Offered
Parkville Second semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
Pharmacology of neuroeffector systems. Autacoids. Drug-receptor interaction. Cardiovascular pathophysiology and pharmacology. The central nervous system. Practical classes provide experience through in vivo and in vitro experiments, seminars and discussion groups.
Objectives
Students will develop an:
Understanding of principles of receptor differentiation, drug-receptor interactions and receptor transduction mechanisms; pharmacological mechanisms by which drugs of various classes may alter biochemical, physiological or pathophysiological parametres to produce therapeutic or unwanted effects.
Ability in the area of observation and measurement of pharmacological processes; assessment and integration of pharmacological information as it relates to wanted and unwanted effects produced by drugs.
Appreciation of integrated physiological functions, pathophysiological sequelae and pharmacological perturbations as they affect bodily functions; the differing pharmacological approaches available for the treatment of individual diseases; the pharmacists role in optimising drug therapy.
Assessment
Various during semester and an end of semester examination.
Prerequisites
VPS1042 Introduction to pharmaceutical sciences and VPS1082 Physiology II.
