GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY

GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY

Pharmacology - the study of the effects of drugs on the body. However, given the broad nature of this subject area, pharmacology includes a number of subdisciplines:

Neuropharmacology - the subdiscipline devoted to the study of the effects of drugs on cells of the nervous system.

Psychopharmacology - the subdiscipline devoted to the study of the effects of drugs on psychological processes and behavior.

Clinical Psychopharmacology - the subdiscipline of psychopharmacology concerned mainly with the use of drugs to treat abnormal human behaviour.

Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology - you guessed it, a combination of all three subdisciplines of pharmacology, i.e. the subdiscipline concerned with the study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system, their effects on psychological and behavioural processes, and their use in the treatment of abnormal human behaviour.

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· Alefacept(AD2 blocker)--> Psoriasis

· Alemtuzumab(Anti-CD52)--> Chronic leukaemia

· Alfuzocin--> BHP

· Ambrisentan--> Endothelin receptor antagonist--> PAH in pts with WHO Class II or III

symptoms

· Aliskiren(Renin inhibitor)--> Antihypertension

· Anastrozole- Aromatase inhibitor used to inhitbit estrogen synthesis

· Anagrelide(Antiplatelet)--> Essential thrombocytopenia

· Aprepitant- Neurokinin NK1 antagonists exhibit antiemetic* and antinausea effect after chemotherapy

· Argotroban(Thrombin inhibitor)--> Heparin induced thrombocytopenia(HIT)

· Aripiprazole(D1 partial agonist)--> Schizophrenia(also has anti-anxiety properties)

· Atomoxetine(SNRI*)--> ADHD

· Atovaquinone(Antimalarial )--> Malarial prophylaxis

· Bambuterol(Beta-2 agonist)--> Asthma[longest acting bronchodilator(Bambuterol > Salmetrerol; KDT P-218)]

· Basiliximab(IL-2 antagonist)--> Organ transplant rejection

· Bevacizumab(Anti-VEGF antibody)--> Metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum

· Bortezomib (Proteosome inhibitor)--> Multiple myeloma

· Bosentan--> PAH

· Botulinum toxin type A(Inhibits Ach release)--> Glabellar lines (cosmetic use) in adult men and women. Also used in Strabismus, Blepharospasm,Cervical dystonia, hemifacial spasms

· Bupropion(SDRI)--> Smoking cessation

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