Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications - Online Course

Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications - Medical Course Subject

Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications

Progress in Therapeutics

1. Progress in Therapeutics: Contributions of Many Cultures
2. Drug Control And Development
3. Modern Drug Legislation
4. Clinical Testing of Drugs
5. Phases of Clinical Investigation
6. Special Populations
7. Adverse Reaction Surveillance

Mechanisms of Drug Action

1. Receptors
2. Drug Receptors and Biological Responses
3. Second-Messenger Systems
4. The Chemistry of Drug-Receptor Binding
5. Dynamics of Drug�Receptor Binding
6. Dose�Response Relationship
7. Equations Derived From Drug�Receptor Interactions
8. Drug Antagonism

Drug Absorption and Distribution

1. Properties of Biological Membranes that Influence Drug Passage
2. Mechanisms of Solute Transport Across Membranes
3. Absorption of Drugs From the Alimentary Tract
4. Factors Affecting Rate of Gastrointestinal Absorption
5. Absorption of Drugs From the Lung
6. Absorption of Drugs Through the Skin
7. Absorption of Drugs After Parenteral Administration
8. Factors Influencing Drug Distribution
9. Human Available Distribution Volume
10. Binding of Drugs to Plasma Proteins
11. Selective Accumulation of Drugs
12. Physiological Barriers to Drug Distribution

Metabolism and Excretion of Drugs

1. Oxidative and Reductive Enzymes: Phase I Reactions
2. Conjugative Enzymes: Phase II Reactions
3. Tissue Specificity of Human Drug Metabolism Enzymes
4. Pharmacogenetics of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes
5. Excretion of Drugs
6. Renal Excretion
7. Pulmonary Excretion
8. Excretion in Other Body Fluids

Pharmacokinetics

1. Pharmacokinetics
2. Drug Concentration-Time Profiles and Basic Pharmacokinetic Parameters
3. Additional Pharmacokinetic Parameters
4. Pharmacokinetics of Single Versus Multiple Dosing
5. Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics

Drug Metabolism and Disposition in Pediatric and Gerontological Stages of Life

1. Drug Disposition in Pediatric Patients
2. Drug Disposition in Geriatric Patients

Principles of Toxicology

1. Principles of Toxicology
2. Manifestations of Toxicity
3. Treatment of Poisonings
4. Exposure to Nontherapeutic Toxicants
5. Applications of Toxicological Principles

Contemporary Bioethical Issues in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Research

1. Biomedical Ethics in Pharmacology: An Introduction and Framework
2. Biomedical Ethics and Clinical Research
3. Conflicts of Interest and the Pharmaceutical Industry

General Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

1. General Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
2. Anatomic Differences Between the Somatic and Autonomic Nervous Systems
3. Autonomic Nervous System
4. Autonomic Neurotransmitters
5. Innervation of Various Organs by the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems
6. The Adrenal Medulla
7. Transmission of the Nerve Impulse
8. Steps in Neurochemical Transmission
9. Receptors on the Autonomic Effector Cells

Adrenomimetic Drugs

1. Adrenomimetic Drugs: Chemistry
2. Adrenomimetic Drugs: Mechanism of Action
3. Pharmacodynamic Actions of Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, and Isoproterenol
4. Pharmacological Actions of Dopamine
5. Clinical Uses of Catecholamines
6. Other Adrenomimetic Agents

Adrenoceptor Antagonists

1. Adrenoceptors
2. Classification of Blocking Drugs
3. alpha-Receptor Blocking Agents
4. beta-Adrenoceptor Blocking Agents
5. Drugs With Combined and ?eta-and ?lpha Blocking Activity

Directly and Indirectly Acting Cholinomimetics

1. Directly and Indirectly Acting Cholinomimetics
2. Direct-Acting Parasympathomimetic Drugs
3. Cholinesterase Inhibitors
4. Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Clinical Uses

Muscarinic Blocking Drugs

1. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Chemistry
2. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Mechanism of Action
3. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Pharmacological Actions
4. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion
5. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Clinical Uses
6. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Antimuscarinic Poisoning
7. Muscarinic Blocking Drugs: Contraindications and Cautions

