8013 (v.5) Pharmacology 224

Area:

School of Pharmacy

Contact Hours:

6.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11677 (v.3) Pharmaceutical Biology 233 or any previous version
AND
11679 (v.3) Pharmaceutical Biology 231 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

2998 (v.4) Chemotherapy 224

Introduction to pharmacodynamics of drug action - relationships between drug dosage (concentration) and drug effect. Drug-receptor interaction - structure-activity relationships. Drug acting at synaptic and neuro-effector junctional sites. Sympatho-adrenal system structure and function, noradrenergic transmission and the role of adrenaline and pharmacological implications. Sympathomimetic drugs; drugs which modify sympathetic neuronal activity and block sympathomimetic receptors. Cardiovascular drugs - Anti-arrhythmic agents.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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