Pharmacology

University — Year 1

Introduction to PharmacologyDrug Absorption and Routes of AdministrationDrug Distribution and BioavailabilityDrug Metabolism and BiotransformationDrug Elimination and ExcretionFirst-Pass MetabolismVolume of DistributionHalf-Life and Elimination RateDrug ClearanceLoading Dose CalculationMaintenance Dose and Dosing IntervalsSteady-State Plasma ConcentrationIntroduction to PharmacodynamicsDrug-Receptor Binding and MechanismsAgonists, Partial Agonists, and AntagonistsDose-Response Relationship and CurvesPotency and EfficacyTherapeutic Index and Margin of SafetyDrug-Drug and Drug-Food InteractionsAdverse Drug Reactions and Side EffectsDrug Toxicity and Organ ToxicityDrug Allergy and IdiosyncrasyIndividual Variation in Drug ResponseAutonomic Nervous System PhysiologySympathomimetic (Adrenergic) DrugsSympatholytic (Antiadrenergic) DrugsParasympathomimetic (Cholinergic) DrugsParasympatolytic (Anticholinergic) DrugsCentral Nervous System PharmacologySedative-Hypnotic DrugsLocal Anesthetic AgentsGeneral Anesthetic AgentsAntiepileptic DrugsCardiovascular Pharmacology OverviewAntihypertensive DrugsAntianginal and Vasodilator DrugsHeart Failure Treatment AgentsAntiarrhythmic DrugsAnticoagulant and Antiplatelet DrugsNon-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)Corticosteroid DrugsAnalgesic and Antipyretic DrugsOpioid AnalgesicsGeneral Principles of Antimicrobial TherapyClassification of AntibioticsBeta-Lactam AntibioticsGastrointestinal PharmacologyEndocrine and Hormonal Drugs

University — Year 2

University — Year 3