Pharmacology And Toxicology

The major objective of this book is to provide students, collective information about subject in a simple and lucid language, and thus to serve as a guiding tool for the students of Second Year Diploma in Pharmacy. All relevant details essential to fulfil the requirements of syllabus are included in this book.

I take immense pleasure in presenting this reprint. No major changes have been made in the matter except the addition of Appendix − I and II, which will be beneficial to students.

1. Scope of Pharmacology

2. Routes of Administration of Drugs

3. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination of Drugs

4. Mechanism of Drug Action and Factors Modifying Drug Action

5. Principles of Drug Interactions

6. Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System

7. General Anaesthetics

9. Narcotic Analgesics

9. Analgesic Antipyretics

10. Hypnotics and Sedatives

11. Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Drugs

12. Psycho-Pharmacological Drugs

13. Central Nervous System Stimulants

14. Centrally Acting Relaxants and Anti-Parkinsonian Drugs

15. Drugs Dependence and Abuses of Drugs

16. Local Anaesthetics

17. General Considerations about Drugs Acting on ANS (Autonomic Nervous System)

18. Parasympathomimetics (Cholinergic Drugs)

19. Parasympatholytics (Cholinergic Blocking Drugs)

20. Sympathomimetic or Adrenergic Drugs

21. Sympatholytics or Sympathetic Blocking Agents

22. Drugs Acting on Eye

23. Drugs Acting on Respiratory System

24. Autocoids

25. Drugs Acting on CVS

26. Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood forming organs

27. Diuretics

28. Hormones and Hormone Antagonist

29. Drugs Acting on Digestive System

30. Heavy Metals and Metal Antagonists

31. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases − I

32. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases − II

33. Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases − III

34. Chemotherapy of Fungal and Viral Diseases

34. Chemotherapy of Protozoal Diseases

36. Chemotherapy of Venereal Diseases

37. Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseases

38. Chemotherapy of Topical Infections

39. Chemotherapy of Cancer

40. Drug Toxicity

Appendix − I (Give Reasons)

Appendix − II