Pharmacology
Pharmacology explains how medications move through the body, produce therapeutic and adverse effects, and vary in their effects across patients. Applying these principles supports safer drug selection, dosing, monitoring, and patient education.
This index organizes foundational pharmacology guides for DNP and advanced-practice nursing students. The guides are designed for focused review, comparison across concepts, and application to prescribing decisions.
Pharmacology Foundations
Core Concepts
Treatment Selection and Prescribing
Test Your Knowledge
Take a practice quiz on the Foundations of Pharmacology.
Immunizations and Anti-Infectives
Anti-infective Pharmacology Foundations
Brush up on Anti-Infective Foundations.
Select and Use Medications
- Antimicrobial Selection and Stewardship
- Antibiotic Classes in Primary Care
- Immune-Modifying Medications and Vaccination
Prevent Infection
Apply Treatment to Clinical Syndromes
- Respiratory tract infections: bronchitis, pneumonia, influenza, and COVID-19
- Skin and skin-structure infections
- Urinary tract infections
- HIV antiretroviral pharmacology
- Viral hepatitis pharmacotherapy
- Chlamydia and genital warts
- Antifungal pharmacology essentials
Test Your Knowledge
Practice prescribing Antibiotics in Primary Care.
Review a case study on UTI treatment.
Practice Immunization decision making.
Review a case study on Vaccination Before Immune-Modifying Therapy.
Take a practice quiz on Immunizations and Anti-Infectives.
Respiratory, Ophthalmic, and Otic Pharmacology
Respiratory Pharmacology
- Respiratory Pharmacology Foundations
- Asthma Pharmacotherapy
- COPD Pharmacotherapy
- Allergic Rhinitis and Upper Respiratory Symptom Medications
Ophthalmic Pharmacology
Otic and Upper Respiratory Pharmacotherapy
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Take a practice quiz on Respiratory, Ophthalmic and Otic Pharmacology.
Dermatologic and Topical Pharmacology
Dermatologic Foundations
Apply Treatment to Clinical Syndromes
- Acne Pharmacotherapy
- Dermatitis Pharmacotherapy
- Psoriasis Pharmacotherapy
- Topical Antibacterials and Antivirals
- Superficial Fungal Infections and Topical Antifungals
- Lice and Scabies Pharmacotherapy
Test Your Knowledge
Take a practice quiz on Dermatologic and Topical Pharmacology.
Cardiovascular & Renal Pharmacology
Foundations
Blood Pressure & Hemodynamic Emergencies
- Hypertension Pharmacotherapy
- Hypertensive Emergency Pharmacotherapy
- Circulatory Shock & Vasoactive Pharmacology
Heart Failure & Volume Management
Coronary Disease & Lipid Management
- Chronic Coronary Disease & Angina Pharmacotherapy
- Acute Coronary Syndromes Pharmacotherapy
- Dyslipidemia & Hypertriglyceridemia Pharmacotherapy
Rhythm, Thrombosis & Stroke
- Arrhythmia Pharmacology Essentials
- Antithrombotic Pharmacology Foundations
- Venous Thromboembolism Pharmacotherapy
- Stroke & TIA Pharmacotherapy
Test Your Knowledge
Take a practice quiz on Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology.
Gastrointestinal Medications
Upper GI
- Nausea and Vomiting: Antiemetic Pharmacotherapy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Pharmacotherapy
- Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease and NSAID-Associated Ulcers
- Helicobacter pylori: Eradication Pharmacotherapy
Lower GI
- Constipation: Laxatives and Prokinetics
- Acute Diarrhea: Antidiarrheal Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Triage
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Phenotype-Directed Pharmacotherapy
- Crohn Disease: Pharmacotherapy and Disease Modification
- Ulcerative Colitis: Pharmacotherapy and Treatment Selection
Test Your Knowledge
Take a practice quiz on Gastrointestinal Pharmacology.
Reproductive and Genitourinary Pharmacology
Contraception
- Combined Hormonal Contraception
- Progestin-Only Contraception and Long-Acting Reversible Methods
- Nonhormonal Contraception and Patient-Centered Method Selection
- Emergency Contraception
Menstrual Health, Menopause, and Fertility
- Amenorrhea, Anovulatory Bleeding, and PCOS
- Dysmenorrhea
- Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Nonhormonal Symptom Management
- Ovulation Induction and Fertility Pharmacology
- Reproductive Hormone Modulators
- Testosterone Therapy and Erectile Dysfunction
Urinary Tract and Prostate Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections: Syndrome-Directed Therapy
- Bacterial Prostatitis: Acute and Chronic Treatment
Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
- Trichomoniasis
- Chlamydia and Genital Warts
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Genital Herpes
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Less-Common STIs and Exposure Management
Test Your Knowledge
Take a practice quiz on Reproductive and Genitourinary Pharmacology.
Use These Guides for Focused Review
These resources support education and clinical reasoning. They do not replace patient-specific assessment, current prescribing information, clinical guidelines, institutional protocols, or consultation with an appropriate clinician or pharmacist.