Pharmaceutical Toxicology

FM10.1 Describe General Principles and basic methodologies in treatment of poisoning: decontamination, supportive therapy, antidote therapy, procedures of enhanced elimination with regard to:

i. Antipyretics – Paracetamol, Salicylates

ii. Anti-Infectives (Common antibiotics – an overview)

iii. Neuropsychotoxicology Barbiturates, benzodiazepins phenytoin, lithium, haloperidol, neuroleptics, tricyclics

iv .Narcotic Analgesics, Anaesthetics, and Muscle Relaxants

v. Cardiovascular Toxicology Cardiotoxic plants – oleander, odollam, aconite, digitalis

vi.GastroIntestinal and Endocrinal Drugs – Insulin