Part 1: Principles of Pharmacology

1. Pharmacodynamics: Mechanisms of Drug Action

2. Pharmacokinetics: The Absorption, Distribution, and Fate of Drugs

3. Pharmacotherapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs

4. Pharmacogenetics: Pharmacogenomics

Part 2: Pharmacology of Specific Drug Groups

5. Introduction to Autonomic Nervous System Drugs 

6. Cholinergic Agonists and Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists

7. Drugs Affecting Nicotinic Receptors

8. Adrenergic Agonists

9. Adrenergic Antagonists

10. Psychopharmacology: Antipsychotic and Antidepressant Drugs

11. Sedative-Hypnotics, Antianxiety Drugs and Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants

12. Anticonvulsants

13. Antiparkinson Drugs

14. Local Anesthetics

15. General Anesthesia 

16. Opioid Analgesics and Antagonists

17. Non-Opioid Analgesics; Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs; Antirheumatic and Antigout Drugs

18. Histamine and Histamine Antagonists

19. Antiarrhythmic Drugs

20. Drugs Used in Heart Failure

21. Antianginal Drugs

22. Diuretic Drugs

23. Antihypertensive Drugs

24. Lipid-Lowering Drugs

25. Antianemic and Hematopoietic Stimulating Drugs

26. Procoagulant, Anticoagulant, and Thrombolytic Drugs

27. Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System

28. Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract

29. Pituitary, Thyroid and Parathyroid Pharmacology

30. Adrenal Corticosteroids

31. Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemics, and Glucagon

32. Steroid Hormones of Reproduction and Sexual Development

33. Antibiotic Therapy

34. Antifungal and Antiviral Agents

35. Immunotherapy

36. Antineoplastic Drugs

Part 3: Special Subjects in Pharmacology and Therapeutics

37. Medications for Management of Chronic, Non-Odontogenic Pain

38. Management of Fear and Anxiety

39. Drugs of Abuse

40. Toxicology

41. Drugs for Medical Emergencies

42. Clinical Rationale for and Significance of Prescription Writing 

Appendices

Appendix 1: Protein Biopharmaceuticals

Appendix 2: The Use of Herbs and Herbal Dietary Supplements in Dentistry

Appendix 3: Antiseptics and Disinfectants 

Appendix 4: Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry 

Appendix 5: Drugs Used to Treat Glaucoma

Appendix 6: Prescription Writing

Appendix 7: Controlled Substances and Drug Schedules

Appendix 8: Regulations and Drug Prescribing

Appendix 9: Glossary of Abbreviations