1. Basic Principles of Pharmacology
2. Pharmacokinetics I: Drug Administration, Absorption, and Distribution
3. Pharmacokinetics II: Drug Elimination
4. Pharmacodynamics: Target Tissue Receptors
II. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System
5. General Principles: Central Nervous System Pharmacology
6. Sedative-Hypnotic and Antianxiety Agents
7. Drugs Used to Treat Affective Disorders: Depression and Bipolar Syndrome
8. Antipsychotic Drugs
9. Antiepileptic Drugs
10. Pharmacologic Management of Parkinson Disease
11. General Anesthetics
12. Local Anesthetics
III. Drugs Affecting Skeletal Muscle
13. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
IV. Drugs Used to Treat Pain and Inflammation
14. Opioid Analgesics
15. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
16. Pharmacologic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
17. Patient-Controlled Analgesia
V. Autonomic and Cardiovascular Pharmacology
18. Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
19. Cholinergic Drugs
20. Adrenergic Drugs
21. Antihypertensive Drugs
22. Treatment of Angina Pectoris
23. Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
24. Treatment of Heart Failure
25. Treatment of Coagulation Disorders and Hyperlipidemia
VI. Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
26. Respiratory Drugs
27. Gastrointestinal Drugs
VII. Endocrine Pharmacology
28. Introduction to Endocrine Pharmacology
29. Adrenocorticosteroids
30. Male and Female Hormones
31. Drugs Affecting Metabolism and Bone Mineralization
32. Pancreatic Hormones and the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
VIII. Chemotherapy of Infectious and Neoplastic Diseases
33. Treatment of Infections I: Antibacterial Drugs
34. Treatment of Infections II: Antiviral Drugs
35. Treatment of Infections III: Antifungal and Antiparasitic Drugs
36. Cancer Chemotherapy
37. Immunomodulating Agents
38. Complementary and Alternative Medications