Pharmacology & Toxicology 3 BIPH 5247

Course description:

This course is a continuation of Pharmacology I and IIcourses. 
This course will also cover the pharmacology of local anesthetics, and some common drugs of abuse and CNS stimulants 
This course covers drugs used to treat neurological disorders, such as epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.
This course covers the non-organ toxicity as carcinogenesis; (mutagenicity, classes of toxic substances, as well as introduction to sub fields of toxicology as forensic and clinical with diagnosis and treatment of toxicity). 

Course Aims:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Describe the pharmacology of drugs used in blood diseases and pharmacology of centrally acting drugs. 
  • Describe the drugs that used in disorders of coagulation and in dyslipidemia.
  • Describe the drugs used for psychiatric disorders such as depression, psychosis, mania, anxiety as well as hypnotic drugs. 
  • Describe the basic toxicology, different organ functions in health & disease states as well as basis of different biochemical pathways regarding the correlation with various organ injuries.

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:  
  • Have a full picture about the mentioned drugs, which can help them advice patients and health care professionals in pharmacies or hospitals about the usage of these drugs. 
  • Understanding the mechanisms of actions of the above mentioned drugs can help the students in developmental and research studies of drugs in research institutes and pharmaceutical companies. 
  • Define the principles of basic toxicology including assessment and management of health & environmental risk caused by chemicals.