Michael J. Neal

Medical Pharmacology at a Glance


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      34  27 Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) Dopamine receptors Chemical classification Depot preparations

      35  28 Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants Monoamine theory of depression Mechanism of action of antidepressants Drugs that inhibit amine uptake Receptor blockers Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Mechanism of action

      36  29 Opioid analgesics Strong opioid analgesics Weak opioid analgesics

      37  30 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) Drug‐induced vomiting Motion sickness Vestibular disease Pregnancy

      38  31 Drug misuse and dependence Central stimulants Opioids Hallucinogens (psychedelics) General depressants Tobacco

      39  32 Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Mechanisms of action Adverse effects Other NSAIDs Gout

      40  33 Corticosteroids Glucocorticoids Mineralocorticoids

      41  34 Sex hormones and drugs Infertility Testosterone Oestrogens Progestogens Progestogens are used for hormonal contraception and for producing long‐term ovarian suppression for other purposes (e.g. dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis, hirsutism and bleeding disorders) when oestrogens are contraindicated. Oral contraceptives

      42  35 Thyroid and antithyroid drugs Hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) Antithyroid drugs Hypothyroidism Replacement therapy

      43  36 Antidiabetic agents Insulin release Insulin preparations Oral antidiabetic drugs

      44  37 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis Selective toxicity Sulphonamides Quinolones 5‐Nitroimidazoles

      45  38 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis Penicillins Cephalosporins Other β‐lactam antibiotics Vancomycin

      46  39 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis Aminoglycosides Macrolides Tetracyclines Chloramphenicol

      47  40 Antifungal drugs Fungal infections Polyenes Flucytosine Imidazoles Triazoles Echinocandins

      48  41 Antiviral drugs Drugs that prevent the virus entering or leaving the host cells Drugs that inhibit viral DNA polymerase Drugs that inhibit viral reverse transcriptase