Ganglionic Blocking Drugs and Nicotine

1. Ganglionic Transmission
2. Ganglionic Stimulants
3. Ganglionic Blocking Drugs
4. Individual Agents

Pharmacological Management of Chronic Heart Failure

1. Chronic (Congestive) Heart Failure
2. Myocardial Excitation�Contraction Coupling
3. Cardiac Glycosides
4. Diuretics
5. Hydralazine and Nitrates
6. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
7. Beta-Adrenoceptor Blocking Drugs
8. cAMP-Elevating Agents
9. Antiarrhythmic Drugs
10. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Transmembrane Potential
11. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Ionic Basis for the Membrane Action Potential
12. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Automaticity
13. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Cardiac Conduction
14. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Refractory Period
15. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Mechanisms of Arrhythmias
16. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Enhanced Automaticity
17. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Triggered Activity
18. Cardiac Electrophysiology: Reentry
19. Classification of Antiarrhythmic Drugs
20. Quinidine
21. Procainamide
22. Disopyramide
23. Moricizine
24. Lidocaine
25. Phenytoin
26. Tocainide
27. Mexiletine
28. Flecainide
29. Propafenone
30. Propranolol
31. Acebutolol
32. Esmolol
33. Bretylium
34. Amiodarone
35. Sotalol
36. Dofetilide
37. Ibutilide Fumarate
38. Verapamil
39. Digitalis Glycosides and Vagomimetic Drugs
40. Adenosine
41. Magnesium Sulfate
42. Drug�Device Interactions

Antianginal Drugs

1. Antianginal Drugs
2. The Therapeutic Objectives in the Use of Antianginal Drugs
3. Organic Nitrates Antianginal Drugs
4. ?-Adrenoceptor Blocking Agents
5. Calcium Entry or Calcium Channel Blockers

The ReninAngiotensin Aldosterone System and Other Vasoactive Substances

1. The Renin�Angiotensin System
2. Angiotensin Receptors
3. Pharmacological Actions
4. Antagonists of the Renin�Angiotensin System
5. Aldosterone
6. Bradykinin
7. Endothelin
8. Natriuretic Peptides
9. Nitric Oxide

Calcium Channel Blockers

1. Calcium Channel Blockers
2. Calcium Antagonism
3. Pharmacological Effects on the Cardiovascular System
4. Therapeutic Applications
5. Calcium Channel Blockers: Pharmacokinetics
6. Calcium Channel Blockers: Toxicity

Antihypertensive Drugs

1. Antihypertensive Drugs
2. Diuretics
3. Vasodilators
4. Vasodilators: Mechanism of Action
5. Vasodilators: Hydralazine
6. Vasodilators: Minoxidil
7. Vasodilators: Diazoxide
8. Vasodilators: Sodium Nitroprusside
9. Drugs That Impair Sympathetic Nervous System Functioning
10. Adrenoceptor Antagonists
11. Adrenergic Neuron ?eta-Blocking Drugs
12. Drugs that Interfere with Norepinephrine Storage
13. Drugs that Interfere with Norepinephrine Synthesis
14. Ganglionic Blocking Agents
15. Centrally Acting Hypotensive Drugs

Diuretic Drugs

1. Diuretic Drugs
2. Body Water and Electrolyte Metabolism
3. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
4. Thiazide Diuretics
5. Hypokalemia and Potassium-sparing Diuretics
6. High-Ceiling, or Loop, Diuretics
7. Osmotic Diuretics
8. Uses of Diuretics

Anticoagulant Antiplatelet and Fibrinolytic Thrombolytic Drugs

1. Hemostatic Mechanisms
2. Coagulation Systems
3. Anticoagulant Drugs
4. Clinical Indications for Anticoagulant Therapy
5. Antiplatelet Drugs
6. Fibrinolytic System

Hypocholesterolemic Drugs and Coronary Heart Disease

1. Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease as the Goal
2. When to Treat Hypercholesterolemias?
3. Management of Hyperlipidemias With Drugs
4. Management of Hyperlipidemias With Drugs: Other Hypocholesterolemic Drugs
5. When to Treat Hypertriglyceridemias

