SECTION 1 BASIC PHARMACOLOGY: Drugs. An Introduction. The Nervous System. The Neuromuscular Junction and the Autonomic Nervous System. The Nervous System. Depressants of Cerebral Function and Some Other Centrally Acting Drugs. The Nervous System. Analgesics and Drug Dependence. The Cardiovascular System. The Respiratory System. The Blood. Allergic Reactions and the Immune Response. Antitumour Drugs and Cytotoxic Chemotherapy. Hormones and the Skeleton. Nutrition. Vitamins. The Alimentary System. Toxic Effects of Drugs SECTION 2 CLINICAL DRUG USE in DENTISTRY: Prescribing and the Misuse of Drugs Act. Antimicrobial Drugs. Antiseptics, Anti-Caries Agents and Related Drugs Used in Routine Dentistry. Local Analgesia. General Anaesthesia and Sedation. Emergencies in Dental Practice Appendix. Index
