7376 (v.4) Introductory Pharmacology 129
| Area: | School of Pharmacy |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Pharmacy and pharmacology - basic mechanisms of drug action, pharmacokinetics, drugs, dosage and toxicity, drugs and receptors, agonists and antagonists, routes of administration, biotransformation and excretion, factors affecting responses to drugs, pharmacogenetics, immunopharmacology, drug tolerance and drug interaction. Drugs - acting on the nervous system, affecting the heart, used to treat high blood pressure, allergies, fever, inflammation and pain. Drugs affecting behaviour, sedative and anti-anxiety drugs, anti-psychotic and anti-depressant drugs. Recreational drugs including alcohol, cannabis and ecstasy. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Developed a basic understanding of how drugs act to bring about their effects on the body. Demonstrated an appreciation of the useful and harmful effects of commonly prescribed medications. Developed an understanding of the effects of common recreational drugs, including alcohol, cannabis and ecstasy. |
| Unit Texts: | Parish P., (1997), Medicines - A Guide for Everybody, 8th ed., London, Penguin Books. |
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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