Buy this BookSection I: Principles of Pharmacology

1. Pharmacokinetics
   1. Definition
   2. Absorption
   3. Bioavailability
   4. Distribution
   5. Biotransformation or metabolism
   6. Excretion
   7. Kinetic processes
2. Pharmacodynamics
   1. Definition
   2. Dose-response relationships
   3. Drug receptors
   4. Pharmacodynamically altered responses

Section II: Drugs That Affect the Autonomic Nervous System and the Neuromuscular Junction

3. Introduction to Autonomic and Neuromuscular Pharmacology
   1. Divisions of the efferent autonomic nervous system (ANS)
   2. Neurochemistry of the autonomic nervous system
   3. Physiologic considerations
4. Cholinergic Drugs
   1. Cholinoreceptor agonists
   2. Cholinoreceptor antagonists
5. Adrenergic Drugs
   1. Adrenoreceptor agonists
   2. Adrenoreceptor antagonists
6. Muscle Relaxants
   1. Spasmolytics
   2. Nicotinic receptor antagonists

Section III: Drugs that Affect the Central Nervous System

7. Sedative-Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs
   1. Basic properties
   2. Benzodiazepines
   3. Barbiturates
   4. Other sedative-hypnotics
   5. Alcohols
8. Anesthetics
   1. General anesthetics
   2. Local anesthetics
9. Anticonvulsant Drugs
   1. Anticonvulsant therapy
   2. Drugs used in the treatment of partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures
   3. Absence (petit mal) seizures and drugs used in their treatment
   4. Status epilepticus and drugs used in its treatment
10. Psychotherapeutic Drugs
    1. Antipsychotic drugs
    2. Antidepressants and mood stabilizers
11. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
    1. General considerations
    2. Drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease

Section IV: Drugs That Affect the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Hematologic Systems

12. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Arrhythmias and their treatment
    3. Antiarrhythmic drugs
13. Antihypertensive Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Diuretics
    3. Sympatholytic drugs
    4. Vasodilators
    5. Drugs that affect the angiotensin system
14. Other Cardiovascular Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Antianginal drugs
    3. Drugs that affect cholesterol and lipid metabolism
    4. Inotropic agents and treatment of heart failure
15. Diuretics
    1. General considerations
    2. Diuretics
    3. Agents that affect water excretion
16. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Coagulation Disorders
    1. General considerations
    2. Antithrombotic drugs (antiplatelet drugs)
    3. Anticoagulants
    4. Fibrinolytic (thrombolytic) drugs
    5. Hemostatic drugs
17. Hematopoietic Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Minerals: iron
    3. Vitamins
    4. Hematopoietic grow factors

Section V: Analgesics

18. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Other Nonopioid Analgesic-Antipyretic Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. NSAIDs
    3. Acetaminophen
19. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
    1. Opioid agonists
    2. Mixed opioid agonist-antagonists
    3. Opioid antagonists

Section VI: Drugs That Affect the Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Systems and Used to Treat Rheumatic Disorders and Gout

20. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    1. General considerations
    2. Anti-inflammatory agents used to treat asthma
    3. Bronchodilators
21. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders
    1. Peptic disorders
    2. Drugs that decrease gastric acidity
    3. Cytoprotective agents
    4. Drugs used in the treatment of H. pylori infection
    5. Antidiarrheal drugs
    6. Prokinetic drugs
    7. Antiemetic drugs
    8. Drugs used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
    9. Laxatives
22. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders and Gout
    1. Antiarthritic drugs
    2. Drugs used in the treatment of gout

Section VII: Drugs That Affect the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

23. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Thyroid, and Adrenal Disorders
    1. General considerations
    2. Hypothalamic hormones and related drugs
    3. Anterior pituitary hormones and related drugs
    4. Posterior pituitary hormones and related drugs
    5. Thyroid hormones and related drugs
    6. Adrenocorticosteroids
24. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus and Errors of Glucose Metabolism
    1. General considerations
    2. Hypoglycemic agents
    3. Hyperglycemic agent: glucagon
25. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Bone and Calcium Disorders
    1. General considerations
    2. Drugs that affect calcium levels
26. Drugs Used in Reproductive Endocrinology
    1. Drugs that act on the uterus
    2. Estrogens and related drugs
    3. Oral contraceptives
    4. Androgens and inhibitors

Section VIII: Anti-infective Drugs

27. Antimicrobial Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
    3. Drugs that affect the cell membrane
    4. Protein synthesis inhibitors
    5. Antimetabolites used for microorganisms
    6. Inhibitors of DNA gyrase: fluoroquinolones
28. Other Anti-infective Drugs
    1. Antimycobacterial drugs
    2. Antiviral drugs
    3. Antiparasitic drugs
    4. Antifungal drugs

Section IX: Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cancer

29. Chemotherapeutic Drugs
    1. General considerations
    2. Drugs that alter DNA
    3. Antimetabolites
    4. Mitotic inhibitors
    5. Podophyllotoxin: etoposide (VP-16)
    6. Hormones and hormone regulators

Section X: Toxicology

30. Toxicology and Drugs of Abuse
    1. General principles of toxicology
    2. Treatment of acute poisoning
    3. Teratogenic effects of specific drugs
    4. Dependence and drugs of abuse

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