Basic and clinical pharmacology and toxicology I
Associate Professor R G King (Pharmacology)
Objectives On completion of the unit, students should (1) know the core material essential for understanding the principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; and (2) be able to apply that knowledge to assist understanding of drug actions and interactions.
Synopsis This subject presents the core material essential for development of the general principles of pharmacology. Emphasis is on mechanisms of drug-receptor interactions and on pharmacokinetics. Where appropriate, prototype drugs in current use will be discussed to illustrate concepts and principles. The material will be reinforced in MED3042 (Basic and clinical pharmacology and toxicology II) and in other subjects in which specific drugs are discussed.
Assessment As for MED3042
Preliminary reading
Levine R R Pharmacology: Drug actions and reactions 4th edn, Little Brown, 1991
Prescribed texts
Katzung B G Basic and clinical pharmacology 6th edn, Appleton and Lange, 1994
Recommended texts
Gilman A G and others Goodman and Gilman's `The pharmacological basis of therapeutics' 9th edn, Pergamon, 1996
Rang H P, Dale M M and Ritter J M Pharmacology 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1995
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