Pharmacology in Rehabilitation

Part 1 General principles of pharmacology: basic principles of pharmacology; pharmacokinetics 1 - drug administration, absorption and distribution; pharmacokinetics 2 - drug elimination; drug receptors. Part 2 Pharmacology of the central nervous system: central nervous system pharmacology - general principles; sedative-hypnotic and antianxiety agents; drugs used to treat affective disorders - depression and manic-depression; antipsychotic drugs; antiepileptic drugs; pharmacologic management of Parkinson's disease; general anaesthetics; local anaesthetics. Part 3 Drugs affecting skeletal muscle: skeletal muscle relaxants. Part 4 Drugs used to treat pain and inflammation: opioid analgesics; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis; patient-controlled analgesia. Part 5 Autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology: introduction to autonomic pharmacology; cholinergic drugs; adrenergic drugs; antihypertensive drugs; treatment of angina pectoris; treatment of cardiac arrythmias; treatment of congestive heart failure; treatment of coagulation disorders and hyperlipidaemia. Part 6 Respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology: respiratory drugs; gastrointestinal drugs. Part 7 Endocrine pharmacology: introduction to endocrine pharmacology; adrenocorticosteroids; male and female hormones; thyroid and parathyroid drugs - agents affecting bone mineralization; pancreatic hormones and the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Part 8 Chemotherapy of infectious and neoplastic diseases: treatment of infections 1 - antibacterial drugs; treatment of infections 2 -antiviral drugs; treatment of infections 3 - antifungal and antiparasitic drugs; cancer chemotherapy; immunosuppressive agents; appendices.