Introduction to Central Nervous System Pharmacology

1. Review of Basic Neuroscience
2. Central Nervous System Neurotransmitters
3. Blood-Brain Barrier

General Anesthesia Intravenous and Inhalational Agents

1. Pharmacokinetic Characteristics Influencing the Clinical
2. Intravenous Anesthetic Agents
3. Benzodiazepines
4. Etomidate
5. Propofol
6. Ketamine
7. Intravenous Anesthetic Techniques Managed with Opioids
8. ?2-Adrenoceptor Agonists
9. Inhalational Anesthetics
10. Pharmacokinetic Characteristics
11. Development of the Partial Pressure of a Gas in Solution
12. A Concept of Anesthetic Dose Based on Partial Pressure�Minimum Alveolar Concentration
13. Factors Affecting the Rate of Development of Anesthetic Concentration in the Lung
14. Halogenated Hydrocarbon Anesthetics
15. Nonhalogenated Inhalational Anesthetics
16. Mechanism of Anesthetic Action

Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics

1. The Nature of Pain
2. Nonopioid Analgesics
3. Salicylates
4. p-Aminophenol Derivatives
5. Indoles (indomethacin) and Related Compounds
6. Fenamates
7. Arylpropionic Acid Derivatives
8. Pyrazolone Derivatives
9. Oxicam Derivatives
10. Acetic Acid Derivatives
11. COX-2 Inhibitors
12. Opioid Analgesics
13. Opioid Analgesics: Pharmacological Effects
14. Opioid Analgesics: Morphine
15. Opioid Analgesics: Codeine and Other Phenanthrene Derivatives
16. Opioid Analgesics: Meperidine and Related Phenylpiperidine Derivatives
17. Opioid Analgesics: Fentanyl, Sufentanil, and Alfentanil
18. Opioid Analgesics: Levorphanol
19. Opioid Analgesics: Methadone
20. Opioid Analgesics: Propoxyphene
21. Opioid Analgesics: Opium-Containing Preparations
22. Opioid Analgesics: Heroin
23. Mixed Opioid Agonist�Antagonists or Partial Agonists
24. Opioid Analgesics: Opioid Antagonists
25. Opioid Analgesics: Drugs Used Predominantly as Antitussives

Local Anesthetics

1. Properties of Local Anesthetics
2. Esters
3. Amides
4. Topical Agents
5. Agents Affecting Neuromuscular Transmission
6. Enhancement of Acetylcholine Release
7. Depression of Acetylcholine Release
8. Depression of Postjunctional Response to Acetylcholine
9. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
10. Pharmacology of Antispasticity Agents

Central Nervous System Stimulants

1. Central Nervous System Stimulants
2. Analeptic Stimulants
3. Psychomotor Stimulants
4. Xanthines

Sedative hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs

1. Sedative�hypnotic and Anxiolytic Drugs
2. Azapirones
3. Benzodiazepines
4. Other Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists
5. Sedatives and Anxiolytics With Other Major Uses
6. Older Sedative�Hypnotic and Anxiolytic Agents
7. Nonprescription Drugs

Drugs Used in Neurodegenerative Disorders

1. Parkinson�s Disease
2. Therapy of Parkinsonism
3. Alzheimer�s Disease

Antiepileptic Drugs

1. Antiepileptic Drugs
2. Clinically Useful Drugs
3. Sodium Channel Blocking Agents
4. Drugs That Primarily Enhance the Action of GABA
5. Agents That Block T-Calcium Channels
6. Agents Whose Mechanism of Action Is Not Known
7. Anticonvulsant Drugs and Pregnancy
8. Treatment of Febrile Seizures
9. Treatment of Status Epilepticus

Drugs Used in Mood Disorders

1. Treatment of Major Depression
2. Treatment of Major Depression: The Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
3. Treatment of Major Depression: Miscellaneous Antidepressants
4. Treatment of Major Depression: Tricyclic Antidepressants
5. Treatment of Major Depression: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
6. Treatment of Manic-Depressive Illness

Antipsychotic Drugs

1. The Disease of Schizophrenia
2. Antipsychotic Mechanisms of Action
3. Antipsychotic Drugs: Pharmacology
4. Antipsychotic Drugs: Clinical Uses
5. Antipsychotic Drugs: Adverse Effects
6. Antipsychotic Drugs: Drug Interactions

Contemporary Drug Abuse

1. Contemporary Drug Abuse
2. Opioids
3. Stimulants
4. Nicotine
5. Sedative�Hypnotics
6. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Ethanol
7. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Marijuana
8. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Hallucinogens
9. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Inhalants
10. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Designer Drugs
11. Contemporary Drug Abuse: Anabolic Steroids

Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs

1. Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs
2. The Inflammatory Process
3. Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
4. Specific Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
5. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
6. Methotrexate
7. Sulfasalazine
8. Antimalarials
9. Leflunomide
10. TNF-? : Inhibitors
11. Interleukin-1 Antagonists
12. Gold Compounds Drugs
13. Other Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
14. New Approaches to the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drugs Used in Gout

1. Drugs Used in Gout
2. Chemistry of Uric Acid
3. Renal Urate Homeostasis
4. Relationship of Uric Acid Levels to Gout
5. Role of Phagocytosis in Acute Gouty Arthritis
6. Principles of Gout Management
7. Colchicine
8. Uricosuric Agents

Histamine and Histamine Antagonists

1. Histamine
2. Histamine Antagonism and Histamine Antagonists

Drugs Used in Asthma

1. Drugs Used in Asthma
2. Drugs Used in Asthma: Treatment Strategy
3. Bronchodilators
4. Adrenomimetic Agents
5. Theophylline
6. Anticholinergics
7. Antiinflammatory Agents
8. Alternative Therapies
9. Status Asthmaticus

Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal Disorders

1. Introduction to Normal Physiology
2. Drugs That Increase GI Motility
3. Drugs That Decrease GI Motility
4. Pharmacological Modulation of Diarrhea
5. Pharmacological Modulation of Vomiting
6. Drugs that Decrease or Neutralize Gastric Acid Secretion
7. Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
8. Miscellaneous GI Drugs

Drugs Used in Dermatological Disorders

1. Skin Structure
2. Percutaneous Absorption
3. Practical Considerations in Topical Drug Therapy
4. Topical Glucocorticosteroids
5. Retinoids
6. Photochemotherapy
7. Photodynamic Therapy
8. Aminolevulinic Acid
9. Dapsone
10. Thalidomide
11. Antimalarial Drugs
12. Antimicrobial Agents
13. Drugs For Cutaneous Fungal Infections
14. Drugs For Cutaneous Viral Infections
15. Drugs Used To Treat Scabies and Lice
16. Cytotoxic and Immunosuppressive Agents
17. Topical Immune-Modulating Agents
18. Antihistamines
19. Doxepin
20. Drugs Used to Treat Disorders of Pigmentation
21. Recombinant Proteins and Other Biologicals
22. Miscellaneous Topical Agents
23. Keratolytics
24. Sunscreens

Drugs for the Control of Supragingival Plaque

1. The Role of Supragingival Dental Plaque in the Initiation of Gingivitis
2. Pharmacokinetics of the Oral Cavity
3. Antiplaque Agents

Introduction to Chemotherapy

1. Introduction to Chemotherapy
2. The Patient�Drug�Pathogen Interaction
3. Managing Chemotherapy

Synthetic Organic Antimicrobials Sulfonamides Trimethoprim Nitrofurans Quinolones Methenamine

1. Sulfonamides
2. Trimethoprim
3. Quinolones: Nalidixic Acid and Fluoroquinolones
4. Urinary Antiseptics

Lactam Antibiotics

1. ?-Lactam Antibiotics
2. ?-Lactam Antibiotics: Mechanism of Action
3. ?-Lactam Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Resistance
4. Penicillins
5. Cephalosporins
6. Carbapenems and Carbacephems
7. Monobactams

Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

1. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Chemistry
2. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Mechanism of Antibacterial Action
3. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Mechanism of Antibacterial Resistance
4. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Pharmacokinetics
5. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Clinical Uses
6. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Single Daily Dosing
7. Aminoglycoside Antibiotics: Toxicity

Tetracyclines Chloramphenicol Macrolides and Lincosamides

1. Tetracyclines
2. Chloramphenicol
3. Macrolide Antibiotics
4. Lincosamides

Bacitracin Glycopeptide Antibiotics and the Polymyxins

1. Bacitracin
2. Glycopeptides: Vancomycin and Teicoplanin
3. The Polymyxins

Drugs Used in Tuberculosis and Leprosy

1. Key Concepts in the Treatment of Tuberculosis
2. First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs
3. Second-Line Antituberculous Drugs
4. Recommendation for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
5. Recommendations for Treatment of Active Tuberculosis
6. Treatment of Leprosy

