Integrated Clinical Sciences: Neuropsychiatric Disorders I - Foundations.

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This course discusses the molecular mechanisms of drug action and its relation to chemical structure. This course will cover how prototype therapeutic agents used in the treatment of neuropsychiatric and other disorders affect the peripheral and the central nervous system, both in terms of therapeutic and adverse effects. The emphasis of the course is placed on the molecular mechanisms by which these drugs alter the biochemistry, physiology and pathology of the nervous system, and on the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of these drugs. Prerequisites: PHAR 311 , PHAR 331 , PHAR 332 , PHAR 341 , PHAR 343 and PHAR 443 .