BIOL 4550 - Principles of Pharmacology

Credits: 3 hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 1108 with grade of C- or better.
When Offered: Fall Even Years

This course will cover many facets of pharmacology; ranging from the basic principles of how drugs interact with the body, to the specific mechanisms by which select compounds treat disease, to the methods that are currently being used to develop new therapeutics. Specific topics will include: pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, pharmacogenetics, analgesics, alcohols, cardiac/cardiovascular drugs, neuropharmaceutics, and chemotherapeutics