Neuropharmacology is the study of how drugs affect cellular function in the nervous system, and the

neural mechanisms through which they influence behavior. The objective of Neuropharmacology in general is to understand the basic functioning of impulses and signals within the brain in order to determine the drug actions to treat neurological disorders and drug dependence.

Contents

DRUGS ACTING ON CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

1. Sedatives & Hypnotic

b. Anxiolytics, antidepressants and anti-manic drugs

c. Antiepileptics

      d. Anti-parkinsonian and drug used in other neurodegenerative diseases.

      e. Antipsychotics

      f. Opioid analgesics

      g. Therapeutic gases (Oxygen, Carbon-dioxide, Nitric oxide and Helium.

      h. Cerebral Stimulants, Medullary stimulants, Spinal Cord Stimulants.

      i. Anesthetics: General and local

    NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS:

1. Disease modifying drugs,
2. Anti-rheumatic drugs,
3. non-opioid analgesics  
4. drugs used in the treatment of gout

Reference books

1. Harvey and Champ. Lippincott’s Illustrated Reviews. Pharmacology, 2009, 4th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore.
2. Katzung and Trevor, basic and clinical pharmacology, 14th edition.
3. Goodman and Gilman’s the pharmacological basis of Therapeutics, Ed. Brunton, Lazo and parker 2008, 12th edition McGraw Hill, New York
4. Tripathi, KD Essentials of Medical Pharmacology by KD Tripathi, 2009. 6th edition Jayee Brothers, New Delhi.
5. Trevor, Katzung and Masters. Katzung and Trevor’s Pharmacology Examination and Board Reviews, 2008, 8th edition, McGraw Hill Lange, Boston.
6. Rang, Dale Ritter and Flower. Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology, 6th edition 2009.

Churchill, Livingstone.