Pharmacology

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An introduction to human pharmacology divided into two sections: pharmaco-kinetics and pharmacodynamics. Drugs to be studied include mainstream medications such as antibiotics, ethanol, and drugs used in the treatment of pain, high blood pressure, asthma, ulcers, and depression, as well as a brief discussion of alternative medications. Prerequisite: A minimum overall average of 65% in completed BIOL/BIOC/BIOM courses and 12.0 university credits including both CHEM 1000H and 1010H, one of BIOL 3830H or 3840H, and 0.5 additional BIOL credit at the 3000 level.