, 557
osmotic minipump, 159
osteoblasts, 536
osteoclasts, 536
osteoporosis, 324, 536
ouabain, 17, 436
Overton hypothesis, 28
ovulation inhibitors, 327–328
oxacillin, 566
oxamniquine, 590
oxandrolone, 329
oxazepam, 102, 275
oxidation, drug metabolism, 146
oxidoreductases, 468
oxilorphan, 359
oxotremorine, 210
oxprenolol, 235
oxybutynin, 213
oxymorphone, 356
oxymurcuration, 174
oxyphencyclimine, 214
oxytetracycline, 573
oxytocic activity of prostaglandins, 523
oxytocin, 346, 348–349
ozonolysis, 177
paclitaxel, 455
Paget’s disease, 536
paleospinothalamic path, 353
pamidronate, 536
pancreas, 311
pancreatic peptide hormones, 364–371
pancuronium, 215
pantothenic acid, 506
papaverine, 354, 531
parafollicular cells, 360
paragyline, 499
parahormone, 311, 360, 363–364, 510
paranoid psychosis, 243
paraquat, 594
parasites, 584
parasympathetic nervous system, 203
parasympatholytics, 212
parathyrin, 311, 360, 363–364
parathyroid, 311, 510
parathyroid hormone, 311, 360, 363–364
parietal lobe, 201
Parkinson’s disease, 112, 247–248
paromomycin, 574
paroxetine, 253
Pasteur, L., 36
pathogenesis, definition, 187
pathogens, 544
pathological process approach, 186
pattern recognition, 144
pellagra, 505
penciclovir, 553
penicillamine, 595
penicillin, 18, 71, 485, 564–567
penicillin G, 564
pentazocine, 138, 357, 359
pentobarbital, 278
pepstatin, 372
peptide backbone, 338
peptide neurotransmitters, 288–291
peptides, 466–469
definition, 466
peptidic hormones, 310, 338–382
peptidic ulcers, 267, 268
peptidomimetic chemistry, 113
peracid oxidation, 179
peramivir, 557
perchlorate, 362
pergolide, 248
perindopril, 375
peripheral oedema, 350
permanganate oxidation, 178
pernicious anemia, 507
pertechnetate, 362
PG cyclooxygenase, 520
PGA, 520
PGB, 520
PGC, 520
PGD 2 , 520, 522
PGE 1 , 473, 522, 525
PGE 2 , 520, 522, 523, 524
PGF 2 , 520, 522, 523, 524
PGG, 520
PGG 2 , 525
PGH 2 , 520, 523, 525
PGI 2 , 520, 522, 523, 524
PGJ 2 , 522
INDEX 643