preface
acknowledgments
1. general principles of drug action
  i. dose-response relationships
  ii. drug absorption
  iii. drug distribution
  iv. drug elimination and termination of action
  v. biotransformation (metabolism) of drugs
  vi.  excretion of drugs
  vii. pharmacokinetics
  review test
2. drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system
  i. the peripheral efferent nervous system
  ii. parasympathomimetic drugs
  iii. muscarinic-receptorantagonists
  iv. ganglion-blocking drugs
  v. skeletal muscle relaxants
  vi. sympathomimetic drugs
  vii. adrenergic receptor antagonists
  review test
3. drugs acting on the renal system
  i. diuretics
  ii. nondiuretic inhibitors of tubular transport
  review test
4. drugs acting on the cardiovascular system
  i. agents used to treat congestive heart failure (chf)
  ii. antiarrhythmic drugs
  iii. antianginal agents
  iv. antihypertensive drugs
  v. drugs that lower plasma lipids
  review test
5. drugs acting on the central nervous system
  i. sedative-hypnotic drugs
  ii. antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs
  iii. antidepressant drugs
  iv. lithium and anticonvulsants used to treat bipolar disorder
  v. opioid analgesics and antagonists
  vi. antiparkinsonian drugs and drugs used to treat alzheimer disease
  vii. antiepileptic drugs
  viii. general anesthetics
  ix. local anesthetics
  x. drugs of abuse
  review test
6. autocoids, ergots, anti-inflammatory
    agents, and immunosuppressive agents
  i. histamine and antihistamines
  ii. serotonin and serotonin antagonists
  iii. ergots
  iv. eicosanoids
  v. nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (nsaids)
  vi. drugs used for gout
  vii. immunosuppressive agents
  review test
7. drugs used in anemia and disorders of hemostasis
  i. drugs used in the treatment of anemias
  ii. drugs acting on myeloid cells
  iii. drugs used in hemostatic disorders
  review test
8. drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract
  i. antiemetics
  ii. anorexigenics and appetite enhancers
  iii. agents used for upper gi tract disorders
  iv. prokinetic agents
  v. drugs used to dissolve gallstones
  vi. digestive enzyme replacements
  vii. agents that act on the lower gi tract
  review test
9. drugs acting on the pulmonary system
  i. introduction to pulmonary disorders
  ii. agents used to treat asthma and other bronchial disorders
  iii. drugs used to treat rhinitis and cough
  review test
10. drugs acting on the endocrine system
  i. hormone receptors
  ii. the hypothalamus
  iii. the anterior pituitary
  iv. the posterior pituitary
  v. drugs acting on the gonadal and reproductive system
  vi. the adrenal cortex
  vii. the thyroid
  viii. the pancreas and glucose homeostasis
  ix. the calcium homeostatic system
  x. retinoic acid and derivatives
  review test
11. drugs used in treatment of infectious diseases
  i. infectious disease therapy
  ii. antibacterials
  iii. antimycobacterial agents
  iv. antifungal agents
  v. antiparasitic drugs
  vi. antiviral drugs
  review test
12. cancer chemotherapy
  i. principles of cancer chemotherapy
  ii. alkylating agents (selected)
  iii. antimetabolites (selected)
  iv. natural products
  v. miscellaneous agents
  vi. steroid hormone agonists and antagonists and related drugs
  vii. adjunct agents
  review test
13. toxicology
  i. principles andterminology
  ii. air pollutants
  iii. solvents
  iv. insecticides and herbicides
  v. heavy metal poisoning and management
  vi. drug poisoning
  review test
comprehensive examination
index