Introduction to pharmacology
Sources of drugs
Dosage forms and doses of drugs
Drug administration
Absorption of drugs and processes involved in drug absorption
Factors modifying absorption of drugs
Transport of drugs across cell-membrane
Distribution of drugs
Plasma protein binding
Bioavailability
Biotransformation of drugs
Enzyme induction
Enzyme inhibition and entero-hepatic circulation
Plasma half- life of drugs
Its clinical importance
Dose response curves
Excretion of drugs
Drug receptors
Structure- activity relationship
Receptors for physiological regulatory molecules
Factors modifying actions of drugs