Central nervous system
Keyword(s):
System P
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This chapter describes the pharmacology of the central nervous system as it applies to Emergency Medicine, and in particular the Primary FRCEM examination. The chapter outlines the key details of hypnotics and anxiolytics, antipsychotics, antimania drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, nausea and vomiting, analgesics, non-opioid analgesics, opioid analgesics, antiepileptics, and status epilepticus. This chapter is laid out exactly following the RCEM syllabus, to allow easy reference and consolidation of learning.