Problems of collection, summary, and interpretation of data are addressed. 2 cr, either sem. GMS BI 751, GMS PH 740, GMS MS 703 or equivalent, and consent of instructor. Pharmacologic principles and properties of chemical agents of interest to human medicine are presented in lectures and workshops. Lectures provide a complete survey of drug classes affecting organ systems such as the nervous system, as well as antimicrobial and cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
Workshops emphasize interpretation of pharmacologic data and patient-oriented problem solving.
8 cr, 1st sem. Premedical courses in the sciences. Principles of pharmacology are covered and several major classes of therapeutic agents, with attention to their mechanisms of action. Issues of current and future concern in medical pharmacology are addressed including problems of drug abuse, the ethics of human experimentation, the pricing of new drugs, and new biotechnological approaches to drug design and development. 4 cr, 1st sem.