Pharmacology is a branch of pharmaceutical sciences that is concerned with the interaction of drugs/other chemicals with biological systems. It is the study of how a drug affects a biological system and how the body responds to the drug.
Pharmacology bridges basic medicine and clinical medicine, so contents learned from lectures on pharmacology are directly connected to the judgments made in the clinical setting.
This on-line course of Pharmacology includes general introduction, drugs acting on specific systems (e.g. nervous system, cardiovascular system), and chemotherapeutic drugs, etc. It encompasses the sources, chemical properties, biological effects and therapeutic uses of drugs.
Students interested in the interaction of chemical substance with biological systems will benefit from this course. Studies in Pharmacology at the College of Medicine serve medical and graduate students, post-doctoral trainees and undergraduates.
