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Introduction to Pharmacology
Learning outcomes • Define the term pharmacodynamics • Identify molecular targets for drug action including receptors, ion channels, enzymes and transporters • Identify cellular mechanisms of action including excitation, contraction and secretion and describe how these actions translate into responses at the tissue and organ level • Explain the relationship between drug dose and response
30  cards
Measuring Drug Action at NMJ
Where is acetylcholine released i...,
What happens at neuromuscular syn...,
How do skeletal muscles contract
11  cards
Types of Receptors
What are ligan gated ion channels,
What are g protein coupled receptors,
What are tyrosine kinase receptors
4  cards
Drugs acting in the Parasympathetic system
What does rest and digest activat...,
What effects do antagonists have ...,
How does neurotransmission occur ...
13  cards
Drugs acting in the Sympathetic system
What is the effect of drugs in th...,
What is the process of neurotrans...,
What are the subtypes of adrenerg...
12  cards
Pharmacokinetics
What is the process of pharmacoki...,
What is the therapeutic range,
How do drugs move across membranes
48  cards
Respiratory Drugs (It ain't easy being wheezy)
How does the sympathetic system c...,
What is the drug class of b2 adre...,
What does the parasympathetic sys...
26  cards
Itches, scratches and sneezes / Prostaglandins and leukotrienes
What is the allergic response to ...,
What happens when mast cells are ...,
What are some of the functions of...
28  cards
Analgesics
What is the who analgesic ladder,
Where do analgesics work,
What are the analgesic effects of...
16  cards
Clinical significance of BBB
What is the structure of the bbb,
What are examples of areas of the...,
What is the function of the bbb
15  cards
Neuropharmacology 1 : Neurotransmitters
What are the neurotransmitters in...,
Explain acteylcholine neurotransm...,
What are the key drugs of acetylc...
24  cards
Parkinson's Disease
What is parkinson s disease,
What are amine neurotransmitters,
How is parkinson s disease treated
9  cards
Pathology of TB
What is the aetiology of tb,
What are risk factors of tb,
What is tb latent infection
23  cards
Depression, Anxiety and Schizophrenia
Describe the drug evolution of dr...,
What was the monoamine theory for...,
What are some ideas of the causes...
9  cards

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