Front Matter
 Unit 1 Introduction to Pharmacology
 Chapter 1 Introduction
  1.1 Introduction
  1.2 Drugs and Placebos
  1.3 FDA and SFDA
  1.4 Brief History of Pharmacology
  1.5 Health, Disease and Drug Treatment
 Chapter 2 General Principles of Pharmacodynamics
  2.1 Introduction
  2.2 Drug Action and Drug Effect
  2.3 Dose effect Relationship
  2.4 Drug Therapeutic Action and Adverse Drug Reaction
  2.5 Factors Affecting the Drug Action
  2.6 New Drug Development
 Chapter 3 The Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Action
  3.1 Introduction
  3.2 The Mechanisms of Drug Action
  3.3 Receptor Theories and Interactions of Drugs and Receptors
 Chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics
  4.1 Introduction
  4.2 Drug Transport
  4.3 Compliance
  4.4 In vivo Process of Drugs
  4.5 Pharmacokinetics
  4.6 Drug Interaction
 Unit 2 Drugs Affecting the Function of Neuroeffectors
 Chapter 5 The Pharmacological Outline of Autonomic Nervous Systems
  5.1 Introduction
  5.2 Neurotransmitters and Pharmacology
 Chapter 6 Cholinergic Agonists
  6.1 Introduction
  6.2 Cholinoceptor activating Drugs
 Chapter 7 Cholinergic Antagonists
  7.1 Introduction
  7.2 Muscarinic Cholinergic Blocking Drugs
 Chapter 8 Adrenergic Agonists
  8.1 Introduction
  8.2 Adrenergic Receptor Agonists
 Chapter 9 Adrenergic Antagonists
  9.1 Introduction
  9.2 Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists
 Chapter 10 Local Anesthetics
  10.1 Introduction
  10.2 Classification of Local Anesthetics
  10.3 Drugs Commonly Used in Clinics
 Unit 3 Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
 Chapter 11 Anxiolytic and Hypnotic Drugs
  11.1 Introduction
  11.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Anxiety and Insomnia
 Chapter 12 Antipsychotic Drugs
  12.1 Introduction
  12.2 Antipsychotic Drugs
  12.3 Antidepressants and Antimanics
 Chapter 13 Antiepileptic Drugs
  13.1 Introduction
  13.2 Mechanism of Action of Antiepileptic Drugs
  13.3 Antiepileptic Drugs
  13.4 General Principles for Drug Usage
 Chapter 14 Drugs for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
  14.1 Introduction
  14.2 Drugs Commonly Used for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
 Chapter 15 Analgesic Drugs
  15.1 Introduction
  15.2 Analgesic Drugs (Opioids): Agonists of Opioid Receptors
  15.3 Antagonists of Opioid Receptors
 Chapter 16 Nonsteroidal Anti inflammatory Drugs
  16.1 Introduction
  16.2 Nonsteroidal Anti inflammatory Drugs
  Unit 4 Drugs Affecting Renal and Cardiovascular Function
 Chapter 17 Diuretic Drugs
  17.1 Introduction
  17.2 Commonly Used Diuretics
 Chapter 18 Calcium Channel Blockers
  18.1 Introduction
  18.2 The Commonly Used Calcium Channel Blockers
 Chapter 19 Drugs for Congestive Heart Failure
  19.1 Introduction
  19.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
 Chapter 20 Antihypertensive Agents
  20.1 Introduction
  20.2 Drugs Used for the Treatment of Hypertension
 Chapter 21 Antiarrhythmic Drugs
  21.1 Introduction
  21.2 Antiarrhythmia Drugs
 Chapter 22 Antianginal Drugs
  22.1 Introduction
  22.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Angina
 Chapter 23 Antihyperlipidemic Drugs
  23.1 Introduction
  23.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia
 Chapter 24 Drugs Affecting Haemostasis and Thrombosis
  24.1 Introduction
  24.2 Commonly Used Drugs
 Chapter 25 Agents Used in Anemia
  25.1 Introduction
  25.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Anemia
 Unit 5 Drugs Affecting Gastro intestinal Tract, Respiratory or Endocrine System
 Chapter 26 Steroid Hormones
  26.1 Introduction
  26.2 Steroid Hormones
 Chapter 27 Hormones of Thyroid and Anti thyroid Drugs
  27.1 Introduction
  27.2 Thyroid Hormones
  27.3 Antithyroid Drugs
 Chapter 28 Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs
  28.1 Introduction
  28.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
 Chapter 29 Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System
  29.1 Introduction
  29.2 Drugs Commonly Used in the Treatment of Airway Diseases
 Chapter 30 Drugs Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
  30.1 Introduction
  30.2 Drugs Used to Treat Peptic Ulcer Disease
  30.3 Antiemetic Drugs
  30.4 Laxatives
 Unit 6 Chemotherapy
 Chapter 31 Introduction to Antimicrobial Therapy
  31.1 Introduction
  31.2 Selection of Antimicrobial Agents
  31.3 Therapy with Combined Antimicrobial Agents
 Chapter 32 β Lactam Antibiotics
  32.1 Introduction
  32.2 Penicillins
  32.3 Cephalosporins and Cephamycins
  32.4 Other β Lactam Antibiotics
  32.5 β Lactamase Inhibitors (Clavulanic Acid, Sulbactam and Tazobactam)
 Chapter 33 Macrolides, Lincomycins, Polymyxins and Vancomycin
  33.1 Introduction
  33.2 Macrolides
  33.3 Lincomycins
  33.4 Polymyxins
 Chapter 34 Aminoglycosides
  34.1 Introduction
  34.2 Commonly Used Aminoglycosides Clinically
 Chapter 35 Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol
  35.1 Introduction
  35.2 Tetracyclines
  35.3 Chloramphenicol
 Chapter 36 Quinolones
  36.1 Introduction
  36.2 Characteristics of Quinolones and Commonly Used Quinolones
 Chapter 37 Sulfonamides and Other Synthesized Antimicrobial Drugs
  37.1 Introduction
  37.2 Sulfonamides
  37.3 Trimethoprim
  37.4 Other Synthetic Antimicrobial Drugs
 Chapter 38 Antifungal Drugs and Antiviral Drugs
  38.1 Introduction
  38.2 Drugs Used to Treat Fungal Infections
  38.3 Antiviral Drugs
  38.4 Drugs Used to Treat HIV Infection
 Chapter 39 Antituberculosis Drugs and Antileprotic Drugs
  39.1 Introduction
  39.2 Antituberculosis Drugs
  39.3 Antileprotic Drugs
 Chapter 40 Antiprotozoan Drugs
  40.1 Introduction
  40.2 Antimalarial Drugs
  40.3 Anti amebic Drugs
 Chapter 41 Anticancer Drugs
  41.1 Introduction
  41.2 Anticancer Drugs
  41.3 Biological Response Modifiers
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