PHARMACY

Drug dependence and drug abuse

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Many drugs are taken for non-medical purposes, most commonly to generate a sense of well-being or to give pleasure. Drug dependence arises with centrally acting drugs producing a psychological reward…

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Venoms, toxins, poisons and herbs

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It is important to note that the scientific discovery of new medicines has often been derived from venoms, toxins, poisons and chemicals derived from plants. It is therefore important to…

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Prescribing and personalizing drug treatments

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Variation in drug responses between individuals can be affected by ethnicity, age, gender, pregnancy, disease and drug interactions. Thus the practitioner must take these factors into account for effective and…

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Drugs and cancer

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The term cancer refers to a malignant tumour. Cancer cells can manifest, in greater or lesser degree, uncontrolled proliferation, invasiveness, the ability to metastasize and/or infiltrate normal tissues and loss…

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Drugs and parasites: Anti-protozoal and anti-helminthic drugs

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The main protozoans that produce disease in humans are those causing malaria, amoebiasis, pneumocystis infection, trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. Malaria Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by various Plasmodium species, is a…

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Antifungal drugs

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Antifungal Drugs The incidence of fungal infections has been increasing with the spread of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the increased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics that reduce the non-pathogenic bacteria…

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Antiviral drugs

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Viruses consist essentially of DNA or RNA in a protein coat. They have no ribosomes or protein-synthesizing apparatus, although some contain enzymes. They replicate by taking over the metabolic processes…

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Drug use in dentistry

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Physiology of the oral cavity The teeth and supporting tissues provide the initial digestive process essential to all bodily activities. Chewing and swallowing are carried out by specialized oral tissues,…

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Drug use in disorders of nutrition

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Components of nutrition include water, carbohydrates, proteins (including essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the body in sufficient quantities), fats, vitamins, trace elements and indigestible fibres. Disorders of…

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Drugs used in anaesthesia

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Local anaesthetics Local anaesthetics are drugs used primarily to inhibit pain by preventing impulse conduction along sensory nerves. They achieve this by blocking voltage-sensitive sodium ion (Na + ) channels…

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