Course overview
The aim of this course is to gain an understanding of how drugs work on physiological systems and their use in management of selected disorders. An introduction to the principles of pharmacology and the management of selected disorders with drugs.
The aim of this course is topics covered in this course include: drug targets, basics of pharmacokinetics, peripheral nervous system pharmacology, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular conditions, inflammation and pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, sedative and anxiolytic medications, drugs for spasticity, osteoporosis, diabetes, endocrine drugs, antimicrobials, epilepsy, depression, psychosis and bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer.
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the principles of pharmacological drug action.
- Describe the mechanism of action of the drugs used in the disease states discussed in this course.
- Explain how the mechanism of action is related to the beneficial and adverse effects of the drugs used to treat the disease states discussed in this course.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 29792
Section LE01
Size 300
Available 32
Class number 24882
Section TU01
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24883
Section TU02
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24884
Section TU03
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24885
Section TU04
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24886
Section TU05
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24887
Section TU06
Size 35
Available 0
Class number 24888
Section TU07
Size 35
Available 1
Class number 24889
Section TU08
Size 35
Available 29
Class number 24890
Section TU09
Size 35
Available 17
Whyalla
Class number 29795
Section LE01
Size 10
Available 10
Class number 24881
Section TU01
Size 10
Available 10
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