Welcome! In this series you’ll find 160 articles that are intended to be an introduction to pharmacology. There is a lot of focus here on the pharmacological aspects of nursing so it’s going to be super relevant if you’re going to be a health care professional!
Pharmacology is like a foreign language. You have to start in the beginning with a foundation and then just learn, learn, learn. There will be a lot of rote memorization that takes place and of course, some concepts. If you want to understand something in greater detail, always refer to your textbook.
Introduction
Routes of Drug Administration
- Oral Forms of Medication
- Parenteral Administration (Injectable)
- Miscellaneous Routes of Administration
Sedative/Hypnotics
Mental Illness
Stimulants
Other
Narcotics (Opiates)
- Narcotics
- Intravenous Morphine
- Narcotic Analgesics (Schedule II)
- Narcotic Antagonists
- Narcotic Agonist/Antagonist
- Antidiarrheals
- Antitussives
- Pain Control Concepts
Non Narcotics (NSAIDs, etc)
- Salicylates
- Acetaminophen
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- NSAIDs
- Cox-2 Inhibitors
- DMARDs
- Gouty Arthritis
- Migraine
Autonomic Nervous System
- Divisions of the ANS
- Neural Anatomy of the ANS
- Parasympathetic Side:
- Sympathetic Side:
Antihypertensives
- Introduction
- Step Approach
- Diuretics
- Sympatholytics
- Beta Blockers (for hypertension)
- Alpha Adrenergic Blockers
- Vasodilators
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
Congestive Heart Failure and Arrhythmia
- Refresher of Cardiac Physiology
- Cardiac Glycoside (Digoxin; Lanoxin)
Antiarrhythmic Agents
- Mechanism of Action of Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs
- Class 1A (atrial arrhythmia)
- Class 1B/1C (ventricular arrhythmia)
- Class II
- Class III
- Class IV
Angina Pectoris Treatment
- What is Angina Pectoris?
- Drugs for Angina:
Hyperlipidemia Treatment (Hypolipidemic Agents)
- Introduction to Hyperlipidemia Treatment
- Drugs that Increase Elimination:
- Drugs that Decrease Production:
- HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors
- Fibric Acid Derivatives:
- Nicotinic Acid
Hematology
Anemia Treatment
Hormonal Agents
- Posterior Pituitary Hormones (Diabetes Insipidus)
- Anterior Pituitary Hormones
Female Sex Hormones
Male Sex Hormones
Thyroid Therapy
- Quick Refresher of Thyroid Physiology
- Consequences of a Low Iodide Diet
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
Hypoglycemic Agents
- Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
- Insulin (Insulin Dependent DM; Type 1 Treatment; Juvenile onset)
- Oral Hypoglycemic Agents (Non-Insulin DM; Type 2 Treatment; Adult onset)
- Treatment of Hypoglycemic Reactions
Antimicrobial Therapy
- Intro to Antimicrobial Therapy
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Macrolides
- Clindamycin (Cleocin)
- Metronidazole (Flagyl)
- Vancomycin
- Tetracyclines
- Chloramphenicol
- Aminoglycosides
- Quinolones
- Urinary Tract Infection Therapy
- Fungal Infections
- Tuberculosis Therapy
- Viral Therapy
Cancer Therapy
Respiratory / Allergy Therapy
- Histamine
- Clinical Use of Histamine: Pentagastrin
- Inhibition of Histamine Release: Cromolyn
- Antihistamines
- Bronchodilator Drugs / Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)