General Pharmacology

Pharmacology- An Introduction

Branches and Divisions of Pharmacology

Drugs- Introduction, Features and History

Routes of Drug Administration

Dosage Forms

Sources of Drugs

Active Principles of Crude Drugs

Absorption of Drugs

Factors affecting Absorption of Drugs

Distribution of Drugs

Bioavailability of Drugs

Plasma Half Life of Drugs

Biotransformation of Xenobiotics

Factors affecting Biotransformation

Prodrugs

Elimination of Drugs

Excretion of Drug

Clearance of Drug

Mechanism of Drug Action -Introduction

Mechanism of Drug Action -Physical Mechanisms

Mechanism of Drug Action -Chemical Mechanisms

Mechanism of Drug Action -Drug Receptor Interactions

Mechanism of Drug Action -Drug Enzyme Interactions

Mechanism of Drug Action -Drug Channel Interactions

Mechanism of Drug Action -Miscellaneous Mechanisms

Factors Modifying Action of Drugs

Adverse Drug Effects

Drug Dependence

Case Based Learning

A Case of Penicillin mediated Drug Allergy

A Case of Myasthenia Gravis