An introduction to pharmacology -- Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacotherapeutics and patient factors -- The role of Food and Drug Administration in drug development -- Common classes of drugs used in otolaryngologic practice -- Nutraceuticals and herbal supplements -- Mechanisms of toxicity in the cochlea (including physical, free radical : oxidative and anti-oxidative mechanisms, protein interactions, and defense mechanisms) -- Biochemical bases of hearing -- Infection control in the audiology clinic -- Cancer and ototoxicity of chemotherapeutics -- Aminoglycoside antibiotics -- Renal function and ototoxicity of loop diuretics -- Other ototoxins : aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, quinine, and macrolides -- Industrial chemicals and solvents affecting the auditory system -- Cellular mechanisms of noise-induced hearing loss -- Audiologic monitoring for ototoxicity and patient management -- Vestibular ototoxicity -- Audiologic findings in vestibular toxicity -- Otoprotective agents -- Regeneration of hair cells -- From pharmacology to function : using drugs as tools to dissect the cochlea -- Staying current : Web sites and resources for pharmaceutical information.
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