Advanced Pharmacology

The goals of this course are to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the actions of drugs in order to enable them to use therapeutic agents in a rational and responsible manner in patients.  Initially, basic principles of pharmacology will be reviewed, including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs by the body.  Drug-receptor interactions will also be presented and illustrated with appropriate examples.  The focus of these lectures will be case-based whenever possible to demonstrate the therapeutic application of these pharmacologic principles and how this translates into efficacy and potential toxicity.