This textbook from AITBS Publishers, India is an English medium (अंग्रेजी माध्यम) book on Pharmacology, written by N. Kumar, prepared for Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) Second Year students as per PCI ER 2020, and also useful for B.Pharm, nursing and other paramedical students needing a clear account of the subject. The book keeps the treatment syllabus-bound and readable, as a diploma course requires — each drug group is set out with its classification, mechanism of action, pharmacological actions, therapeutic uses, adverse effects (प्रतिकूल प्रभाव) and contraindications, in a sequence the student can follow through the year and revise directly before the examination. The book covers general pharmacology with pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, routes of administration, drug interactions and adverse drug reactions; drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system; the central nervous system including general and local anaesthetics, sedatives and hypnotics, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and analgesics; autacoids and NSAIDs; cardiovascular drugs including antihypertensives, antianginals, antiarrhythmics and drugs for heart failure; diuretics; drugs acting on blood; respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology; endocrine pharmacology including insulin, oral antidiabetics, corticosteroids and thyroid drugs; chemotherapy of infections and malignancy with antibiotics, antitubercular, antimalarial, antifungal, antiviral and anticancer drugs; vitamins and immunopharmacology; and toxicology with the management of common poisonings. Its distinguishing feature is this PCI-syllabus-matched arrangement written specifically for the second-year diploma paper, supported by classification tables, flowcharts, diagrams and chapter-end questions for revision. All content, terminology and explanations in this book are presented in the English language only.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content, terminology and explanations in English
Written by N. Kumar, published by AITBS Publishers, India
Third Edition, 2023
As per PCI ER 2020
Written specifically for D. Pharm Second Year students
Chapters arranged in PCI syllabus order for direct examination preparation
Each drug group given with classification, mechanism of action, uses, adverse effects and contraindications
Classification tables, flowcharts and diagrams for quick visual learning
Chapter-end questions for revision and self-assessment
Also useful for B.Pharm, nursing and other paramedical students
General pharmacology — pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and routes of administration
Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions
Autonomic nervous system pharmacology
Central nervous system — anaesthetics, sedatives, antiepileptics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and analgesics
Autacoids, NSAIDs and drugs used in gout and rheumatoid arthritis
Cardiovascular drugs — antihypertensives, antianginals, antiarrhythmics and heart failure drugs
Diuretics and drugs acting on the kidney
Drugs acting on blood — anticoagulants, antiplatelets and haematinics
Respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology
Endocrine pharmacology — insulin, oral antidiabetics, corticosteroids and thyroid drugs
Chemotherapy — antibiotics, antitubercular, antimalarial, antifungal, antiviral and anticancer drugs
Vitamins, immunopharmacology and vaccines
Toxicology and management of common poisonings
Useful for D.Pharm board/university examinations, internal assessments and viva voce preparation
Diploma in Pharmacy (D.Pharm) द्वितीय वर्ष के विद्यार्थियों के लिए AITBS Publishers, India द्वारा प्रकाशित यह "A Textbook of Pharmacology for D. Pharm Second Year Students" (3rd Edition, 2023) पुस्तक N. Kumar द्वारा लिखी गई है तथा PCI ER 2020 के अनुसार है; यह B.Pharm, नर्सिंग एवं अन्य paramedical विद्यार्थियों के लिए भी उपयोगी है। इसमें सामान्य औषध विज्ञान, स्वायत्त तंत्रिका तंत्र, केंद्रीय तंत्रिका तंत्र की औषधियाँ, autacoids एवं NSAIDs, हृदय-रक्तवाहिका औषधियाँ, diuretics, रक्त, श्वसन एवं पाचन तंत्र की औषधियाँ, अंत:स्रावी औषध विज्ञान, संक्रमण एवं कैंसर की chemotherapy, विटामिन तथा विष विज्ञान (toxicology) को classification tables, फ्लोचार्ट्स, चित्रों एवं अध्याय-अंत प्रश्नों सहित समझाया गया है। सम्पूर्ण पुस्तक अंग्रेजी माध्यम (English medium) में है, इसमें हिंदी माध्यम की सामग्री सम्मिलित नहीं है।
