Pharmacology detailed syllabus for Pharmacy (Pharma) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Pharma students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Pharmacy 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Pharma 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of pharmacology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY 9
Drugs, routes of drug administration, factors modifying drug action, tolerance and dependence, Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, Adverse drug reactions, Drug interactions, Overview of drug discovery and development.
Unit II
DRUGS ACTING ON NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 Pharmacology of parasympathomimetics, parasympatholytics, sympathomimetics, sympatholytics, general anaesthetics, sedatives, hypnotics, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS) and CNS stimulants.
Unit III
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Unit IV
DRUGS ACTING ON GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM 9
Antacids, anti-secretory and anti-ulcer drugs, Laxatives and Anti-diarrhoeal drugs, Appetite stimulants and suppressants, Emetics and anti-emetics.
Unit V
CHEMOTHERAPY OF MICROBIAL DISEASES 9
General principles of chemotherapy; Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis- penicillins, Protein synthesis inhibitors – aminoglycosides, chloramphenicol, Chemotherapy of tuberculosis and malaria.
SELF STUDY TOPICS: (NOT FOR EXAMINATIONS) Topics related to toxicology i.e., OECD guidelines for testing acute, sub-acute, and chronic toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and mutagenicity of drugs and chemicals.
Course Outcomes:
The student will be able to
- Realize the various principles of general pharmacology.
- Comprehend the Mechanism of action of different types of drugs acting on various physiological systems.
- Know the pharmacology of various categories of drugs acting on nervous, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems.
- Illustrate the principles of chemotherapy.
- Understand the pharmacology of antimicrobial agents.
- Able to contribute in the drug discovery, potency evaluation, toxicological screening and drug development. .
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition14th Edition By Laurence Brunton, Bjorn Knollmann© 2023.
- Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology, James Ritter, Rod Flower, Graeme Henderson, Yoon Kong Loke, David MacEwan, Humphrey Rang. 2019.
- Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 14th Edition, Bertram G. Katzung, Mc Graw Hill Publishers.
- Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, David E. Golan MD PhD, 2016, LWW.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Pharmacy, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Pharma 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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