Pharmacology – I Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Pharmacology – I B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year first sem is as follows.
B.Tech. III Year I Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code:PS503 4/1/0/4
Course Objectives: This subject will provide an opportunity for the student to learn about the drug with regard to classification, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic aspects, adverse effects, uses, dose, and route of administration, precautions, contraindications and interaction with other drugs.
Course Outcome: Understand the pharmacological aspects of drugs, importance of pharmacology subject as a basis of therapeutics and correlate the knowledge therapeutically.
UNIT I General Pharmacology: Introduction to pharmacology, sources of drugs, dosage forms and routes of administration, Absorption, distribution, Metabolism and excretion of drugs, mechanism of action, combined effect of drugs, factors modifying drug action, Adverse drug reactions, tolerance and dependence, pharmacogenetics., principles of drug discovery and phases of drug development.
UNIT II : Pharmacology of Peripheral Nervous System:
- Neurohumoral transmission (autonomic and Somatic)
- Parasympathomimetics, parasympatholytics, sympathomimetics & sympatholytics
- Skeleton muscle relaxants
UNIT III : Pharmacology of Central Nervous System:
- Neurohumoral transmission in the C.N.S.
- General anesthetics.
- Alcohols and disulfiram.
- Pharmacology of Sedatives, hypnotics, anti-anxiety agents
TEXT BOOKS
- Tripathi, Textbook of Pharmacology, JAYPEE
- F.S.K Barar, Essentials of Pharamcotheraptics.
- H.P Rang, M. M. dale & J.M. Ritter, Pharmacology,: Churchill Living stone, 4th Ed.
REFERENCES
- Sathoskar, Pharmacology and pharmaco therapeutics Vol. 1 & 2, Publ by Popular Prakashan, Mumbai.
- Pharmacology, An illustrated review by Mark A Simmons
For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech B. Pharm 3rd Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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