📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
💊 Pharmacology
Anticholinergic Drugs (Parasympatholytics)
- Classify anticholinergic drugs (Parasympatholytics/Cholinoceptor-blocking drugs).
- Describe belladonna alkaloids with reference to their natural sources.
- Describe the pharmacokinetics of antimuscarinic drugs with emphasis on metabolism and duration of action.
- Describe the mechanism of action of antimuscarinic drugs.
- Describe the organ system effects of antimuscarinic drugs with special reference to their effects on receptors.
- Describe the clinical uses of antimuscarinic drugs.
- Describe the adverse effects of antimuscarinic drugs.
- Describe atropine fever.
- Name the antidote for atropine poisoning.
- Describe the contraindications of antimuscarinic drugs.
Ganglion-Blocking Drugs
- Enlist major ganglion-blocking drugs.
- Describe the mechanism of action of ganglion-blocking drugs.
- Describe the organ system effects of ganglion-blocking drugs.
- Enlist the clinical uses of ganglion-blocking drugs.
- Enlist the adverse effects of ganglion-blocking drugs.
