BIOAP 4140
Principles of Pharmacology
Undergraduate course surveying system- and organ-related aspects of pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action; drug disposition; pharmacokinetics; autonomic pharmacology; pharmacology of inflammation, allergy and platelet function; and endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal pharmacology. The course is designed for undergraduate life science majors, particularly those interested in medical or veterinary school.
Topics
- Describe fundamental concepts of drug-receptor interactions.
- Describe the relation between cell membrane or intracellular drug targets and intracellular signaling systems that mediate cellular response.
- Describe the impact of drug accessibility to biological compartments on drug action.
- Describe the purpose as well as the detailed mechanisms of the biochemical reactions that render drug and xenobiotic compounds more suitable for elimination from the body.
- Describe the fundamental mechanisms responsible for various types of drug interactions.
- Describe the mechanism of therapeutic action of a selected drug at the molecular, cellular, and organ system level.
- Describe the common adverse effects of a selected drug and their mechanism of production.
Official roster learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- Principles of Pharmacology · 3.0 · Undergraduate