Veterinary Pharmacology

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Veterinary pharmacology explores how drugs act in animals and how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises, and eliminates them. These notes cover general pharmacology, drugs that act on major organ systems, neuropharmacology and toxicology. They connect concepts such as drug receptors and dose–response relationships with the uses and adverse effects of medicines in veterinary practice. Close subject description

Veterinary pharmacology explores how drugs act in animals and how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises, and eliminates them.

These notes cover general pharmacology, drugs that act on major organ systems, neuropharmacology and toxicology. They connect concepts such as drug receptors and dose–response relationships with the uses and adverse effects of medicines in veterinary practice.

General Pharmacology

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  1. History of Pharmacology
  2. Scope and Branches of Pharmacology
  3. Pharmacology related terms
  4. Dose and dosage of medicines
  5. Drug Indications
  6. Drug Contraindications
  7. Drug Interactions
  8. Group of Medicines
  9. Drug Preparations for Animals
  10. Natural Sources of drugs in pharmacology
  11. Route of Drug administration in animals
  12. Structure of biological membranes in animals
  13. Passage of drug across biological membrane
  14. Pharmacokinetics of drugs
  15. Absorption of drugs
  16. Distribution of drugs
  17. Bio-transformation of drugs
  18. Excretion of drugs
  19. Pharmacodynamics of drugs
  20. Receptors in pharmacology
  21. Dose response curve in pharmacology
  22. Toxicity of Drugs
  23. Factors that affect drug action
  24. Adverse effects of drugs
  25. Drug discovery and clinical trials
  26. Biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy

Systemic Pharmacology

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  1. Drugs for heart patients
  2. Myocardial Stimulants
  3. Cardiac glycosides in congestive heart failure
  4. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in Congestive heart failure
  5. Beta adrenoceptor agonists and Miscellaneous
  6. Antiarrhythmic drugs
  7. Arrhythmia and it’s types
  8. Sodium channel blockers
  9. Beta adrenergic blockers
  10. Potassium channel blocker
  11. Calcium channel blocker
  12. Clinical uses and adverse effects of antiarrhythmic drugs
  13. Antihypertensive Drugs
  14. Vasodilators
  15. Vasoconstrictor
  16. Hematinic drugs
  17. Coagulants
  18. Anticoagulant drugs
  19. Diuretic drugs
  20. Urine acidifiers
  21. Urine Alkalizers
  22. Ecbolics and Tocolytics
  23. Fluid therapy in animals
  24. Sialics and Anti-sialic drugs
  25. Anti ulcer drugs
  26. Appetite stimulants in animals
  27. Emetics in animals
  28. Antiemetic drugs in animals

Neuropharmacology

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  1. Basics of Autonomic nerve system in pharmacology
  2. Distribution of cholinergic and adrenergic neurons
  3. Neurohumoral transmission
  4. Cholinergic Pharmacology
  5. Cholinergic neurotransmission
  6. Cholinergic receptors
  7. Cholinergic drugs
  8. Anticholinesterase drugs
  9. OPC Poisoning in Animals
  10. Cholinergic antagonists
  11. Atropine and the other muscarinic receptor antagonists
  12. Adrenergic Pharmacology
  13. Adrenergic receptors
  14. Catecholamines
  15. Difference between Catecholamine and non-catecholamine drugs
  16. Adrenaline or Epinephrine
  17. Nor-adrenaline or Nor-epinephrine
  18. Dopamine (3, 4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine)
  19. Isoprenaline
  20. Amphetamine
  21. Ephedrine
  22. Adrenergic agonists
  23. Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor agonists
  24. Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists
  25. Beta-1 adrenergic receptor agonists
  26. Beta-2 adrenergic receptor agonists
  27. Adrenergic antagonists in animals
  28. Alpha receptor adrenergic antagonists
  29. Beta adrenergic receptors antagonists
  30. Alpha and Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists
  31. Adrenergic neuron blocking drugs
  32. Neuromuscular Blockers
  33. Drugs Acting On Autonomic Ganglia
  34. Autacoid Pharmacology
  35. Histamine
  36. Antihistamine drugs
  37. Serotonin and Antiserotonin drugs
  38. Lipid derived autacoids
  39. Nonsteroidal Anti inflammatory drugs (NSAID)
  40. Plasma Kinins in animals
  41. Platelet activating factors
  42. Angiotensins
  43. CNS Pharmacology
  44. Anesthetics in animals
  45. Local anesthetics in animals
  46. Inhalant Anesthetics in animals
  47. Intravenous Anesthetics in animals
  48. Barbiturate Anesthetics in animals
  49. Dissociative anesthetics in animals
  50. Tranquilizer, Hypnotics and Sedatives of animals
  51. Opioids drugs in animals
  52. CNS depressants in animals
  53. Anticonvulsant drugs in animals
  54. Doping and euthanasia drugs
  55. Analeptics drugs in animals
  56. Antipsychotic drugs for animals
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