Contents:

Section I: General Pharmacological Principles

1. Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration

2. Pharmacokinetics

3. Pharmacodynamics

4. Adverse Drug Effects

Section II: Systemic Pharmacology

5. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System-1 (General Considerations, Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs)

6. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System-2 (Adrenergic and Antiadrenergic Drugs)

7. Autacoids and Related Drugs

8. General Anaesthetics and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

9. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System-1 (Sedative-Hypnotics, Ethyl Alcohol, Antiepileptics and Antiparkinsonian Drugs)

10. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System-2 (Psychopharmacological Agents)

11. Cardiovascular Drugs-1 (Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System, Calcium Channel Blockers, Drugs for Hypertension, Angina Pectoris and Myocardial Infarction)

12. Cardiovascular Drugs-2 (Drugs for Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrhythmia)

13. Diuretics

14. Hormones and Related Drugs-1 (Anterior Pituitary Hormones, Antidiabetic Drugs, Corticosteroids)

15. Hormones and Related Drugs-2 (Androgens, Anabolic Steroids, Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives)

16. Hormones and Related Drugs-3 (Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Inhibitors, Hormones Regulating Calcium Balance)

17. Drugs Affecting Blood

18. Drugs for Gastrointestinal Disorders

19. Drugs for Respiratory Disorders

20. Vitamins

21. Anticancer and Immunosuppressant Drugs

Section III: Antimicrobials and Drugs Important in Dental Therapeutics

22. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics

23. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

24. Local Anaesthetics

25. Antimicrobial Drugs: General Considerations

26. Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole, Quinolones and Nitroimidazoles

27. Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

28. Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol and Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

29. Macrolide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics

30. Antitubercular and Antileprotic Drugs

31. Antifungal Drugs

32. Antiviral Drugs (Non-retroviral)

33. Anti-retrovirus Drugs

34. Antiprotozoal Drugs

35. Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Other Locally Acting Drugs

36. Drugs and Aids with Specific Application in Dental Disorders

37. Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Office

38. Drug Interactions

Index