PPT-What Do We Know About the Mechanism of Action of Drugs in the Different Drug Classes?

MCPHS University International Center for Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy American Public Health Association Boston Nov 5 2013 Presenter Disclosures 1The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months. Drugs for Muscle Spasm and Spasticity. Drugs for Muscle . Spasm and Spasticity. Two groups of drugs that cause skeletal muscle relaxation. One group for localized muscle spasm. Other group for spasticity. Chemotherapeutic Agents. Definition. Chemotherapy . is the science that deals with the treatment of disease by means of . chemicals. (. chemotherapeutic agents. ) that have a specific toxic effect upon the disease-producing microorganisms or that selectively destroy cancerous tissue.. Sterilization and Disinfection. Lecturer:. Dr. . Thanaa. . Rasheed. ANTIBIOTICS. © CDC / Gilda L. Jones. Chemotherapy. . Definitions. Chemotherapy: treatment of a disease by a chemical compound selectively. The Absorption,. Distribution, and. Excretion of Drugs. METABOLISM:. "Drug biotransformation, generally into more polar compounds readily excreted from the body through urine or feces.“ . Drug metabolism. TUBERCULOSIS. TUBERCULOSIS is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Mycobacterium . bovis. .. MODE OF TRANSMISSION. Inhalation. of droplets. Ingestion . --self swallowing of infected sputum/ or ingestion of . DRUG THERAPY . Bradycardia. Atropine. Dopamine infusion. Epinephrine infusion. Atropine. Mechanism of Action. Inhibits the actions of . acetycholine. on structures innervated by postganglionic sites (smooth/cardiac muscle, SA/AV nodes). Andrew Scordato EMT-P. Toxicology. Toxic Exposure. 10% of ED visits and EMS responses involve toxic exposures.. 70% of accidental poisonings occur in children under 6 years old.. Drug Abuse. In 2010 22.6 million. FATHIMA. M.Pharm. CONTENTS. DEFINITION. EPIDEMIOLOGY. AETIOLOGY. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. TYPES OF SEIZURES. GENERAL MECHANISM OF ACTION. DRUGS. EPILEPSY. :. A chronic disorder characterized by . recurrent seizure. . Protozoal. infections are common among people in underdeveloped tropical and subtropical countries, where sanitary conditions, hygienic practices, and control of the vectors of transmission are inadequate.. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. sa8318@ic.ac.uk. Adapted from . Shayaan. Akhtar’s slides. Pharmacology. Tuesday 15. th. March 2022. 1. LO: please insert relevant Learning objective reference here. 2. Topics to cover. Principles of pharmacology  . ......................................................................................... Limitations .......................................................................................... !C.!R 1 Pharmacology Pharmacodynamics: How Drugs Work J K Aronson Contents 1 . The types of pharmacological actions of drugs 1.1 . Drug action via a direct effect on a receptor 1.2 . Short - term and long - LIDOCANE. AMIODARONE. CALCIUM GLUCONATE. FRUSEMIDE. ATROINE . DOPAMINE . NORADRENALINE. ADENOSINE. METEPROLOL. DOBUTAMINE . CHLORPHENARAMINE. DEXAMETHASONE. HYDROCORTISONE. MIDAZOLAM. TRAMADOL.