Clinical Applications of Pharmacogenetics

Pharmacology Lecture Notes by Sathyabama Institute

This note covers the following topics:introduction to pharmacology, Sources of drugs and their action, Drug action on Kidney and GIT, Cardiovascular physiology and endocrine pharmacology.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

82 Pages

Pharmacology by EPHTI

Pharmacology is the study of interaction of drugs with living organisms. It also includes history, source, physicochemical properties, dosage forms, methods of administration, absorption, distribution mechanism of action, biotransformation, excretion, clinical uses and adverse effects of drugs. This PDF covers the following topics related to Pharmacology : General pharmacology, Drugs acting on autonomic nervous system, Cardiovascular-renal drugs, Autacoids and their antagonists, Drugs Action on the Respiratory System, Drugs used in Gastrointestinal Diseases, Drugs used to treat the diseases of blood, inflammation and gout, Drugs acting in the central nervous system, Endocrine Drugs, Chemotherapeutic Agents, Toxicology, Prescription writing and rational use of drugs.

Author(s): Teferra Abula, Srinivasa A.Rao, Amare Mengistu, Solomomon Worku, Eshetu Legesse, Musie Aberra, Dawit, University of Gondar

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Drug Misuse Opioid Detoxification

The guideline on Drug misuse sets out clear, evidence-based recommendations for healthcare staff on how to work with people who misuse opioids to significantly improve their treatment and care, and to deliver detoxification safely and effectively.

Author(s): National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK)

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Clinical Pharmacology And Biopharmaceutics Review

This Biopharmaceutics review evaluated the adequacy of the proposed dissolution method and acceptance criterion for its intended use.

Author(s): NA

114 Pages

Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa

This book introduces the Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for Hospital Level. The chapters are arranged according to the organ systems of the body. Conditions and medicines are cross referenced in two separate indexes of the book.

Author(s): The National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa

424 Pages

Topics on Drug Metabolism

This book presents some in-depth reviews of selected topics in drug metabolism. Topics covered includes: Oral Absorption, Intestinal Metabolism and Human Oral Bioavailability, Pharmacogenetics and Metabolism, Altered Drug Metabolism and Transport in Pathophysiological Conditions, Anticancer Drug Metabolism: Chemotherapy Resistance and New Therapeutic Approaches, Transcription Factors Potentially Involved in Regulation of Cytochrome P450 Gene Expression, Electrochemical Methods for the In Vitro Assessment of Drug Metabolism, Pharmacogenomic Technology for Personalized Medicine.

Author(s): James Paxton

NA Pages

Clinical Applications of Pharmacogenetics

This book presents Pharmacogenetic examples from a broad spectrum of different drugs, for different diseases, which are representative of different stages of evaluation or application. It has been designed so as to serve both the unfamiliar reader through explanations of basic Pharmacogenetic concepts, the clinician with presentation of the latest developments and international guidelines, and the research scientist with examples of Pharmacogenetic applications, discussions on the limitations and an outlook on the new scientific trends in this field.

Author(s): Despina Sanoudou

304 Pages

Pharmacology PowerPoint Lectures

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Author(s): Julie Cordts

NA Pages

Basic Pharmacokinetic Concepts and Some Clinical Applications

This book considers the basic principles of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. It also illustrates clinical pharmacokinetic applications, such as recirculatory models, common antimalarial drugs, and clinical pharmacokinetic principles in critically ill patients, which are essential for medical professionals.

Author(s): Tarek A Ahmed

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Drug Discovery and Development From Molecules to Medicine

In the fields of medicine, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered. This book demonstrates that various expertise are essential for drug discovery including synthetic or natural drugs, clinical pharmacology, receptor identification, drug metabolism, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic research. The following 5 sections cover diverse chapter topics in drug discovery: Natural Products as Sources of Leading Molecules in Drug Discovery; Oncology and Drug Discovery; Receptors Involvement in Drug Discovery; Management and Development of Drugs against Infectious Diseases; Advanced Methodology.

Author(s): Omboon Vallisuta and Suleiman Olimat

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Drugs, Supplements, and Herbal Information

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Author(s): U.S. National Library of Medicine

NA Pages

Principles of Pharmacology Lecture Notes

The object of the course note is to teach students an approach to the study of pharmacologic agents. It is not intended to be a review of the pharmacopoeia. The focus is on the basic principles of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology, as related to the mechanisms of drug action, biodistribution and metabolism.

Author(s): Dr. Carl Rosow, Dr. David Standaert and Prof. Gary Strichartz

NA Pages

Merck Manual, Sec. 22, Clinical Pharmacology (English)

This guide covers the following topics: Factors Affecting Response to Drugs, Concepts in Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Adverse Drug Reactions.

Author(s): The Merck Manuals

NA Pages

Pharmacology Notes

This note describes the pharmacological basis of therapeutics in order to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of drugs to recipients.

Author(s): Alexander Shulgin

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ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMARKERS FOR DRUG SAFETY (PDF 101P)

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Addressing the Threat of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (PDF 253P)

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