About the Book
Based on syllabus of pharmacology for physiotherapy students this book provides a simple and adequate description of drugs with boxes, charts, table and simple in diagrams. Topics like analgesics, skeletal muscle relaxants and musculoskeletal disorders have been discussed in detail. Topics like 'drug and exercise' , vasoconstrictors' and vasodilators' have been discussed in brief. Section ONE: General Pharmacology, 1. Introduction and sources of drugs, 2. Routes of drug administration, 3. Pharmacokinetics, 4. Pharmacodynamics, 5. Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions, 6. Gene therapy, Section TWO: Autonomic Nervous System, 7. Introduction to autonomic pharmacology, 8. Cholinergic system, 9. Anticholinergic drugs, 10. Adrenergic system, 11. Adrenergic drugs (Sympathomimetics), 12. Adrenergic antagonists, Section THREE: Musculoskeletal System, 13. Skeletal muscle relaxants, 14. Drugs used in the treatment of local muscle spasm, 15. Drugs used in other musculoskeletal diseases, 16. Drugs used in the disorders of bone, agents used in osteoporosis, 17. Drugs and exercise, Section FOUR: Drugs Acting on the Kidney, 18. Diuretics, 19. Antidiuretics, Section FIVE: Cardiovascular System, 20. Cardiac glycosides and treatment of cardiac failure, 21. Antiarrhythmic drugs, 22. Drugs used in the treatment of angina pectoris, 23. Antihypertensive drugs, 24. Pharmacotherapy of shock, 25. Plasma expanders, Section SIX: Central Nervous System, 26. General anaesthetics, 27. Local anaesthetics, 28. Sedative hypnotics, 29. Alcohols, 30. Antiepileptics, 31. Drugs used in parkinsonism, 32. Opioid analgesics and antagonists, 33. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), 34. Drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis and gout, 35. Drugs used in psychiatric disordersantipsychotics, antidepressants and antianxiety agents, 36. Antidepressants, 37. CNS stimulants, Section SEVEN: Autacoids, 38. Histamine and antihistamines, 39. 5-Hydroxytryptamine, 40. ergot alkaloids, angiotensin and kinins, Section Eight: Respiratory System, 42. Drugs used in the treatment of bronchial asthma, 43. Drugs used in the treatment of cough, Section Nine: Blood, 44. Haematinics, 45. Drugs used in the disorders of coagulation, 46. Hypolipidaemic drugs, Section TEN: Gastrointestinal Tract, 47. Drugs used in peptic ulcer, 48. Prokinetic agents, 49. Emetics and antiemetics, 50. Drugs for constipation and diarrhoea, Section Eleven: Chemotherapy, 51. General considerations, 52. Sulfonamides, 53. Textbook of Pharmacology for Physiotherapy, 54. Cotrimoxazole, 55. Quinolones, 56. Beta-lactam antibiotics, 57. Broad spectrum antibiotics, 58. Aminoglycosides, 59. Macrolides and other antibacterial agents, 60. Chemotherapy of urinary tract infections, 61. Chemotherapy of tuberculosis, 62. Chemotherapy of leprosy, 63. Antifungal drugs, 64. Antiviral drugs, 65. Chemotherapy of malaria, 66. Antiamoebic drugs, 67. Drugs used leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis, 68. Anthelmintics, 69. Cancer chemotherapy, 70. Immunosuppressants and immunostimulants, 71. Vaccines and antisera, Section Twelve: Hormones, 72. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary hormones, 73. Thyroid hormones and antithyroid drugs, 74. Insulin and oral hypoglycaemics, 75. Corticosteroids, 76. Oestrogens, progestins and oral contraceptives, 77. Androgens and anabolic steroids, 78. Agents affecting bone mineral turnover.
