Contents:

SECTION 1: GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY

1. Introduction and Sources of Drugs

2. Routes of Drug Administration

3. Pharmacokinetics

4. Pharmacodynamics

5. Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interactions, Drug Nomenclature and Essential Drugs Concept

SECTION 2: AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

6. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology

7. Cholinergic System

8. Anticholinergic Drugs

9. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants.

10. Adrenergic System

11. Adrenergic Antagonists

SECTION 3: DRUGS ACTING ON THE KIDNEY

12. Diuretics and Antidiuretics

SECTION 4: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

13. Cardiac Glycosides and Treatment of Cardiac Failure.

14. Calcium Channel Blockers

15. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

16. Drugs Used in Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction

17. Antihypertensive Drugs

18. Plasma Expanders and Pharmacotherapy of Shock

SECTION 5: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

19. General Anesthetics.

20. Local Anesthetics.

21. Sedative Hypnotics.

22. Alcohols

23. Antiepileptics

24. Drugs used in Parkinsonism

25. Opioid Analgesics

26. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

27. Drugs Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout.

28. Drugs Used in Psychiatric Disorders.

29. CNS Stimulants

SECTION 6: AUTACOIDS

30. Autacoids

SECTION 7: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

31. Drugs Acting on Respiratory System.SECTION 8: BLOOD

32. Hematopoietic System

SECTION 9: GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

33. Drugs Used in the Gastrointestinal Disorders.SECTION 10: CHEMOTHERAPY

34. General Considerations

35. Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole and Quinolones

36. Beta-lactam Antibiotics

37. Broad Spectrum Antibiotics

38. Aminoglycosides

39. Macrolides, Other Antibacterial Agents and Chemotherapy of Urinary Tract Infections

SECTION 11: CHEMOTHERAPY II

40. Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis and Leprosy

41. Antifungal Drugs

42. Antiviral Drugs

43. Chemotherapy of Malaria

44. Drugs Used in Amoebiasis, Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis

45. Anthelmintics

46. Cancer Chemotherapy

SECTION 12: HORMONES

47. Hypothalamus and Anterior Pituitary Hormones

53. Agents Affecting Bone Mineral Turnover

SECTION 13: MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS

54. Miscellaneous Drugs

SECTION 14: DENTAL PHARMACOLOGY

55. Dental Pharmacology

Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice

Index