1. Introduction to pharmacology
2. Sources of modern drugs
3. The use of drugs in medicine
4. The receptor concept
5. Signal transduction and the receptor families
6. The measurement of drug activity I: Bioassay
7. The measurement of drug activity II: Dose-response relationship
8. The measurement of drug activity III: Clinical and human pharmacology and clinical trials
9. Principles of drug absorption I: basic principles
10. Basic principles of drug absorption II: Membrane penetration
11. Drug distribution
12. Drug metabolism
13. Drug excretion
14. Renal drug excretion
15. Biliary drug excretion
16. Determination of drug dosage regimen
17. The autonomic nervous system I: Introduction
18. The autonomic nervous system II: The sympathetic division
19. The autonomic nervous system II: The parasympathetic division
20. The autonomic nervous system IV: Receptor and drugs
21. Cardiovascular system I: Stroke
22. Cardiovascular system II: Essential heart function
23. Coagulation I: Coagulation cascade
24. Coagulation II: Coagulation in vivo
25. Coagulation III: Haemostasis
26. Anticoagulants I: Heparin
27. Anticoagulants II: Warfarin
28. Antiplatelet drugs
29. Thrombolytic and anti-fibrinolytic drugs
30. Acute coronary syndromes I: Myocardial infarction
31. Acute coronary syndromes II: Unstable angina
32. Transient ischaemic attack
33. Dysrhythmias I: causes of dysrhythmias
34. Dysrhythmias II: Vaughan Williams' classification of anti-dysrhythmic drugs
35. Dysrhythmias III: Other anti-dysrhythmic drugs
36. Hypertension I: Guidelines for treatment
37. Hypertension II: Anti-hypertensive drugs
38. Congestive heart failure
39. Infective endocarditis
40. Disorders of lipid metabolism I: Lipid metabolism
41. Disorders of lipid metabolism II: Lipid-lowering drugs
42. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatort drugs (NSAIDs)
43. Therapeutic use of aspirin
44. Other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
45. Paracetamol
46. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs I: Cortisol
47. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs II: Therapeutic use
48. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs III: Unwanted effects
49. Rheumatoid arthritis I: Overview
50. Rheumatoid arthritis II: Specific drugs
51. Inflammatory polyarthritides I: Introduction
52. Inflammatory polyarthritides II: SLE
53. Inflammatory polyarthritides III: Raynaud's phenomenon and scleroderma
54. Inflammatory polyarthritides IV: Gout
55. The perception of pain-the gate theory
56. Palliative care
57. Opioids I: Introduction
58. Opioids II: Clinical use
59. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease I: Introduction
60. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease II: Treatment I
61. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease III: Treatment II
62. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease IV: Treatment III
63. Epilepsy I: Introduction
64. Epilepsy II: Occurence and implications of epilepsy
65. Epilepsy III: Theories of brain mechanisms underlying seizures
66. Epilepsy IV: Treatment I
67. Epilepsy V: Treatment II
68. Epilepsy VI: Treatment III
69. Epilepsy VII: Treatment IV
70. Headache I: Non-migraine headache
71. Headache II: Migraine
72. Headache III: Facial pain
73. Meningitis and encephalitis
74. General anaesthetics I: Premedication
75. General anaesthetics II: Induction of anaesthesia
76. General anaesthetics III: Maintenance of anaesthesia
77. General anaesthetics IV: Muscle relaxants
78. Antidepressants: Treatment of depression with drugs
79. Treatment of anxiety (anxiolytic drugs)
80. Anti-psychotic drugs
82. Dementia: Alzheimer's disease
83. Drug addiction
84. Local anaesthetics
85. Peripheral neuropathies
86. Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Easton myasthenic syndrome
87. Endocrine control systems
88. Treatment of growth disorders
89. Treatment of thyroid disorders
90. Treatment of adrenal disorders
91. The sex hormones
92. Oral contraceptives
93. Hormone replacement therapy
94. Drug treatment of breast cancer
95. Ovarian and prostate cancer
96. Type I diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
97. Type II diabetes mellitus (MIDDM)
98. Osteoporosis
99. Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
100. Gastric and duodenal ulceration and H. pylori
101. Pancreatitis
102. Small bowel disorders: Coeliac disease and carcinoids
103. Diarrhoea and malabsorption
104. Large bowel disorders I: Ulcerative colitis
105. Large bowel disorders II: Crohn's disease
106. Constipation
107. Gastrointestinal infections I: Bacterial infections
108. Gastrointestinal infections II: Protozoan infections
109. Gastrointestinal infections III: Worm infections
110. Drugs and the liver I: Hepatitis
111. Alcoholism and the liver
112. Asthma I: Introduction
113. Asthma II: Anti-asthmatic drugs
114. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
115. Tuberculosis I: Principles of treatment
116. Tuberculosis II: Drugs
117. Pneumonia
118. Cystic fibrosis
119. Genitourinary systems I: Introduction
120. Genitourinary systems II: Summary of tubule transport systems and sites od diuretic action
121. Genitourinary systems III: Clinical uses of diuretics
122. Genitourinary systems IV: Renal diseases I-acute renal failure
123. Genitourinary systems V: Renal diseases II-chronic kidney disease
124. Genitourinary systems VI: Urinary tract infections
125. Genitourinary systems VII: Urinary incontinence
126. Genitourinary systems VIII: Sexually transmitted infections I-gonorrhoea and syphillis
127. Genitourinary systems IX: Sexually transmitted infections II-HIV and AIDS I
128. Genitourinary Systems X: Sexually transmitted infections III-HIV and AIDS II