Pharmacology for Dental and Allied Health Sciences

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