Medical Physiology and Pharmacology II

Catalog description

This course is focused on the underlying principles of pharmacology, and the mechanisms of drug action in the human body. Topics include general principles of drug action (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicology), a clear understanding of receptor mechanism, and a presentation of drugs in each of the major classes of therapeutic action. We will closely examine; sites of action, metabolic pathways, and the structure activity relationships within drug classes. This course offers a foundation in basic pharmacology for students in medicine, research, pharmacy, or other allied health care fields. This course is open to undergraduate enrollment with permission of instructor.