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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Pharmacology

534-202 Pharmacology (Lectures Only)

Credit Points:

6.25

Coordinator:

Dr R Loiacono

Pre/Corequisite/s:

Prerequisites: Either Chemistry 610-121 / 122, or 610-141 / 142, or 610-161 /1 62, and Biology 600-141 / 142 (Before 1996: 600-101 Biology); exemption may be considered in special cases (e. g. students taking Psychology in first year). Entry into 3rd year pharmacology for students completing 534-202 Pharmacology (Lectures Only) normally requires the completion of a practical based unit in second year; either Physiology 536-202 or Biochemistry 521-211/212.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

39 lectures (three a week)

Objectives:

By the end of the second year teaching program in Pharmacology (lectures) the student should:

Comprehend:

  • the basic principles of drug action including how drugs are absorbed and distributed in the body;

  • how drugs are eliminated and how they produce their pharmacological effects;

  • how new drugs are developed from nature and by chemical synthesis and how drugs are evaluated;

  • the roles of drugs in society and how drugs are controlled and regulated;

  • aspects of the pharmacology of food and beverages; the mechanisms underlying drug abuse and potential strategies for dealing with the problem;

  • aspects of the pharmacology of environmental contaminants and venoms and toxins and the principles of selective toxicity.

Have developed:

  • skills to be able to interpret basic mechanisms of drug action;

  • skills to be able to critically evaluate pharmacological literature;

Appreciate:

  • the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in pharmacological sciences.

Content:

Principles of drug action: physiological and biochemical basis of drug action; sites of drug action; mechanisms of drug action; drug receptors; absorption, distribution and elimination of drugs in the body; interaction of drugs with the nervous system; interaction of drugs with hormones and local hormones; pharmacology of groups of drugs used to treat disease; new drug development: drugs from nature, chemical synthesis; drug testing; drug abuse; mechanisms of drug dependence. Toxicology: environmental contaminants; selective toxicity; venoms and toxins, pharmacological of nutrition.

Assessment:

A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination. An oral examination may also be held for students who do not pass.
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