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PMSC 3223 - Pharmacology and Autonomics

(2 credits)
Prerequisites: PMSC 3114  and PMSC 3116 . This course is the introduction to the science of pharmacology - the study of the underlying basis of drug actions on living systems. The course introduces fundamentals of pharmacodynamics (drug-receptor interactions), receptor agonism and antagonism, synergy, dose-response relationships, mechanisms of action, absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, and an introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology. Additionally, the course will present classical autonomic pharmacology with a focus on the chemical classification, mechanisms of action and pharmacological effects of agonist and antagonists of drug affecting muscarinic, peripheral nicotinic, and alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors.


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