Introduction: principles of drug action -- Drug-receptor interactions -- Drug absorption, distribution and excretion -- Drug metabolism -- Local anaesthetics -- Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction -- Autonomic nervous system -- Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses -- Drugs acting on the sympathetic system -- Ocular pharmacology -- Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis -- Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: peptic ulcer -- Drugs acting on the gastronintestinal tract II: motility and secretions -- Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics -- Drugs used in hypertension -- Drugs used in angina -- Antiarrhythmic drugs -- Drugs used in heart failure -- Drugs used to affect blood coagulation -- Lipid-lowering drugs -- Agents used in anaemias -- Central transmitter substances -- General anaesthetics -- Anxiolytics and hypnotics -- Antiepileptic drugs -- Drugs used in Parkinson's disease -- Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) -- Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants -- Opioid analgesics -- Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) -- Drug misuse and dependence -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) -- Corticosteroids -- Sex hormones and drugs -- Thyroid and antithyroid drugs -- Antidiabetic agents -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wal systhesis: penicillians, cephalosporins and vancomycin -- Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol -- Antifungal drugs -- Antiviral drugs -- Drugs acting on parasites I: helmniniths (worms) -- Drugs acting on parasites II: protozoa -- Drugs used in cancer -- Immunosuppressants and antirheumatoid drugs -- Poisoning -- Adverse drug reactions.