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…
49 Chemotherapy antifungal agents Questions What are the drug targets for antifungal agents? What are the different classes of antifungal agent? Unlike plants, fungi do not have chlorophyll and, therefore,…
36 Antidepressants Questions What are the characteristic features of depression? What drugs are used in the treatment of depression? Clinical manifestation of depression is one of misery, a loss of…
47 Chemotherapy anthelmintic agents Questions How do anthelmintic agents act? What are examples of different classes of anthelmintic agents? Parasitic helminths are complex multicellular organisms with nervous systems and organs…
10 Arrhythmias Questions How are action potentials generated in the heart? What causes arrhythmias? How do anti-arrhythmia drugs act? Cardiac electrophysiology The rhythmicity of the heart is controlled by the…
31 The urogenitary system Questions What drugs are used in urinary incontinence and benign prostate hyperplasia? What drugs are used in erectile dysfunction? What drugs are used in the regulation…
28 Sex hormones male Questions How is male gonadal hormone secretion regulated? What are the major uses for androgens and anti-androgens? Androgens (e.g. testosterone) control spermatogenesis, sexual development, puberty and…
48 Chemotherapy antiprotozoan agents Questions What are the drug targets for antiprotazoan agents? What are examples of different classes of antiprotozoan agents? There are four major groups of protozoal parasites:…
25 Diabetes mellitus Questions What is diabetes mellitus? What are the treatments for this disorder? The stimulation of glucose uptake in peripheral tissue(e.g. skeletal muscle and adipose tissue) is an…
34 Parkinson’s disease Questions What is the pathology of Parkinson’s disease? What drugs are used in its treatment? Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that involves selective destruction of dopaminergic…
