Antihistamines Agents Notes Antineoplastic Drugs Notes Antianginal Drugs Notes Diuretics Notes Antihypertensive Agents Notes Antiarrhythmic Agents Notes Antihyperlipidemic Agents Notes Coagulants And Anticoagulants Notes Congestive Heart Failure Notes Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System Notes Antidiabetic Drugs Classification & … [Read more...] about Medicinal Chemistry II Notes
Medicinal Chemistry II
Local Anesthesia: Types, Benefits, and Side Effects
Local Anaesthetics Local anesthetics are the drugs when given either topically or parenterally to a localized area, produce loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness by reversibly blocking the generation and conduction of nerve impulses. They do not interact with the pain receptors or inhibit the release or the biosynthesis of pain mediators. The anesthesia … [Read more...] about Local Anesthesia: Types, Benefits, and Side Effects
Antidiabetic Drugs Classification And Mechanism of Action
Antidiabetic Agents Introduction The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes, glucagon, and insulin. An isolated group of cells within a cell's pancreas is called an islet of Langerhans. These cells are divided into three types (secretes glucagon), β cells (secretes insulin), and γ cells (secretes somatostatin). Insulin plays an important role in the digestion and utilization … [Read more...] about Antidiabetic Drugs Classification And Mechanism of Action
Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
Drugs Acting On Endocrine System Introduction The human endocrine system is a group of ductless glands that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones. Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs and distant tissues. Diseases of the endocrine system can result from the oversecretion or … [Read more...] about Drugs Affecting the Endocrine System
Drugs for Congestive Heart Failure Notes
Drugs Used In Congestive Heart Failure Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic progressive condition that affects the pumping power of your heart muscles. Cardiac failure is the inability of the heart to pump blood effectively at a rate that meets the needs of metabolizing tissues. This occurs due to reduced contractility of the cardiac … [Read more...] about Drugs for Congestive Heart Failure Notes