Undergraduate Students Online Course PCOL260

260. Pharmacology. II. 3 Hr. Interactions of clinically useful therapeutic agents with the mammalian systems.
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This course introduces the uses of drugs and the science behind them. The material is organized into blocks, each of which deals with drugs used to treat disorders of a major organ system (e.g. the cardiovascular system). In order to provide adequate background for understanding the actions of drugs, each unit begins with an overview of the physiology of its particular organ system (e.g. how the cardiovascular system works in normal and disease states). We then examine a variety of commonly used prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal medicines used to treat disorders of that body system. For each major class of drugs, we cover the clinical uses, the mechanism by which the drugs work, and their important side effects and interactions. Specific examples of the most commonly used drugs will be used.