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Pharmacology practice

How medicines work — drug classes & mechanisms
Learn how medicines work, the way pharmacology is taught. Master the drug classes and their mechanisms of action: how a drug moves through the body (pharmacokinetics — absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion), how it acts on receptors (agonists, antagonists, dose–response, therapeutic index), and — class by class — the main effect, the typical use, and the signature side effect, across the autonomic, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, and anti-infective drug groups. Each question teaches the mechanism and names the classic mix-ups. Builds on Human Biology; great for nursing, pharmacy, and pre-med review. Educational only — how drug classes work in general, NOT dosing, prescribing, or medical advice; treatment decisions belong to a qualified professional.
• Meets you at your level — never too easy, never too hard.
• Adapts every question to how you’re doing.
• Tracks your level over time. Skill practice, not a test.
New here? Read the Pharmacology guide
A free 16-minute primer — the mental model, the mistakes beginners make, and what to practise first.
Curriculum
197 concepts across 26 chapters, from foundations through advanced practice — each one a concept the adaptive question bank can teach and test.
A. Absorption and routes of administration
8
B. Distribution and protein binding
8
C. Metabolism and the cytochrome P450 system
8
D. Excretion, clearance and dosing intervals
8
E. Pharmacodynamics — receptors and dose-response
8
F. Adverse effects, allergy and interactions
8
G. Cholinergic pharmacology
7
H. Adrenergic pharmacology
7
I. Antihypertensives and heart-failure drugs
7
J. Antianginals, antiarrhythmics and lipid drugs
7
K. Anticoagulants, antiplatelets and thrombolytics
8
L. Antibacterials — cell-wall agents
7
M. Antibacterials — protein, DNA and folate agents
8
N. Antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics and antitubercular drugs
8
O. Sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics and anesthetics
7
P. Antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers
8
Q. Antiepileptics and neurodegenerative-disease drugs
8
R. Opioids, NSAIDs and non-opioid analgesia
8
S. Diabetes and thyroid pharmacology
8
T. Corticosteroids, sex hormones and bone drugs
7
U. Respiratory and allergy pharmacology
8
V. Gastrointestinal pharmacology
7
W. Antineoplastics and immunomodulators
7
X. Toxicology, antidotes and overdose mechanisms
8
Y. Special populations and lifespan pharmacology
7
Z. Drug development, labeling and safety systems
7
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