Includes index

Contents: General Pharmacology: Introduction to pharmacology -- Sources of drugs -- Dosage forms and routes of drug administration -- Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of drugs -- Combined effects of drugs -- Mechanisms of action of drugs -- Bioavailability of drugs -- Factors modifying drug action -- Tolerance and dependence pharmacogenetics -- Adverse drug reactions and treatment of poisoning -- Drug interactions: involving absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) -- Bioassay of drugs and biological standardizations -- New Drugs: discovery and development -- Pharcology of peripheral nervous system: Neurohumoral transmission -- Parasympathomimetics and parasympatholytics -- Sympathomimmetics(or adrenergic agonists) -- Adrenergic receptors and neuromuscular blocking agents -- Ganglionic stimulants and ganglionic blocking agents -- Pharmacology of central nervous system(CNS): General anaesthetics -- Alcohol and disulfiram -- Sedatives and hypnotic(anti-anxiety agents), and centrally acting muscle relaxants -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Anti-parkinsonian drugs -- Analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drugs(NSAIDs) -- Narcotic analgesics(opoids analgesics) and opoid antagonists -- Central nervous system stimulants -- Pharmacology of cardiovascular system: Digitalis and cardiac glycosides -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Drugs used in shock therapy -- Haematinics -- Heamatopoietic system: Anticoagulants: vitamin K, haemostatic and antiplatelet drugs -- Drugs acting on the urinary system: Fluid and electrolyte balance -- Diuretics and antiduretics -- Autacoids: Histamine, 5-hydroxy-tryptamine, and 5-hydroxy-tryptamine antagonists -- Prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes -- Angiotensin, bradykinin, cholecystokinin -- Drugs acting on respiratory system: Anti-asthmatic drugs -- Antitussives and expectorants -- Respiratory stimulants(or analeptics) -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tracts(GIT): Antacids: anti-secretory and anti-ulcer drugs(or drug therapy of acid-peptic disease) -- Laxatives -- Anti- diarrhoeal agents -- Emetics and anti-emetics -- Miscellaneous drugs -- Pharmacology of endocrine system: Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones -- Thyroid hormones and anti-thyroid drugs -- Insulin, oral hypoglycaemic agents and glucagon -- Adrenocorticotropin hormone(ACTH) and corticosteroids -- Androgens and anabolic steroids -- Estrogens, progesterone and oral contrceptives -- Drugs acting on the uterus -- Chemotherapy: General principles of chemotherapy -- Sulphonamides, cotrimoxazole and quinolones -- Antibiotics -- Chemotherapy of leprosy, fungal diseases, viral diseases and sexually transmitted disease(STDS) -- Chemotherapy of malignancy and immunosuppressive agents -- Principles of toxicology: Poison: general principles of treatment of poisoning -- Heavy metals and heavy metal antagonists -- Clinical pharmacy and drug interactions: Introduction to clinical pharmacy -- Basic concept to pharmacotherapy: Clinical pharmacokinetics and individualization of drug therapy -- Drug delivery systems: biopharmaceutics and therapeutic considerations -- Drug use during infancy and in the elderly -- Drug use during pregnancy and lactation -- The Basics of drug interactions -- Interpretation of clinical laboratory tests -- Drug induced diseases -- Important disorders of Organ system and their management: Cardiovascular disorders -- CNS-disorders: epilepsy, parkinsonism, schizophrenia depression -- Respiratory disease: asthma -- Gastrointestinal disorders: peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis, cirrhosis -- Endocrine disorders -- Infectious diseases: tuberclosis(TB), urinary tract infections(UTIs), enteric infections(ELs), upper respiratory tract infections(URTIs) -- Haematopoietic disorders: anaemias -- Joint and connective tissue disorders: rheumatic diseases, gout and hyperuricaemia -- Neoplastic diseases: acute leukaemias and hodgkin's disease -- Therapeutic drug monitoring(TDM): Therapeutic drug monitoring -- Concept of essential drugs and rational drug use -- Further reading references -- Appendices.