Pharmacology and Therapeutics I

Catalog description

This is the first part of a two semester comprehensive course of study on the actions and uses of drug agents for treatment and prevention of disease. The focus of this advanced graduate course of on state-of-the-art pharmacological approaches to therapeutics. Basic principles of drug action (e.g. receptor therapy, pharmacokinetics) will be discussed. Covered in depth will be how pharmacological agents can be used to prevent and/or treat pathophysiological alterations in a number of organs and systems. Principles of cellular signal transduction will be taught with an emphasis on the molecular basis of current therapeutics principles. Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Philosophy Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Seminar-Small Group Click here for the Schedule of Classes.