PMSC 4123

Pharmacology II

Pharmacology II is the second of a three course lecture series designed to provide an understanding of how drugs exert their effects on living systems. Drug mechanisms of action, metabolic fates, clinical use(s) and adverse effect(s) will be presented. The emphasis of this course will be on the pharmacology of the following: the cardiovascular-, renal-, pulmonary-, gastrointestinal systems, drugs affecting glaucoma, drugs affecting the vascular compartment, drugs used to treat dyslipidemia, histaminergic and serotonergic compounds, and antirheumatic drugs.

Units: 3.0