PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY
1. Pharmacodynamics: mechanisms of drug action
2. Pharmacokinetics: the absorption, distribution, and fate of drugs
3. Pharmacotherapeutics: the clinical use of drugs
4. Pharmacogenetics and general mechanisms of drug interactions
PART II: PHARMACOLOGY OF SPECIFIC DRUG GROUPS
5. Introduction to autonomic nervous system drugs
6. Adrenergic agonists
7. Adrenergic blocking drugs
8. Cholinergic drugs
9. Antimuscarinic drugs
10. Drugs affecting nicotinic receptors
11. Introduction to central nervous system drugs
12. Psychopharmacology: antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs
13. Sedative-hypnotics, antianxiety drugs, and centrally acting muscle relaxants
14. Anticonvulsants
15. Antiparkinson drugs
16. Local anesthetics
17. Principles of general anesthesia
18. Agents used in general anesthesia, deep sedation, and conscious sedation
19. Introduction to antinociceptive drugs
20. Opioid analgesics and antagonists
21. Non-opioid analgesics; nonsterioidal
anti-inflammatory drugs; and antirheumatic and antigout drugs
22. Histamine and histamine antagonists
23. Drugs affecting serotonin, antimigraine drugs, drugs for other pain syndromes
24. Antiarrhythmic drugs
25. Cardiac glycosides and other drugs used in heart failure
26. Antianginal drugs
27. Diuretic drugs
28. Antihypertensive drugs
29. Lipid-lowering drugs
30. Antianemic and hematopoietic stimulating drugs
31. Procoagulant, anticoagulant, and thrombolytic drugs
32. Drugs acting on the respiratory system
33. Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract
34. Pituitary, thyroid and parathyroid pharmacology
35. Adrenal corticosteroids
36. Insulin, oral hypoglycemics, and glucagons
37. Steroid hormones of reproduction and sexual development
38. Principles of antibiotic therapy
39. Antibacterial and antibiotic drugs
40. Antifungal and antiviral agents
41. Immunotherapy
42. Antineoplastic drugs
43. Aliphatic alcohols
44. Anticaries agents
45. Antiplaque/antigingivitis agents
46. Antiseptics and disinfectants
PART III: SPECIAL SUBJECTS IN PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
47. Analgesic use for effective pain control
48. Management of fear and anxiety
49. Antibiotic prophylaxis
50. Oral complications of cancer therapy
51. Drugs of abuse
52. Toxicology
53. Geriatric pharmacology
54. Drugs for medical emergencies
55. Prescription writing and drug regulations
56. Alternative medicine in dentistry
Appendix I: Drug interactions in clinical dentistry
Appendix II: Glossary of abbreviations |