title: Respiratory pharmacology. Beta-adrenergic drugs.
abstract: This article reviews the enormous literature on beta agonists, emphasizing three aspects: the structural, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and toxicologic properties that are essential for understanding the clinical application of these drugs; the relative advantages and disadvantages of various routes of administration, including the different ways of prescribing the aerosols; and the pharmacologic factors that may limit the further development of these compounds for therapy.
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007700:Kinetics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents