Section 1 Mechanisms of Drug Action and Therapeutic Principles

1. Introduction, Terminology

2. Pharmacodynamics: Drug Targets (Receptors, Enzymes, DNA, etc)

3. Pharmacokinetics

4. Pharmacogenomics

5. Drug Discovery, Development, and Regulation

Section 2 Chemical Mediators and Drugs Affecting Autonomic and Neuromuscular Synapses

1. Introduction to the Peripheral Nervous Systems and Drugs for Peripheral Disorders

Cholinergic Drugs

1. Muscarinic Agonists and Their Clinical Uses

2. Muscarinic Antagonists and Their Clinical Uses

3. Nicotinic Agonists and Their Clinical Uses

4. Nicotinic Antagonists and Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs

Adrenergic Drugs

1. Adrenergic Agonists and Their Clinical Uses

2. Adrenergic Antagonists and Their Clinical Uses

Section 3 Drug Treatment for Disorders Affecting the Central Nervous System

1. Introduction to the CNS and Drugs Affecting the Brain

Neurodegenerative Disorders

1. Drug Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders/Dementias

2. Pharmacotherapy of Basal Ganglia Disorders: Parkinson's Disease and Huntington's Disease

3. Drug Therapy for Psychoses and Bipolar Disorder

4. Drug Therapy for Depression and Anxiety

5. Drug Therapy for the Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

6. Drug Therapy for Insomnia and the Hypersomnias

7. Drug Therapy for Managing Obesity and Eating Disorders

8. Treatment of Seizure Disorders

9. Drug Therapy to Control Spasticity Disorders

10. Ethanol, Other Alcohols, and Drugs for Alcohol Use Disorder

11. Illicit Psychoactive Compounds and Substance Use Disorder

Section 4 Drug Therapy for Pain Management

1. Introduction

2. General Anesthetics

3. Local Anesthetics

4. Opioid Analgesics

5. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents and Acetaminophen

6. Cannabinoids

Section 5 Treatment of Inflammatory, Allergic and Immunologic Disorders

1. Drug Therapy for Migraine Headache

2. Drug Therapy for Gout and Hyperuricemia

3. Drug Treatment for Allergic Reactions

4. Immunosuppressants for Autoimmune Disorders and Organ Transplantation

5. Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Section 6 Drug Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases

1. Introduction to The Cardiovascular System and the Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

2. Overview of Hypertension Management and Drugs that Decrease Sympathetic Tone

3. Diuretics and Drugs that Affect Volume and Electrolyte Content

4. Drugs Affecting the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

5. Calcium Channel Blockers

6. Vasodilators

7. Drug Therapy for Hyperlipidemias and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

8. Drug Therapy for Myocardial Ischemia and Angina Pectoris

9. Treatment of Heart Failure: Cardiac Glycosides, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors and Other Agents

10. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

11. Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet and Thrombolytic Agents

12. Drug Therapy for Hemophilia and the Anemias

Section 7 Treatment of Endocrine Disorders

1. Introduction to Endocrine Pharmacology

2. Treatment of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disorders

3. Treatment of Adrenalcorticosteroid Disorders

4. Female Hormone Regulation

5. Androgens, antiandrogens and their clinical uses

6. Drug Therapy for the Management of Diabetes

7. Drug Therapy for the Management of Thyroid Disorders

8. Calcium Regulating Hormones and Agents Affecting Bone

Section 8 Chemotherapy

Infectious Diseases

1. Principles of Antimicrobial Use

2. Bacterial Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors

3. Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis

4. Drugs that Target DNA

5. Antimycobacterial Drugs and the Treatment of Tuberculosis and Leprosy

6. Drug Therapy for Resistant Organisms

Parasitic Diseases

1. Antifungal Agents

2. Antimalarial and Other Antiprotozoal Agents

3. Antihelmintics

Viruses

1. Drug Therapy for non-HIV Viral Infe