Medico Guides 9th Block Pharmacology Guidelines

3rd Year MBBS 

Pharmacology Guidelines 

UHS 9^th Block  

Prepared by:  

                          Usman Qaisar (G13) 

Compiled by:      

                                Rukhsar Uns (G14) 

Reference Books: 

• Mini Katzung Pharmacology Edition 2024-25 

• Ali Raza Chaudhary Notes (you can do for classifications but Mini Katzung is more than enough) 

Chapter 11: 

• Classification table 

• High yield terms 

• Read Diuretics  

• Table 11.1 

• Figure 11.1  

• Sympathoplegics 

• Vasodilators  

• Table 11.2  

• Angiotensin and renin inhibitors  

• Figure 11.3 

• Clinical uses 

• Hypertensive emergency (v imp) 

• MCQs 

• Summary  

Chapter 12: 

• Angina definition and types (vv imp) 

• Classification 

• High yield terms 

• Determinants 

• Therapeutic strategies (give a read) 

• Nitrates (complete) v imp 

• Figure 12.3 +12.4 (vv imp) 

• Ca+ channel blockers and Beta blockers (v imp) 

• Compile adverse effects of Ca and Beta blockers at one place 

• Table 12.1 (v imp) 

• Newer drugs  

• MCQs 

• Summary  

Chapter 13: 

• Flow chart 

• Read pathophysiology 

• High yield terms 

• Figure 13.1, 13.2 

• Cardiac glycosides (complete) (vvvv imp) 

• Figure 13.3 

• Table 13.1 + 13.2  

• Other drugs 

• You should know the drugs for acute and chronic HF 

• MCQs and Summary  

Chapter 14: 

• Classification  

• Start chapter from Group 1 antiarrhythmic, uses and toxicities  

• Table 14.1 

• Group 2 MOA, uses and toxicity  

• Group 3 Uses and toxicities  

• Amiodarone toxicities (it causes Smurfs syndrome, blueness) 

• Group 4 (v imp) 

• Miscellaneous drugs  

• Non pharmacological treatment  

• Must give a look to all pictures 

• MCQs 

• Summary  

Chapter 35: 

• Classification  

• Read hyperlipoproteinemia 

• HMG CoA inhibitors 

• Resins 

• Ezetimibe 

• Niacin (imp one) 

• Fibric acid derivatives  

• Drugs for HFH 

• MCQs and Summary (must) 

Chapter 16: 

A very interesting and imp chapter 

• Must do the classification of all drugs 

• Histamine  

• Table 16.1 (vv imp) 

• H1 antagonist  

• H2 antagonist 

• Serotonin agonist 

• Serotonin Antagonist  

• Table 16.2 

• Ergot alkaloids  

• Table 16.3 

• Summary plus MCQs  

Chapter 20: 

Most important chapter 

• Classification  

• Read pathophysiology  

• Strategies  

• Beta agonist 

• Figure 20.2 

• Methylxanthines (imp one)  

• Muscarinic antagonist  

• Corticosteroids  

• Leukotriene antagonist  

• Fig 20.3 

• Cromolyn and nedocromil 

• Anti IgE 

• MCQs + summary