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 Transmission and Cholinergic Drugs
- Anticholinergic Drugs and Drugs Acting on Autonomic Ganglia
- Adrenergic Transmission and Adrenergic 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 Anti Inflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics
- Anti Rheumatoid and Antigout Drugs
Section 4 Respiratory System Drugs
- Drugs for Cough and Bronchial Asthma
Section 5 Hormones and Related Drugs Introduction
Introduction
- Anterior Pituitary Hormones
- Thyroid Hormones and Thyroid Inhibitors
- Insulin, Oral Antidiabetic Drugs and Glucagon
- Corticosteroids
- Androgens and Related Drugs, Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction
- Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives
- Oxytocin and Other Drugs Acting on Uterus
- Hormones and 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
- CN S Stimulants and Cognition Enhancers
Section 8 Cardiovascular Drugs
- Cardiac Electrophysiological Considerations
- Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System
- Nitric Oxide and Vasoactive Peptide Signal Molecules
- 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
Section 10 Drugs Affecting Blood and Blood Formation
- Haematinics and Erythropoietin
- Drugs Affecting Coagulation, Bleeding and Thrombosis
- Hypolipidaemic Drugs
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
- Antiviral Drugs (Non-retroviral)
- Antiviral Drugs (Anti-retrovirus)
- Antimalarial Drugs
- Antiamoebic and Other Antiprotozoal Drugs
- Anthelmintic Drugs
Section 13 Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases
Section 14 Miscellaneous Drugs
- Immunosuppressant Drugs
- Drugs Acting on Skin and Mucous Membranes
- Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Ectoparasiticides
- Chelating Agents
- Vitamins
- Vaccines, Antisera and Immuneglobulins
- Drug Interactions
Appendices
Appendix 1: Solution to Problem Directed Study
Appendix 2: Prescribing in Pregnancy
Appendix 3: Drugs in Breastfeeding
Appendix 4: Drugs and Fixed Dose Combinations Banned in India
Selected References for Further Reading
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