Course Description

Pharmacology and Toxicology 355a/b Principles of Drug Action

This course will examine how drugs reach their intended targets, how they act and how their activities are terminated. Established drugs and novel therapeutic agents will be used as examples. Focus will be placed on interaction of drugs with specific receptors.

Prerequisite: Biochemistry 280a (formerly Biology 280a) or the permission of the Department. Biology 282b and Chemistry 223b are highly recommended.
2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, half-course.


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