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Pharmacology Series

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

  • Introduction to Pharmacology
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Drug Abuse
  • Knowledge of Medication and the 7 Rights

Routes of Drug Administration

  • Oral Forms of Medication
  • Parenteral Administration (Injectable)
  • Miscellaneous Routes of Administration

Sedative/Hypnotics

  • Barbiturate Pharmacology
  • Benzodiazepine Pharmacology
  • Miscellaneous Hypnotics/Antianxiety

Mental Illness

  • Treatment of Psychosis (Antipsychotics)
  • Treatment of Depression (Antidepressants)
  • Manic Therapy
  • Alcoholism Treatment

Stimulants

  • Psychomotor Stimulant Pharmacology
  • Anorectic Agents
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Analeptic Agents

Other

  • Central Acting Muscle Relaxants
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Anticonvulsant Therapy

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:
    • Muscarinic Effects
      • Cholinergic Drugs:
        • Parasympathomimetics
        • Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
    • Anticholinergic Effects
      • Anticholinergic Drugs
  • Sympathetic Side:
    • Adrenergic Effects
      • Sympathomimetic Drugs
      • Sympathetic Blocking Drugs

Antihypertensives

  • Introduction
  • Step Approach
  • Diuretics
    • Osmotic Diuretics
    • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
    • Thiazide Diuretics
    • Loop Diuretics
    • Potassium Sparing 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)
    • Quinidine
    • Procainamide (Pronestyl)
    • Disopyramide (Norpace)
  • Class 1B/1C (ventricular arrhythmia)
    • Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
    • Oral agents for ventricular arrhythmias
  • Class II
    • Propranolol (Inderal)
  • Class III
    • Amiodarone (Cordarone)
  • Class IV
    • Verapamil (Isoptin, Calan)

Angina Pectoris Treatment

  • What is Angina Pectoris?
  • Drugs for Angina:
    • Nitrate Uses
    • Beta Blockers for Angina
    • Calcium Channel Blockers for Angina

Hyperlipidemia Treatment (Hypolipidemic Agents)

  • Introduction to Hyperlipidemia Treatment
  • Drugs that Increase Elimination:
    • Bile Sequestering Agents
  • Drugs that Decrease Production:
    • HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors
    • Fibric Acid Derivatives:
      • Gemfibrozil (Lopid)
      • Fenofibrate (Tricor)
    • Nicotinic Acid

Hematology

  • Intro to Anticoagulants and Thrombolytics
  • Heparin
    • Heparin Monitoring
    • Low molecular weight heparins
    • Heparin Antidote: Protamine Sulfate
  • Warfarin (Coumadin)
    • Warfarin Uses
  • Thrombolytics

Anemia Treatment

  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Megaloblastic Anemia
    • B12 Deficiency
    • Folic Acid Deficiency
  • Normochromic Normocytic Anemia
  • WBC Deficiency

Hormonal Agents

  • Posterior Pituitary Hormones (Diabetes Insipidus)
  • Anterior Pituitary Hormones
    • Introduction to Adrenocorticoid Pharmacology
    • Adrenocorticoid Pharmacology

Female Sex Hormones

  • Estrogen
  • Progesterone

Male Sex Hormones

  • Androgens

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
    • Erythromycin
    • Azithromycin and Clarithromycin
  • Clindamycin (Cleocin)
  • Metronidazole (Flagyl)
  • Vancomycin
  • Tetracyclines
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Quinolones
  • Urinary Tract Infection Therapy
    • Co-Trimoxazole
    • Methenamine
  • Fungal Infections
  • Tuberculosis Therapy
  • Viral Therapy

Cancer Therapy

  • Chemotherapy Treatment
  • Oncology Drugs
  • Chemotherapy Toxicity Review

Respiratory / Allergy Therapy

  • Histamine
    • Clinical Use of Histamine: Pentagastrin
    • Inhibition of Histamine Release: Cromolyn
    • Antihistamines
  • Bronchodilator Drugs / Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
    • Theophyllines
    • Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists
    • Beta Adrenergics
    • Corticosteroids
    • Nasal Inhalers
      • Spacer Devices
    • Expectorants
    • Mucolytics

GI SHIT

  • Constipation
    • Laxative Uses and Types
      • Hydrophillic Colloids
      • Saline Cathartics
      • Surface Wetting Agents (stool softeners)
      • Lubricants
      • Stimulant Cathartics
  • Diarrhea Therapy
  • Ulcer Therapy
    • Antacids
    • H2 Receptor Antagonists
    • Proton Pump Inhibitors
    • Sucralfate

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