General anaesthetics
39 General anaesthetics Questions What is general anaesthesia? What drugs are used to produce the various stages of general anaesthesia? General anaesthesia is the loss of awareness of sensory inputs…
Chemotherapy: antifungal agents
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,…
Antidepressants
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…
Chemotherapy: anthelminthic agents
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…
Arrhythmias
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…
The urogenitary system
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…
Sex hormones: male
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…
Chemotherapy: antiprotozoan agents
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:…
Diabetes mellitus
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…
