PHAR 611 Principles of Drug Action

The Principles of Drug Action course will provide students with the foundational science knowledge base pertaining to drug action. The conceptual understanding of the physicochemical properties of drug molecules, structure activity relationships, drug metabolism, receptor theory, drug-receptor interactions, principles of drug toxicity and drug-drug interaction will form the basis of understanding of patient-directed therapeutic approaches that will be covered in subsequent Integrated Patient Care (IPC) courses. Students will also be introduced to the basis of the autonomic nervous system, medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of autonomic drugs.