Chemotherapy: antiviral drugs
45 Chemotherapy antiviral drugs Questions What are the drug targets for antiviral agents? What are examples of different classes of antiviral drug? Viruses are intracellular organisms that invade eukaryotic cells…
Pharmacokinetics: absorption and distribution
3 Pharmacokinetics absorption and distribution Questions What factors govern drug absorption? What routes can be used for dosing? What factors govern drug distribution? Absorption Drugs can be administered by a…
Chemotherapy: antibiotics targeting cell wall and nucleic acid synthesis
43 Chemotherapy antibiotics targeting cell wall and nucleic acid synthesis Questions What are the targets for antibiotics? What problems occur with the β-lactam antibiotics? The term chemotherapy was initially used…
Chemotherapy: anticancer agents
50 Chemotherapy anticancer agents Questions What do anticancer agents target? What are examples of different classes of anticancer agents? Chemotherapy for cancer can be used in isolation or as an…
Chemotherapy: drugs for HIV
46 Chemotherapy drugs for HIV Questions Where do drugs target the HIV infective cycle? What are the problems with therapy for HIV? HIV belongs to a family of retroviruses where…
Hypertension
13 Hypertension Questions How is hypertension defined? Why is hypertension dangerous? What drugs are used in the treatment of hypertension? Pathophysiology Blood pressure is determined by cardiac output, total peripheral…
Angina pectoris
11 Angina pectoris Questions What is angina pectoris? How is it treated? Pathophysiology The coronary arteries provide myocardial smooth muscle with a rich blood supply to meet its oxygen demand….
Sex hormones: female
27 Sex hormones female Questions How is female gonadal hormone secretion regulated? What are the major uses of female sex hormones? The sex hormones oestrogen (17β-oestradiol, oestrone) and progesterone have…
Antipsychotic drugs and schizophrenia
37 Antipsychotic drugs and schizophrenia Questions What is the characteristic feature of schizophrenia? What drugs are used in the treatment of schizophrenia? Clinically, schizophrenia is characterized by hallucination and delusion…
Gastrointestinal tract: motility and secretions
19 Gastrointestinal tract motility and secretions Questions How is gastrointestinal motility controlled? What drugs are used for the treatment of gastric motility disorders? The efficient movement of digested food, nutrients…
