Essentials of Pharmacology for Dentistry

Section I:: General Pharmacological Principles
1. Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration
2. Pharmacokinetics
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Adverse Drug Effects

Section II:: Systemic Pharmacology
5. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System-1 (General Considerations, Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs)
6. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System-2 (Adrenergic and Antiadrenergic Drugs)
7. Autacoids and Related Drugs
8. General Anaesthetics and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
9. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System-1 (Sedative-Hypnotics, Ethyl Alcohol, Antiepileptics and Antiparkinsonian Drugs)
10. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System-2 (Psychopharmacological Agents)
11. Cardiovascular Drugs-1 (Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System, Calcium Channel Blockers, Drugs for Hypertension, Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction)
12. Cardiovascular Drugs-2 (Drugs for Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrhythmia)
13. Diuretics
14. Hormones and Related Drugs-1 (Anterior Pituitary Hormones, Antidiabetic Drugs, Corticosteroids)
15. Hormones and Related Drugs-2 (Androgens, Anabolic Steroids, Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives)
16. Hormones and Related Drugs-3 (Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Inhibitors, Hormones Regulating Calcium Balance)
17. Drugs Affecting Blood
18. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders
19. Drugs for Respiratory Disorders
20. Vitamins
21. Anticancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Section III:: Antimicrobials and Drugs Important in Dental Therapeutics
22. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics
23. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists
24. Local Anaesthetics
25. Antimicrobial Drugs:: General Considerations
26. Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole, Quinolones and Nitroimidazoles
27. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics
28. Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol and Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
29. Macrolide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics
30. Antitubercular and Antileprotic Drugs
31. Antifungal Drugs
32. Antiviral Drugs (Non-retroviral)
33. Anti-retrovirus Drugs
34. Antiprotozoal Drugs
35. Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Other Locally Acting Drugs
36. Drugs and Aids with Specific Application in Dental Disorders
37. Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Office
38. Drug Interactions
Index