BIOAP 4140 - Principles of Pharmacology

(crosslisted) BIOMS 4140, BIONB 4140
(BIO-AS) (OPHLS-AG)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: BIOAP 3110 or NS 3410.

M. Linder, G. Weiland.

Undergraduate course surveying system- and organ-related aspects of pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action; drug disposition; pharmacokinetics; autonomic pharmacology; pharmacology of inflammation, allergy and platelet function; and endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal pharmacology. The course is designed for undergraduate life science majors, particularly those interested in medical or veterinary school.

Outcome 1: Describe fundamental concepts of drug-receptor interactions.

Outcome 2: Describe the relation between cell membrane or intracellular drug targets and intracellular signaling systems that mediate cellular response.

Outcome 3: Describe the impact of drug accessibility to biological compartments on drug action.

Outcome 4: Describe the purpose as well as the detailed mechanisms of the biochemical reactions that render drug and xenobiotic compounds more suitable for elimination from the body.

Outcome 5: Describe the fundamental mechanisms responsible for various types of drug interactions.

Outcome 6: Describe the mechanism of therapeutic action of a selected drug at the molecular, cellular, and organ system level.

Outcome 7: Describe the common adverse effects of a selected drug and their mechanism of production.