本书作者参考多部国外流行的新版药理学教材和专著，吸纳国内药理学教科书之风格，并揉进作者从事五年余药理学双语教学之体验，编写了英文版药理学。全书共44章，包括药理学总论4章，传出神经系统用药7章，中枢神经系统用药8章，心血管系统用药5章，化疗用药11章，激素类药物3章，H—受体阻断药、利尿药、呼吸、消化、解热镇痛和缩宫保胎用药各1章。
本书内容新颖、阐述准确，可作为医药卫生本、专科药理学双语教学之用，亦可作为药理学专业工作者自修用书。

Chapter 1 Introduction The nature and task of pharmacology
Chapter 2 Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 3 Pharmacodynamics
Chapter 4 Factors affecting the pharmacological effects
Chapter 5 General principle of efferent nervous system pharmacology
Chapter 6 Cholinoceptor agonists
Chapter 7 Anticholinesterase and cholinesterase reactivators
Chapter 8 Anticholinergic drugs(Part 1)
Chapter 9 Antich0Iinergic drugs(Part 2)
Chapter 10 Adrenergic drugs
Chapter 11 Adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Chapter 12 General anesthetics
Chapter 13 Local anesthetics
Chapter 14 Sedative-hypnotics
Chapter 15 Antiepileptics and anticonvulsants
Chapter 16 Antiparkinsonism drugs。
Chapter 17 Narcotic analgesics。
Chapter 18 Antipsychotic drugs
Chapter 19 Antipyretic-analgesic and antiinflammatory agents
Chapter 20 Central stimulants
Chapter 21 Antiarrhythmic agents
Chapter 22 Diuretics and dehydrant diuretics
Chapter 23 AntihypertensiVe drugs。
Chapter 24 Drugs used in the treatment of heart failure
Chapter 25 Anti--angina pectoris drugs
Chapter 26 Antihyperlipidemic agents
Chapter 27 H—Receptor blocking drugs
Chapter 28 Drugs acting on respiratory system
Chapter 29 Drugs acting on digestive system
Chapter 30 Oxytocics and tocolytic drugs
Chapter 31 Adrenocortical hormones
Chapter 32 Agents affecting the thyroid gland
Chapter 33 Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents
Chapter 34 Introduction to antibacterial drugs
Chapter 35 p-Lactam antibiotics
Chapter 36 Macrolides．Clindamycin and Vancomycin’
Chapter 37 Aminoglycosides
Chapter 38 Tetracyclines and chloramphenicols
Chapter 39 Synthetic antimicrobial
Chapter 40 Antifungal drugs and antiviral drugs
Chapter 41 Antituberculous drugs
Chapter 42 Antimalarial drugs
Chapter 43 Antiamebic drugs
Chapter 44 Cancer chemotherapy