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General Pharmacotherapeutics
Prof. Vinod Tiwari · IIT (BHU) Varanasi
About
This course General Pharmacotherapeutics provides a comprehensive and clinically oriented understanding of drug therapy for major human diseases. The course integrates pathophysiology, clinical features, rational pharmacological management, non-pharmacological interventions, and patient counseling across cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, neurological, gastrointestinal, infectious, hematological, and oncological disorders. Major emphasis is placed on evidence-based drug selection, individualized therapy, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and special populations, making it highly relevant for pharmacy practice, clinical research, and healthcare industries.
Intended audience: Pharmacy professionals, Pharmacologists, Biologists, Biotechnologists
Prerequisites: The participants should have a basic knowledge of biology. A keen interest in the domains of biochemistry, physiology, and molecular biology is desirable.
Lectures
Week 1
- Basics of Pharmacotherapeutics
- Hypertension & It's Pathophysiology
- Therapeutic Management of Hypertension
- Pethophysiology & Clinical Features of Heart Failure
- Drug Therapy of Congestive Heart Failure
Week 2
- Angina pectoris – pathophysiology and management
- Myocardial infarction–acute and chronic management
- Antiplatelet, anticoagulant, and thrombolytic therapy
- Cardiac arrhythmias –overview and pharmacotherapy
- Atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia Pharmacotherapy
Week 3
- Bronchial Asthma – Pathophysiology
- Pharmacotherapy of Asthma
- Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) & Related Airway Diseases
- Pneumonia, URTI & LRTI – Antimicrobial Selection & Resistance
- Tuberculosis, Interstitial, Occupational Lung Diseases and its management
Week 4
- Renal failure and its management
- Chronic kidney diseases and nephrotic syndrome
- Pathophysiology of bone and joint disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis – Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacological Management
- Pharmacotherapy of osteoarthritis & Degenerative Joint Disorders
Week 5
- Diabetes and its management
- Pharmacotherapy of Pituitary gland disorders
- Thyroid Disorders – Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Management
- Adrenal Disorders – Addison’s & Cushing’s Syndrome
- Hormonal Imbalances – PCOS & Disorders of Calcium Metabolism
Week 6
- Peptic Ulcer Disease: Pathophysiology & Management
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Diarrhoea, Constipation & Its Management
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Its Management
- Pharmacotherapy of Liver Disorders
Week 7
- Epilepsy, pathophysiology and its management
- Parkinson’s disease – pharmacological management
- Stroke – acute and preventive therapy
- Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer’s disease
- Migraine – acute and prophylactic treatment
Week 8
- Depression and its pharmacotherapy
- Anxiety disorders, insomnia and its management
- Pharmacotherapy for Schizophrenia
- Mood stabilizers and bipolar disorder and its management
- Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)-pharmacotherapy
Week 9
- Introduction to Pain and its Pathobiology
- Types of Pain
- Drug therapy for pain management
- Burn injury, pathology and management
- Frostbite injury, pathology and management
Week 10
- Introduction to Cancer and pathology
- Autophagy and Apoptosis
- Principles of Chemotherapy and Classification of Anticancer Drugs
- Anemia – types and pharmacotherapy
- Coagulation disorders and thrombocytopenia
Week 11
- Infectious Diseases and Principles of antimicrobial therapy
- Urinary tract infections and their management
- Helminthic Infections & Anthelmintic Drugs
- Sexually transmitted diseases and its management
- Malaria and other parasitic infections
Week 12
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT (BHU) Varanasi
- Department
- Chemical Engineering
- Teacher
- Prof. Vinod Tiwari
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Chemistry, Engineering
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
- NPTEL states: "Distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike / CC BY - NC - SA", beside a BY-NC-SA badge. Coordinated by IIT Madras.
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