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VPT-111: General and Systemic Veterinary Pharmacology

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SYLLABUS
THEORY
Historical development, branches and scope of Pharmacology. Sources and nature of
drugs. Pharmacological terms and definitions. Principles of drug activity:
Pharmacokinetics – Routes of drug administration, absorption, distribution,
biotransformation and excretion of drugs. Pharmacodynamics – concept of drug and
receptor, dose – response relationship, terms related to drug activity and factors
modifying the drug effect and dosage. Fundamentals of drug – screening and assay of
drugs. Adverse drug reactions, drug interaction, drug designing and development, bio
prospecting of drugs. Introduction to biopharmaceutics and gene therapy. Drugs acting
on digestive system: stomachics, antacids and antiulcers, prokinetics, carminatives,
antizymotics, emetrics, antiemetics, purgatives, antidiarrhoeals, cholerectics and
cholagogues, rumen pharmacology. Drugs acting on cardiovascular system: cardiac
glycosides, antiarrhythmic drugs, vasodilators and antihypertensive agents,
haematinics, coagulants and anticoagulants. Drugs acting on respiratory system:
Expectorants and antitussives, respiratory stimulants, bronchodilators and mucolytics.
Drugs acting on urogenital system: Diuretics, urinary alkalizers, and acidifiers, fluid
therapy, ecobolics and tocolytics. Pharmacotherapeutics of hormones and vitamins.
Drugs acting on skin and mucous membranes: emollients, demulcents and counter
irritants. Bio – enhancers, immunostimulants and immunosuppressants. New drugs and
drug formulations.

PRACTICAL

Pharmacy appliances. Principles of compounding and dispensing. Metrology: systems of


weights and measures, pharmacy calculations. Pharmaceutical processes.
Pharmaceutical dosage forms. Prescription writing, incompatibilities. Drug standards
and regulations, Custody of poisons. Compounding and dispensing of powders,
ointments, mixtures, liniments, lotions, liquors, tinctures, emulsions, and electuaries.

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