H1 (98/100) PHRM20001 NOTES! ALL EXAMINABLE CONTENT

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Notes containing all examinable content for Pharmacology: How Drugs Work (PHRM20001) at Unimelb. These were the notes I created and used to study and achieve a mark of 98/100 in Semester 2 of 2023. Contains the names of all drugs (highlighted in yellow) as well as their mechanisms of action, adverse effects (with explanation), bioavailability and any other relevant information mentioned in the lectures. The notes also contain information on pharmacokinetic principles, a summary table of drugs mentioned in the examinable practical and useful mnemonics. Content included: L HISTORY OF PHARMACOLOGY L DRUG DISCOVERY (THEN) L DRUG TARGETS L AGONISTS L ANTAGONISTS L INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM L ADRENERGIC PHARMACOLOGY L CHOLINERGIC PHARMACOLOGY L HOW DRUGS GET INTO THE BODY L HOW DRUGS GET OUT OF THE BODY MODULE 2: Therapeutic uses of drugs L PHARMACOGENOMICS & PRECISION MEDICINE L EICOSANOIDS L IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY L DRUGS TO TREAT ASTHMA L DRUGS IN SPORT L DRUGS TO TREAT GI DISORDERS L DRUGS IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM I L DRUGS IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM II L DRUGS TO TREAT DIABETES L DRUGS TO TREAT OBESITY MODULE 3: Pharmacology of the CNS L INTRODUCTION TO CNS PHARMACOLOGY L PARKINSON’S DISEASE (PD) L ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE (AD) L DRUGS TO TREAT DEPRESSION L DRUGS FOR PAIN L DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE MODULE 4: Medicines from nature & harnessing toxicity L MEDICINAL CANNABIS L INDIGENOUS MEDICINES L VENOMS AND TOXINS L TOXICOLOGY L ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS L ANTICANCER DRUGS L DRUG DISCOVERY NOW Examinable Content from Practical 1