Course: Principles of Pharmacology, PHPY N5021
Description: This course provides information on the principles of pharmacology using a scientific and evidenced based approach. The fundamental concepts of dose-response relationships, pharmacokinetic models, drug-receptor interaction, absorption, distribution, biotransformation and elimination are covered and will provide the students with the necessary background for understanding how drugs affect living tissues. In addition, this course will enable students to critically evaluate new developments in the field as well as be able to discuss controversies using the principles to determine the risk versus benefit ratio for the administration of drugs. The course focuses upon the principles of pharmacology and not on specific pharmacotherapeutics, although a number of drugs are used to illustrate the principles. This course will be taught using web-enhanced instruction.
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