Diploma in Pharmacology and Toxicology

Topic/Subtopic

GENERAL PHARMACOLOG
- Introduction & scope of pharmacology

ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS
- Advantages & Disadvantages & factors governing them

PHARMACOKINECTICS
- Various processes of absorption of drugs &
factors affecting them
- Metabolism,distribution & excretion of drugs

GENERAL MECHANISM OF DRUG ACTION &
FACTORS WHICH MODIFY DRUG ACTION

DRUGS ACTING ON THE CNS
- General Anaesthetics
- Analgesics & Antipyretics & non -steroidal anti - 35
inflammatory drugs,narcotic analgesics,antirheumatic & antigout
remedies,sedatives & hypnotics,anticonvulsant analeptics
- Local Anaesthetics


DRUGS ACTING ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
- Carminatives & Digestants
- Bitters & Antacids
- Drugs used in peptic ulcer
- Purgatives & Laxatives
- Antidiarrhoeals,emetics& antiemetics
- Antispasmodics


DISINFECTANTS & ANTISEPTICS

- Effect of K+ Ca++ , acetylcholine and adrenaline on frog's
heart.

- Effect of spasmogens and relaxants on rabbits intestin

- Effect of local anaesthetics on rabbit cornea

- To study the action of strychnine on frog

- Effect of hypnotics in mice
6 Effect of convulsants and naticonvulsant in mice or rats 2
7 Taming and hypnosis potentiating effect of
chlorpromazine in mice/rats