James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023
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PP2150 - Introduction to Medical Pharmacology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences |
Subject Description
- The general principles of drug action, focussing on the major targets for drug action, drug-receptor interactions, chemotherapy, drug design, pharmacognosy and drug screening, toxicology and measurements in pharmacology.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the approaches to the development of new pharmaceutical agents, including drug design, drug screening and natural product pharmacology
- understand how drug treatments may be aimed at specific targets, increasing the efficacy of treatment and reducing side effects
- describe how drugs are able to affect the functioning of living systems
- describe the principles of selective toxicity and the development of antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and cancer chemotherapy agents
- explore the rationale behind drug formulations and different routes of administration, the time course of drug action, drug metabolism and toxicology
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (60%) - Individual
- Written > Critical appraisal/review - (40%) - Individual
Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.
Availabilities
Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 24 Aug 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Jul 2023 to Friday, 17 Nov 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | Professor Zoltan Sarnyai |
| Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Professor Donna Rudd Professor Zoltan Sarnyai |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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