PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS-II

PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS-II

1.    DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

                     I.        CNS Depressants:

a.    Hypnotic & Sedatives

b.    Analgesics

c.    Narcotic Analgesics

d.    Opioid antagonists,

e.    Antipyretic

f.     Anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAID] including

g.   Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs

h.   Drug treatment of Gout.

                   II.        CNS Stimulants:

a.    Cerebral Stimulants,

b.    Medullary stimulants,

c.    Spinal Cord Stimulants,

d.    Anti-depressants,

e.    Psychotomimetic or Hallucinogenics,

f.     Psychotherapeutic Agents (Anxiolytics and Antipsychotics),

g.   Drug treatment of Epilepsy

h.   Drug treatment of Parkinsonism and other movement disorders.

                  III.        ANAESTHETICS:

a.    Anesthesia and its clinical importance.

b.    General Anaesthesia, Mechanism of action and its application.

c.    General Anaesthetics

d.    Local Anaesthetics

e.    Spinal Anaesthesia and drug used

f.     Techniques of Local Anaesthesia

                 IV.        CHEMOTHERAPY:

Classification of drugs.

a.    Anti-microbials:

b.    Sulphonamides,

c.    Anti-virals,

d.    Anti-protozoals

e.    (Treatment of Malaria and Treatment of Amebiasis),

f.     Anti-fungals,

g.   Anthelmintics,

h.    Anti-neoplastic and

i.     Immunosuppressive drugs,

j.     Drug treatment of Leprosy and

                   V.        Anti-biotics:

a.    Penicillins,

b.    Cephalosporins,

c.    Aminoglycosides,

d.    Tetracyclines,

e.    Chloramphenicol,

f.     Macrolides,

g.   Quinolones and

h.    Miscellaneous Anti-biotics).

                 VI.        Anti-hypertensive Drugs.

                VII.        Steroids and Anti-steroid drugs.

2.   HORMONES, ANTAGONISTS AND OTHER AGENTS AFFECTING ENDOCRINE FUNCTION:

a.    Endocrine function and dysfunctions.

b.    Drug used for therapy of Diabetes Mellitus: Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic agents.

c.    Corticosteroids

d.   Thyroid hormone and anti-thyroid drugs

3.   TOXICOLOGY:

a.    Pollution and its types (water, air, food)

b.    Poison and principle of treatment of poisoning.

c.    Poisoning (Sign & symptom and treatment):

d.    Ethanol,

e.    Barbiturates,

f.     Digitalis,

g.   Salicylides,

h.    Strychnine,

i.     Narcotics,

j.     Nicotine,

k.    Paracetamol,

l.     Benzodiazepines and

m.  Organophosphorous compounds.

n.    Chelating agents and their role in poisoning:

o.    Dimercaprol,

p.    Calcium disodium edentate,

q.   Pencillamine and

r.     Defroxamine.