LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Multiauthor textbook of pharmacology and therapeutics
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
Various principal of pharmacology Introduction to pharmacokinematics Various drug dosage forms and pharmacological doses Various routes of drug administration and their advantages/disadvantages Factors modifying drug absorption and distribution Major mechanisms responsible for drug metabolism Factors modifying drug metabolism Basic principles of drug excretion Factors modifying drug excretion Various mechanisms by which drugs exert their effects Various types of pharmacological graphs Identification of the therapeutic index and therapeutic window ona given dose response curve
DRUG USED TO TREAT PAIN AND INFLAMMATION
Therapeutic uses of opioid analgesics. Classification of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on thebasis of mechanism of action. Pharmacological management of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Patient control analgesia
PHARMACOLOGY OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Classification of the drugs, which modulate the central Nervous System according to their general principles, selectivity, specificity and mode of action. Pharmacokinetics, clinical uses, contraindications, adverse effects and toxicity of drugs acting on above receptor system Sedative, hypertonic and anxiety agents Drugs used to treat effective disorders depression and manicdepression Antipsychotic and antiepileptic drugs Pharmacologic management of Parkinson disease General and local anesthetics
DRUGS AFFECTING SKELETAL MUSCLE
Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
AUTONOMIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology Cholinergic, Adrenergic and Antihypertensive Drugs Treatment of Angina Pectoris Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure Treatment of Coagulation Disorders and Hyperlipidemia
