A Textbook of General Pharmacology (BP304T)

About This Book

The organising idea is simple. A drug is useful only when enough of it reaches the right target, acts selectively, and does so within a margin that separates benefit from harm. The five units of the syllabus map onto that idea: pharmacokinetics follows the drug from the site of administration to the site of action and out again; pharmacodynamics explains the selective interaction that produces an effect; drug discovery and toxicology together form the filter that removes unsafe candidates before a human is exposed.

Each chapter opens with the working question its topic answers, states the governing definition, lays out the full classification, and then derives the mechanism rather than asserting it. The treatment is comprehensive without being padded: where a syllabus line implies a class, the class is covered member by member; where it implies a method, the variants and their trade-offs are given. Every figure is original and drawn to print cleanly in black and white, and every table earns its place.

The self-assessment at the end of each chapter mirrors the university question paper — short notes, long-answer questions with structured model answers, multiple-choice questions, and worked numericals where the subject demands them. Three appendices close the book: a consolidated formula sheet, a glossary, and the prescribed references. Facts have been checked against the prescribed references and, where exact values or regulatory guideline numbers are involved, against the primary standards themselves.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Pharmacology
2. Routes of Drug Administration
3. Pharmacokinetics I: Absorption and Distribution
4. Pharmacokinetics II: Metabolism and Excretion
5. Pharmacodynamics I: Drug Action, Receptors and Signalling
6. Pharmacodynamics II: Modifying Factors, ADRs and Interactions
7. Drug Discovery & Preclinical Evaluation
8. Recent Trends in Pharmacology
9. Toxicology

Supported by Appendix A: Consolidated Formula Sheet, Appendix B: Glossary, and Appendix C: Prescribed References.

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How to Cite

Rao, P., & Girotra, P. (2026). A Textbook of General Pharmacology (1st ed.). WiseLeaf Scientific Ventures. ISBN: 978-81-180383-2-0