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PP2150 - Introduction to Medical Pharmacology
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
2 |
Administered by: |
College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences |
The general principles of drug action, focussing on the major targets for drug action,
drug-receptor interactions, chemotherapy, drug design, pharmacognosy and drug screening,
toxicology and measurements in pharmacology.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the approaches to the development of new pharmaceutical agents, including
drug design, drug screening and natural product pharmacology;
- understand how drug treatments may be aimed at specific targets, increasing the efficacy
of treatment and reducing side effects;
- describe how drugs are able to affect the functioning of living systems;
- describe the principles of selective toxicity and the development of antibacterial,
antiviral, antifungal and cancer chemotherapy agents;
- explore the rationale behind drug formulations and different routes of administration,
the time course of drug action, drug metabolism and toxicology.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (60%) - Individual
- Written > Critical appraisal/review - (40%) - Individual.
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Coord/Lect: |
Professor Zoltan Sarnyai. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 36 hours lectures
- 24 hours specialised
- assessment and self-directed study
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.