Antiviral Drugs

1. Viral Infection and Disease
2. Antiherpesvirus Agents
3. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Acyclovir and Valacyclovir
4. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Cidofovir
5. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Docosanol
6. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Famciclovir and Penciclovir
7. Fomivirsen
8. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Foscarnet
9. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Ganciclovir and Valganciclovir
10. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Idoxuridine
11. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Trifluridine
12. Antiherpesvirus Agents: Vidarabine
13. Antiinfluenza Agents
14. Antiinfluenza Agents: Amantadine and Rimantadine
15. Antiinfluenza Agents: Oseltamivir
16. Antiinfluenza Agents: Zanamivir
17. Antiviral Agents: Immune Globulin
18. Antiviral Agents: Interferons
19. Antiviral Agents: Ribavirin
20. Antiviral Agents: Lamivudine
21. Antiviral Agents: Palivizumab

Therapy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus

1. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
2. Drug Therapy of HIV Infection
3. Drug Therapy of HIV Infection: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
4. Drug Therapy of HIV Infection: Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
5. Drug Therapy of HIV Infection: Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
6. Drug Therapy of HIV Infection: Protease Inhibitors
7. The Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnancy

Antifungal Drugs

1. Antifungal Drugs
2. Amphotericin B
3. Nystatin Antifungal Drug
4. The Azoles Antifungal Drug
5. Fluconazole Antifungal Drug
6. Itraconazole Antifungal Drug
7. Ketoconazole Antifungal Drug
8. Miconazole Antifungal Drug
9. Clotrimazole Antifungal Drug
10. Voriconazole Antifungal Drug
11. Flucytosine Antifungal Drug
12. Capsofungin Antifungal Drug
13. Allylamines Antifungal Drug
14. Griseofulvin Antifungal Drug
15. Miscellaneous Topical Antifungal Agents

Antiprotozoal Drugs

1. Protozoal Diseases
2. Antiprotozoal Drug: Metronidazole
3. Antiprotozoal Drug: Iodoquinol
4. Antiprotozoal Drug: Diloxanide Furoate
5. Antiprotozoal Drug: Antibiotics
6. Antiprotozoal Drug: Pentamidine
7. Antiprotozoal Drug: Suramin
8. Antiprotozoal Drug: Eflornithine
9. Antiprotozoal Drug: Arsenicals
10. Antiprotozoal Drug: Nifurtimox
11. Antiprotozoal Drug: Antimonials
12. Malaria
13. Antimalarial Drugs
14. Antimalarial Drugs In Development
15. Selection of Antimalarial Drugs

Anthelmintic Drugs

1. Anthelmintic Drugs
2. Treatment for Infections Caused by Nematodes
3. Benzimidazoles
4. Treatment for Infections Caused by Cestodes
5. Treatment for Infections Caused by Trematodes

The Rational Basis for Cancer Chemotherapy

1. Concepts in Tumor Cell Biology
2. Drugs and the Cell Cycle
3. Tumor Growth and Growth Fraction
4. The Log Cell Kill Hypothesis
5. Cancer Chemotherapy: Drug Resistance
6. Cancer Therapy and the Immune System
7. General Toxicological Properties of Anticancer Drugs
8. Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Cancer Chemotherapy
9. Combination Chemotherapy

Antineoplastic Agents

1. Alkylating Agents
2. Alkylating Agents: Nitrogen Mustards
3. Alkylating Agents: Nitrosoureas
4. Alkylating Agents: Alkyl Sulfonates
5. Alkylating Agents: Ethylenimines
6. Alkylating Agents: Triazenes
7. Antimetabolites: Folate Antagonists
8. Antimetabolites: Purine Analogues
9. Antimetabolites: Pyrimidine Analogues
10. Antineoplastic Agents: Antibiotics
11. Antineoplastic Agents: Plant-Derived Products
12. Antineoplastic Agents: Enzymes
13. Antineoplastic Agents: Hormone Derivatives
14. Antineoplastic Agents: Miscellaneous Agents
15. Immunomodulating Agents
16. Cellular Growth Factors
17. New Drug Therapies for Cancer

