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 in metabolism and clinical impact. This review contrasts their pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, toxicology and therapeutic considerations. Ethanol Pharmacokinetics Step Enzyme / Cofactor Product Inhibitors / Variants … Read more