Pharmacology 1

Catalog description

General Pharmacology will provide knowledge on the processes of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. It will also review basic pharmacodynamic and pharmacotherapeutic knowledge. Covered topics will include central nervous system pharmacology, cardiovascular and pulmonary pharmacology, renal pharmacology, gastrointestinal pharmacology, and pharmacology of antihyperglycemic agents. This course will be delivered concurrent with the integrated biomedical science curriculum, discussing physiology and pathophysiology of various organ-systems. Upon completion, students should be able to place major drugs into correct therapeutic categories with improved judgment for health risk assessment.