I. PHARMACOLOGY WITH THE SOCIAL CONTEXT; 1. An historical perspective. 2. Sociocultural aspects. II. PHARMACOLOGY WITHIN THE PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT; 3. Nurses and the law. 4. Ethical issues. 5. The general role of health care professionals. 6. The role of nurses in relation to pharmacology. III. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PHARMACOLOGY; 7. Drug nomenclature. 8. Drug formulations and administration. 9. Pharmacokinetics: absorption and distribution. 10. Pharmacokinetics: metabolism and excretion. 11. Drug interactions. 12. Pharmacodynamics. 13. Drug safety and effectiveness. 14. Nursing implications and considerations. 15. Pharmacogenetics. 16. Factors which modify drug action. 17. Paediatric and geriatric pharmacology. IV. TOXICOLOGY; 18. Poisons and antidotes. 19. The management of clinical overdose. 20. Contemporary drugs of abuse. V. AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY; 21. General aspects of neuropharmacology. 22. Adrenergic pharmacology. 23. Cholinergic pharmacology. VI. OTHER VASOACTIVE SUBSTANCES; 24. Histamine and antihistamine drugs. 25. Prostaglandins and serotonin. VII. DRUGS TO ALTER BEHAVIOUR AND MOTOR ACTIVITY; 26. General concepts of psychopharmacology. 27. Antipsychotic drugs. 28. Ancxiolytics and hypnotics. 29. Antidepressant drugs and mood stabilisers. 30. Antiparkinsonian and other drugs used. 31. Anticonvulsants and muscle relaxants. 32. Central nervous system stimulants and related drugs. VIII. DRUGS USED TO RELIEVE PAIN AND PRODUCE ANAESTHESIA; 33. Narcotic drugs. 34. Nonsteroidal antiinflamatory, antipyretic and analgesic drugs. 35. Pharmacology and general anaesthesia. 36. Pharmacology of local anaesthesia. IX. DRUGS USED TO PROMOTE OXYGENATION AND PERFUSION; 37. Digitals, antiarrhythmic and antianginal drugs. 38. Antihypertensive drugs. 39. Anticoagulant , thrombolytic and antiplatelet drugs. 40. Diuretics and other renal drugs. 41. Fluid and potassium imbalances. 42. Pharmacological approaches to atherosclerocis. 43. Antianaemic agents. 44. Bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, respiratory stimulants, oxygen therapy, asthma prophylatics and surfactants. 45. Cough suppressants, expectorants, decongestants and other miscellaneous agents. X. DRUGS USED TO REGULATE GASTOINTESTINAL FUNCTION; 46. Drugs and the upper gastrointestinal tract. 47. Drugs and the lower gastointestinal tract. 48. Treatment of nausea and vomiting. XI. DRUGS USED TO PROMOTE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND ALTER METABOLISM; 49. Drugs and the pituitary gland. 50. Thyroid and pancreatic pharmacology. 51. Adrenocortical and gonadal pharmacology. 52. Vitamins. 53. Minerals. 54. Amino acids. 55. Enteral and parental nutrition. 56. Drugs used in hyperuricaemia and gout. XII. DRUGS ISED TO ALTER CELLULAR PROLIFERATION; 57. Introduction to chemotherapy. 58. Sulphonamides and trimethoprim. 59. Antibiotic and synthetic antibacterial agents. 60. Antiuberculotics and antileprotic drugs. 61. Antiseptics and disinfectants. 62. Antiparasitic drugs. 63. Antimalarial drugs. 64. Antiviral drugs. 65. Antifungal drugs. 66. Immunomodulating agents. 67. Chemotherapy of neoplastic diseases. XIII. DRUGS USED TOPICALLY; 68. Drugs used in diseases of the skin. 69. Drugs and the eye.
