Visual Pharmacology

Pharmacology learning flash cards on the following: Introduction: principles of drug action Drug–receptor interactions Drug absorption, distribution and excretion Drug metabolism Local anaesthetics Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction Autonomic nervous system Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses Drugs acting on the sympathetic system Ocular pharmacology Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: peptic ulcer Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: motility and secretions Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics Drugs used in hypertension Drugs used in angina Antiarrhythmic drugs Drugs used in heart failure Drugs used to affect blood coagulation Lipid-lowering drugs Agents used in anaemias Central transmitter substances General anaesthetics Anxiolytics and hypnotics Antiepileptic drugs Drugs used in Parkinson’s disease Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants Opioid analgesic Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) Drug misuse and dependence Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Corticosteroids Sex hormones and drugs Thyroid and antithyroid drugs