Pharmacology and toxicology
Associate Professor Jocelyn O'Neil
12 points * Four 1-hour lectures and one 6-hour lab per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: PHA3011
The development of potent drugs and contamination of the earth and its atmosphere by deliberate or careless distribution of chemicals has led to the necessity for the science of toxicology. In addition, increasing use of prescribed and self-medication has made it important that as many as possible in the community are informed in the fundamental principles of pharmacology and toxicology in order to assess these problems and contribute to their containment. PHA3022 extends PHA3011 and introduces wider aspects of pharmacology and toxicology. These include drug development and government regulation of drugs, safety, evaluation of unwanted effects, non-medical use of drugs and other materials. The problems of assessing risks and estimating hazards using examples from medicine, agriculture, environmental pollution, food additives and contaminants are discussed.
Assessment
Semester test: 20% * Examinations (3 hours): 55% * Laboratory work: 10% * Research project: 15%
Prescribed texts
Gilman A G and others Goodman and Gilman's `The pharmacological basis of therapeutics' 8th edn, Pergamon Press, 1990
Rang H P and Dale M M Pharmacology 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1991