Pharmacology and Pathophysiology 1
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
PHAR 2013
Undergraduate
No
101809
9
No
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
To develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of drug action and the basic pathology of human disease with an emphasis on infectious disease, immunology and cancer.
Fundamentals of pathology and of drug actions, including: cellular responses to stress and noxious stimuli, cell death, inflammation and tissue repair, neoplasia, mechanisms of disease; mechanisms of drug action and toxicity, receptors, agonists and antagonists; drug tolerance and dependence; the autonomic and somatic nervous systems, and drugs affecting these systems; nucleotide metabolism, synthesis of proteins and amino acids; diversity of microorganisms, microbial pathogenesis, infectious diseases; anti-infective agents, their mechanism of action and development of resistance; structure and function of the immune system and immune diseases; monoclonal antibodies, transplantation, vaccines and immunomodulatory drugs; mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, cancer therapeutics, target organ toxicity, teratogenesis.
Golan, D.E. et al 2012, Principles of Pharmacology: Pathological Basis of Drug Therapy, 3rd, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
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Group 1 | |
BIOL 2035 | Physiology |
Group 2 | |
BIOL 1050 | Human Physiology 101 |
BIOL 1049 | Human Physiology 100 |
Students choose one of the groups above for their pre-requisite.
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 2 x 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 9 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 1 hour x 1 week |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Group research poster, Portfolio, Quiz
EFTSL*: 0.250
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