Pharmacology for Pain and Overview of drug abuse. Includes: Neurological pain pathways and mechanisms Use of analgesics, NSAIDs, aspirin, paracetamol, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (corticosteroids), opioids, neuropathic pain, anaesthetics. Drug addiction/dependence: Mechanisms of addiction with examples of nicotine, ethanol, cannabinoids, psychomotor stimulants (amphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, ecstasy), methylxanthines (caffeine) All include mechanisms of action of the drugs, effect...

Overview of pharmacology for psychiatric diseases (psychopharmacology) Includes overview of disease and drug treatments for: Psychoses, dementia, depression, epilepsy Partially complete.

Drugs for cancer. Including: Background of chemotherapy, toxicity of chemotherapy, resistance to chemotherapy. Types and actions of anti-cancer drugs, antimetabolites, intercalating agents, antibiotics, cross-linking agents, topoisomerase inhibitors, mitotic spindle poisons, immunosuppressive agents, immune system stimulants, anti-hormone chemotherapy, combination chemotherapy. Includes in-depth examples with mechanisms of action and effects.

Overview of the following: Autonomic nervous system and parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves and associated receptors. Acetylcholine and cholinergic neurotransmission. Adrenaline and noradrenaline and adrenergic neurotransmission. Drug agonists and antagonists of muscarinic and nicotinic receptors. Detailed examples of drugs with actions and effects.

Pharmacology (drugs) for infection: including types of antibacterial drugs with specific examples and the mechanisms of action, resistance to antibacterial drugs, types of viral infections and features, types of antiviral drugs and mechanisms of actions with specific examples. (See key words for some drugs included)

Detailed overview of drug administration, cell uptake, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and related pharmacokinetics of each stage. Examples and case studies included with graphical diagrams.

Overview of cardiac system: sinoatrial node, atrial/ventricular, atrioventricular node action potentials. Pharmacology of cardiac diseases including for haemostasis, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation, acute left ventricular heart failure, chronic heart failure, angina, hypertension. Includes many drug examples with actions and effects.