The importance of pharmacokinetics (what the body does to the drug). All the questions share a common denominator - that whatever the molecular mechanism of action, pharmakokinetic differences between drugs can cause all sorts of interesting effects.

Drug-receptor interactions and general pharmacodynamic principles. Agonist, partial inverse agonist, quantal dose-response curves... all that terminology!

Pharmacokinetics for purists. In this section, basic pharmacokinetic principles are discussed. It may not be that sexy, but it's important!

Drugs affecting the central nervous system. In this section, mechanisms of action of drugs used as antidepressants, antipsychotics and for the treatment of Parkinson's diserase are discussed.

The autonomic nervous system. Who says you can't control the autonomic nerve system with free will - you can choose to take a drug like clonidine that affects sympathetic outflow!

Treatment of allergies and asthma. Asthma affects about 5% of the population (8% of young people in northern Sweden). Test your knowledge about available treatments.

Cardiovascular pharmacology. The heart is a tough old tissue, and believe me, cardiovasular pharmacology is tough!

Analgesics and anaesthetics. No pain no gain, but unneccessary pain should be treated when possible

Drugs of abuse and treatment strategies. "Drugs" is a term that applies not only to compounds that havetherapeutic usefulness, but also to compounds that are taken recreationally, often with disasterous consequences for the individual and for society.

Bits and bobs. Pharmacology is so much more than just the categories listed above. Eventually some of the questions below will get their own categories, but for now they are lumped together.