Pharmacology Exit Exam Syllabus 2022

Chapter 1: General Pharmacology

• Introduction and scope of Pharmacology
• Different routes of drug administration
• Drug absorption
• Bioavailability
• Drug distribution
• Drug metabolism
• Excretion of drugs
• General mechanism of drug action and factors that modify drug action

Chapter 2: Drugs Acting on the Peripheral Nervous System

Different Steps Involved in the neurohumoral transmission process.

1. Cholinergic drugs
2. Anti-Cholinergic drugs
3. Local anaesthetic agents
4. Adrenergic drugs
5. Anti-adrenergic drugs
6. Drugs used in Myasthenia gravis
7. Neuromuscular blocking agents
8. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Chapter 3: Drugs Acting on the Eye Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications and contraindications of:
1. Miotics
2. Mydriatics
3. Drugs used in Glaucoma

Chapter 4: Drugs Acting on the Central Nervous System Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose,indications, and contraindications of:
1. General anaesthetics
2. Hypnotics and sedatives
3. Anti-Convulsant drugs
4. Anti-anxiety drugs
5. Anti-depressant drugs
6. Anti-psychotics
7. Nootropic agents
8. Centrally acting muscle relaxants
9. Opioid analgesics

Chapter 5: Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System

Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose, indications, and contraindications of
 Anti-hypertensive drugs
 Anti-anginal drugs
 Anti-arrhythmic drugs
 Drugs used in atherosclerosis and
 Congestive heart failure
 Drug therapy for shock

Chapter 6: Drugs Acting on Blood and Blood Forming Organs

Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose,
indications, and contraindications of
 Hematinic agents
 Anti-coagulants
 Anti-platelet agents
 Thrombolytic drugs

Chapter 7: Definition, pharmacological actions, classification, indications, dose and contraindications of Respiratory System.

Bronchodilators
 Expectorants
 Anti-tussive agents
 Mucolytic agents

Chapter 8: Drugs Acting on the Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose,
indications, and contraindications of
 Anti-ulcer drugs
 Anti-emetics
 Laxatives and purgatives
 Anti-diarrheal drugs

Chapter 9: Drugs Acting on the Kidney

Definition, classification, pharmacological actions, dose,
indications, and contraindications of
 Diuretics
 Anti-Diuretics

Chapter 10: Hormones and Hormone Antagonists

Physiological and pathological role and clinical uses of
 Thyroid hormones
 Anti-thyroid drugs
 Parathormone
 Calcitonin
 Vitamin D
 Insulin
 Oral hypoglycemic agents
 Estrogen
 Progesterone
 Oxytocin
 Corticosteroids

Chapter 11: Autocoids

Physiological role of Histamine, 5 HT and Prostaglandins
 Classification, clinical uses, and adverse effects of
antihistamines and 5 HT antagonists

Chapter 12: Chemotherapeutic Agents

Introduction, basic principles of chemotherapy of infections, infestations and neoplastic
diseases, Classification, dose, indication and contraindications of drugs belonging to following classes:
 Penicillins
 Cephalosporins
 Aminoglycosides
 Fluoroquinolones
 Macrolides
 Tetracyclines
 Sulphonamides
 Anti-tubercular drugs
 Anti-fungal drugs
 Anti-viral drugs
 Anti-amoebic agents
 Anthelmintics
 Anti-malarial agents
 Anti-neoplastic agents

Chapter 13: Biologicals