Principles of Drug Action in People

Harvard FAS

This course will discuss principles of early drug discovery, drug modalities, and drug pharmacology. It will discuss fundamental aspects of receptor and enzyme targeting agents, drug mechanism, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Selected examples of small molecule drugs, biologics, nucleic acids, and cell therapies will be utilized through the course. In addition, the pharmacology of therapeutics that act on selected human physiological systems will be highlighted,…