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This volume covers the mechanisms of action of diuretics, including cellular mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics and clinical usage. A major part of the book focuses on recent findings on the pharmacodynamics of several diuretic drugs. Today, the role of action within the target cells is known for most of the substances discussed here. This has provided a new basis, not only for the understanding of drug action, but also for secondary effects and interactions. The book thus acts as a reference on the diverse groups of diuretics which are among the most frequently prescribed medications.

The action of diuretics including cellular mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and clinical usage, with much emphasis placed on the most recent findings on the pharmacodynamics of the respective drugs. During the past twenty-five years since volume 14 on Diuretica was published in the Handbook series, the cellular mechanisms of action of diuretics have slowly been unravelled. Today, the role of action within the target cells is known for most of the substances discussed. This has provided a new basis not only for the understanding of drug action but also for secondary effects and interactions. The book represents a comprehensive reference work on the diverse groups of diuretics which are among the most frequently prescribed medications.