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Topics

1

Historical development , branches and scope of Pharmacology

2

Sources and nature of drugs, pharmacological terms and definitions

3

Principles of drug activity: Pharmacokinetics- routes of drug administration, absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of drugs

4

Pharmacodynamics- concept of drug and receptor

5

Dose - response relationship

6

Terms related to drug activity

7

Factors modifying the drug effect and dosage

8

Fundamentals of drug-screening and assay of drugs

9

Adverse drug reactions and drug interaction

10

Drug designing and development

11

Bioprospecting of drugs and introduction to biopharmaceutics

12

Gene Therapy

13

Drugs acting on digestive system- sialagogue, stomachics, antacids, antiulcers

14

Antidiarrhoeals, emetics, antiemetics

15

Appetizers, carminatives, antizymotics, ruminotorics, digestant. Choalogogues, chorectics

16

Prokinetics, laxatives, purgatives, Rumen pharmacology

17

Drugs acting on cardiovascular system- cardiotonics, antiarrythmics

18

Vasodilators and antihypertensive drugs

19

Haematinics, coagulants and anticoagulants

20

Drugs acting on respiratory system- Drugs for cough- expectorants, mucolytics, antitussives, demulsants

21

Drugs for asthma- bronchodilators and miscellaneous agents. Respiratory stimulants

22

Drugs acting on urogenital system- Diuretics and fluid therapy

23

Urinary alkanizer, acidifier, ecbolics and tocolytics

24

Pharmacotherapeutics of hormones and vitamins

25

Drugs acting on skin and mucus membranes- emollients, demulcents and counterirritants

26

Bioenhancers, Immunostimulants and immunosuppresants. New drugs and drug formulations.