Most repeated FCPS Part 1 pharmacology topics
The pharmacology topics that come up most often in FCPS Part 1 Paper 1, with a textbook chapter and practice questions for each.
- 1Adverse drug reactionsGeneral pharmacologyComes up very often
- 2Anaesthetics and muscle relaxantsAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up very often
- 3Antibacterial drugsChemotherapyComes up very often
- 4Analgesics and NSAIDsAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up very often
- 5Pharmacodynamics and therapeutic indexGeneral pharmacologyComes up very often
- 6Pharmacokinetics and half-lifeGeneral pharmacologyComes up very often
- 7Antihypertensives and diureticsCardiovascular and blood drugsComes up very often
- 8Anticoagulants and antiplateletsCardiovascular and blood drugsComes up very often
- 9Asthma drugs and antihistaminesGI, respiratory and endocrine drugsComes up very often
- 10Adrenergic drugsAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up very often
- 11Endocrine drugsGI, respiratory and endocrine drugsComes up often
- 12Antidiabetic drugsGI, respiratory and endocrine drugsComes up often
- 13Antiepileptics and sedativesAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up often
- 14Anticancer drugsChemotherapyComes up often
- 15Antiarrhythmic and antianginal drugsCardiovascular and blood drugsComes up often
- 16Gastrointestinal drugsGI, respiratory and endocrine drugsComes up often
- 17Antidepressants and antipsychoticsAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up often
- 18Antituberculous drugsChemotherapyComes up often
- 19Cholinergic drugsAutonomic and CNS drugsComes up often
- 20Drug metabolismGeneral pharmacologyComes up often
- 21Antivirals and antifungalsChemotherapyComes up often
- 22Lipid-lowering drugsCardiovascular and blood drugsComes up often
Ranked by how often each topic appears in the past-paper recalls we analysed (43,000+ remembered questions, copies removed). It tells you where marks have come from before, not what will be asked next time, so cover the whole syllabus. How we did the analysis.