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VPT-603 CNS PHARMACOLOGY (2+1) OBJECTIVE To study the pharmacodynamics of drugs acting on CNS. THEORY UNIT I Anatomical and physiological considerations of central nervous system (CNS); neurohumoral transmission in CNS. UNIT II Historical development, theories, principles and stages of general anaesthesia. UNIT III Pharmacology of anaesthetics, sedatives, hypnotics, neuroleptics, antiepileptics. UNIT IV CNS stimulants, analeptics, opioid agonists and antagonists; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, central and peripheral muscle relaxants, local anaesthetics, therapeutic gases. euthanizing agents. Doping. PRACTICAL Study of pharmacodynamics of prototype drugs of each group in experimental animals. |
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