Routes of Drug Administration: A detailed overview
Routes of drug administration are critical in determining a medication’s therapeutic effectiveness, safety profile, and patient adherence. Different routes allow clinicians to optimize how quickly and extensively an active compound…
Routes of Drug Administration
Introduction The administration of drugs is an essential aspect of medical practice. It involves the process of delivering medication to a patient's body through various routes. The appropriate route of…
Dosage Forms of the Drugs
Introduction Drugs can be formulated into a wide variety of dosage forms to achieve the desired therapeutic effect. The choice of dosage form depends on factors such as the physicochemical…
An Overview of Essential Medicines
Essential medicines are drugs selected to meet the priority health care needs of a population, chosen on the basis of public‑health relevance, comparative efficacy and safety, cost‑effectiveness, and assured quality,…
Drug Nomenclature: Drug Naming system
Introduction Have you ever wondered how drugs get their names? It's not a random process but a well-structured system known as drug nomenclature. This article will take you on a…
Various Sources of Drugs
Introduction Drugs have transformed human health by treating infections, alleviating pain, controlling chronic conditions, and improving life expectancy. Historically, treatments emerged from rudimentary herbal or mineral remedies, refined through trial…
Nature of the Drugs
The nature of drugs encompasses what drugs are, how they are named and sourced, how their physicochemical features determine interactions with biological targets and movement through the body, and how…
Pharmacology: An Introduction
What is Pharmacology? Pharmacology is the branch of science concerned with the study of drugs, their actions on living systems, mechanisms of action, uses in treatment, and adverse effects. Pharmacology serves…
PRACTICE QUIZZES on antimicrobial chemotherapy
ANTIBACTERIALS ANTIVIRAL AND ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS ANTIPROTOZOAL AND ANTIHELMINTHIC DRUGS
Pharmacology of Alcohols
Introduction “Alcohol” in pharmacology typically refers to ethanol, the psychoactive ingredient of alcoholic beverages, but also includes toxic congeners—methanol, ethylene glycol, isopropanol. All share the –OH functional group yet differ…
