HST.151 Principles of Pharmacology, Spring 2003

An introduction to pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action, dose-response relations, pharmacokinetics, drug delivery systems, drug metabolism, toxicity of pharmacological agents, drug interactions, and substance abuse. Selected agents and classes of agents examined in detail. (Only HS...

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Main Authors: Rosow, Carl E. (Carl Elliott), 1947-, Standaert, David, Strichartz, G. R. (Gary R.), 1943-, Dershwitz, Mark, Di Salvo, Thomas, Ko, Dickens, Kufe, Donald, Langer, Robert S., Lees, Robert S., Rubin, Robert H., 1941-, Ruskin, Jeremy N., Tepper, Robert, Walsh, Carol T., Weinblatt, Michael E., Zapol, Warren M., 1942-
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35905
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Summary:An introduction to pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action, dose-response relations, pharmacokinetics, drug delivery systems, drug metabolism, toxicity of pharmacological agents, drug interactions, and substance abuse. Selected agents and classes of agents examined in detail. (Only HST students may register under HST.150, graded P/D/F.) From the course home page: Course Description The objective of this course is to teach and approach to the study of pharmacologic agents. It is not intended to be a review of the pharmacopoeia nor is it intended to be a replace dicussions of relevant drugs in the organ systems HST pathophysiology courses.