Essentials of Medical Pharmacology 6th Edition by KD Tripathi

Introduction, Routes of Drug Administration

Pharmacokinetics: Membrane Transport, Absorption and Distribution of Drugs

Pharmacokinetics: Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs, Kinetics of Elimination

Pharmacodynamics: Mechanism of Drug Action; Receptor Pharmacology

Aspects of Pharmacotherapy; Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Development

Adverse Drug Effects

Autonomic Nervous System: General Considerations

Cholinergic System and Drugs

Anticholinergic Drugs and Drugs Acting on Autonomic Ganglia

Adrenergic System and Drugs

Antiadrenergic Drugs (Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists) and Drugs for Glaucoma

Histamine and Antihistaminics

5-Hydroxytryptamine, its Antagonists and Drug Therapy of Migraine

Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes (Eicosanoids) and Platelet Activating Factor

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Antipyretic-Analgesics

Antirheumatoid and Antigout Drugs

Drugs for Cough and Bronchial Asthma

Anterior Pituitary Hormones

Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Inhibitors

Insulin, Oral Hypoglycaemic Drugs and Glucagon

Corticosteroids

Androgens and Drugs for Erectile Dysfunction

Estrogens, Progestins and Contraceptives

Oxytocin and Other Drugs Acting on Uterus

Drugs Affecting Calcium Balance

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Local Anaesthetics

General Anaesthetics

Ethyl and Methyl Alcohols

Sedative-Hypnotics

Antiepileptic Drugs

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antipsychotic and Antimanic Drugs

Drugs Used in Mental Illness: Antidepressant and Antianxiety Drugs

Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

CNS Stimulants and Cognition Enhancers

Cardiac Electrophysiological Considerations

Drugs Affecting Renin-Angiotensin System and Plasma Kinins

Cardiac Glycosides and Drugs for Heart Failure

Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Antianginal and Other Anti-ischaemic Drugs

Antihypertensive Drugs

Relevant Physiology of Urine Formation

Diuretics

Antidiuretics

Haematinics and Erythropoietin

Drugs Affecting Coagulation, Bleeding and Thrombosis

Hypolipidaemic Drugs and Plasma Expanders

Drugs for Peptic Ulcer

Drugs for Emesis, Reflux and Digestive Disorders

Drugs for Constipation and Diarrhoea

Antimicrobial Drugs: General Considerations

Sulfonamides, Cotrimoxazole and Quinolones

Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

Tetracyclines and Chloramphenicol (Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics)

Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

Macrolide, Lincosamide, Glycopeptide and Other Antibacterial Antibiotics; Urinary

Antiseptics

Antitubercular Drugs

Antileprotic Drugs

Antifungal Drugs

Antiviral Drugs

Antimalarial Drugs

Antiamoebic and Other Antiprotozoal Drugs

Anthelmintic Drugs

Anticancer Drugs

Immunosuppressants, Gene Therapy

Drugs Acting on Skin and Mucous Membranes

Antiseptics, Disinfectants and Ectoparasiticides

Chelating Agents

Vitamins

Vaccines and Sera

Drug Interactions

Selected References for Further Reading

Appendix 1: List of Essential Medicines

Appendix 2: Prescribing in Pregnancy

Appendix 3: Drugs in Breastfeeding

Appendix 4: Drugs and Fixed Dose Combinations Banned in India

Index