PHRM 292 PharmacologyDesigned to provide the student with a basic understanding of the effects of drugs on the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of living organisms. Places emphasis on the therapeutic effects of drugs as applied to the disease state. Topics covered in the course include fundamental principles of drug action, chemotherapy, environmental toxins and drugs that act on the autonomic and central nervous systems, cardiovascular system, metabolic and endocrine functions and respiratory system.Prerequisiteanatomy and physiology or equivalentContent last updated on 9/1/2003 Return to Course Listing |