About Course
Contents
Section 1
General Pharmacological Principles
Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration
Pharmacokinetics: Membrane Transport, Absorption and Distribution of Drugs
Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs, Kinetics of Elimination
Pharmacodynamics: Mechanism of Drug Action; Receptor Pharmacology
Aspects of Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Development
Adverse Drug Effects
Section 2
Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System: General Considerations
Cholinergic System and Drugs
Anticholinergic Drugs and Drugs Acting on Autonomic Ganglia
Adrenergic System and Drugs
Antiadrenergic Drugs (Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists) and
Drugs for Glaucoma
Section 3
Autacoids and Related Drugs
Histamine and Antihistaminics
5-Hydroxytryptamine, its Antagonists and Drug Therapy of Migraine
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes (Eicosanoids) and Platelet Activating Factor
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics
Antirheumatoid and Antigout Drug
Section 4
Respiratory System Drugs
Drugs for Cough and Bronchial Asthma
Section 5
Hormones and Related Drugs
Introduction
Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Inhibitors
Insulin, Oral Hypoglycaemic Drugs and Glucagon
Corticosteroids
Androgens and Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction
Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives
Oxytocin and Other Drugs Acting on Uterus
Drugs Affecting Calcium Balance
Section 6
Drugs Acting on Peripheral (Somatic)
Nervous System
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Local Anaesthetics
Section 7
Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
General Anaesthetics
Ethyl and Methyl Alcohols
Sedative-Hypnotics
Antiepileptic Drugs
Antiparkinsonian Drugs
Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antipsychotic and Antimanic Drugs
Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antidepressant and Antianxiety Drugs
Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
CNS Stimulants and Cognition Enhancers
Section 8
Cardiovascular Drugs
Cardiac Electrophysiological Considerations
Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System and Plasma Kinins
Cardiac Glycosides and Drugs for Heart Failure
Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Antianginal and Other Anti-ischaemic Drugs
Antihypertensive Drugs
Section 9
Drugs Acting on Kidney
Relevant Physiology of Urine Formation
Diuretics
Antidiuretics
Section 10
Drugs Affecting Blood and Blood Formation
Haematinics and Erythropoietin
Drugs Affecting Coagulation, Bleeding and Thrombosis
Hypolipidaemic Drugs and Plasma Expanders
Section 11
Gastrointestinal Drugs
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Antiemetic, Prokinetic and Digestant Drugs
Drugs for Constipation and Diarrhoea
Section 12
Antimicrobial Drugs
Antimicrobial Drugs: General Considerations
Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole and Quinolones
Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol (Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics)
Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Macrolide, Lincosamide, Glycopeptide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics.
Urinary Antiseptics
Antitubercular Drugs
Antileprotic Drugs
Antifungal Drugs and
Antiviral Drugs
Antimalarial Drugs
Antiamoebic and Other Antiprotozoal Drugs
Anthelmintic Drugs
Section 13
Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases
Anticancer Drugs
Section 14
Miscellaneous Drugs
Immunosuppressant Drugs
Drugs Acting on Skin and Mucous Membranes
Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Ectoparasiticides
Chelating Agents
Vitamins
Vaccines and Sera
Drug Interactions
Student Ratings & Reviews