Immunomodulating Drugs

1. Autoimmune Diseases
2. Organ Transplantation
3. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
4. General Principles of Immunosuppressive Therapy
5. Individual Drugs Used to Suppress the Immune System
6. Individual Drugs Used to Stimulate the Immune System

Gene Therapy

1. Gene Therapy
2. Gene Therapy: Definition and Goals
3. Antisense
4. Gene Excision and Replacement
5. Gene Addition
6. Gene Therapy: Delivery Systems
7. Disease Application and Future Directions

Hypothalamic and Pituitary Gland Hormones

1. Anterior Pituitary Hormones
2. Hypothalamic Regulatory Hormones
3. Hormones of the Posterior Pituitary Gland

Adrenocortical Hormones and Drugs Affecting the Adrenal Cortex

1. Steroid Physiology
2. Actions of the Corticosteroids
3. General Pharmacology of Corticosteroids
4. Adverse Effects
5. Therapeutic Uses of Steroid Hormones
6. Proposed Mechanism of Steroid Action
7. Drugs Used in the Diagnosis or Treatment of Adrenocortical Abnormalities

Estrogens Progestins and Specific Estrogen Receptor Modulators SERMs

1. Natural Estrogens and Progestins
2. Natural Estrogens and Progestins: Mechanisms of Action
3. Actions of Estrogens and Progestins in Females
4. Synthetic Agents Acting Via Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors
5. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs)
6. Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs): Clinical Uses
7. Cancer
8. Other clinical uses of estrogens and progestins
9. Estrogens, Progestins: Adverse Effects
10. Contraindications and Drug Interactions

Uterine Stimulants and Relaxants

1. Uterine Stimulants and Relaxants
2. Uterine Stimulants
3. Uterine Relaxants

Androgens Antiandrogens and Anabolic Steroids

1. Characterization of Plasma Androgens
2. Sex Hormone�Binding Proteins
3. Steroidogenesis
4. Regulation of Plasma Testosterone
5. Androgen: Mechanism of Action
6. Androgens: Pharmacological Actions
7. Androgens: Clinical Uses
8. Androgens: Adverse Effects
9. Androgens: Antiandrogens

Drugs Used in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

1. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
2. Physiology of Penile Erection
3. Individual Agents

Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs

1. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs
2. Biosynthesis, Storage, Secretion, and Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones
3. Mechanisms of Action of Thyroid Hormones
4. Physiological Effects of Thyroid Hormones
5. Hypothyroid States
6. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism
7. Adverse Effects of Treatment With Thyroid Hormone
8. Thyroid and Antithyroid Drugs: Drug Interactions
9. Thyrotoxicosis
10. Drugs Used in the Treatment of Hyperthyroidism

Parathyroid Hormone Calcitonin Vitamin D

1. Calcium Homeostasis
2. Parathyroid Hormone
3. Calcitonin
4. Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
5. Bisphosphonates
6. Clinical Uses of Parathyroid Hormone
7. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Vitamin D: Adverse Effects

Insulin and Oral Drugs for Diabetes Mellitus

1. Glucose Homeostasis
2. Insulin
3. Diabetes Mellitus
4. Metabolic Disturbances and Complications of the Diabetic State
5. Clinical Management of Diabetes
6. Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus
7. Sulfonylureas - Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus
8. Meglitinides - Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus
9. Biguanides - Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus
10. Thiazolidinediones - Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus
11. ?-Glucosidase Inhibitors - Oral Agents For Treating Diabetes Mellitus

Vitamins

1. Dietary Reference Standards
2. Vitamins Deficiency Diseases
3. Vitamin Toxicity
4. Physiological Function and Dietary Sources - Vitamins
5. Vitamins: Therapeutic Uses
6. Vitamin�Drug Interactions
7. Anemia

Herbal Medicine

1. Herbal Medicine
2. Herbal Medicine Traditions
3. Herbal Medicine: Potential Concerns
4. Herbal Medicine: Regulatory Issues
5. Herbal Preparations: Echinacea
6. Herbal Preparations: Feverfew
7. Herbal Preparations: Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
8. Herbal Preparations: Ginseng
9. Herbal Preparations: Kava
10. Herbal Preparations: Milk Thistle
11. Herbal Preparations: Saw Palmetto
12. Herbal Preparations: St. John�s Wort
13. Herbal Preparations: Soy and Other Phytoestrogens