[90] Comprehensive PHRM30003 Drug Treatment of Disease

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These notes are fully comprehensive. I based my revision fully on these notes and recieved full marks on MST2 and 90 overall. All lectures and examinable tutorial material covered: [Note that the order of lecture 4 and 5 are switched as this made more logical sense in regards to content.] - Pharmacological principles - Mechanisms of Inflammation - Harnessing adaptive immune mechanisms ( therapeutic antibodies) - Non-sterodial anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) - Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Glucocorticoids) - Treatments for Allergic Inflammation - Immunomodulation 1: Immunosuppression - Immunomodulation 2: Immunostimulation - Harnessing Selective Toxicity Mechanism - Beta-lactam antibiotics - Antifungals and antivirals - Small molecules to treat cancer - Biologicals and Immunotherapy & Cell Therapy for cancer - Cancer Resistance - Drug used to treat severe and chronic pain - Smooth muscle, inflammation and tissue remodelling - Asthma - Cystic Fibrosis - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Adult respiratory distress syndrome/ multi-organ failure - Hypertension - Antheroscleorsis and lipid lowering drugs - Ischemic heart disease - Obesity - Drugs for heart failure and dysrhythmias - Metabolic Syndrome