The academic objectives of this unit are to provide an introduction to the action of drugs in tissues, organs and whole body environments such that the relevance of pharmacological agents to disease therapy is made clear. Topics include pharmacology of the autonomic and central nervous systems; local anaesthetics; respiratory; cardiovascular and endocrine pharmacology; drug dependence; cancer and ethics. The material in this unit is the foundation for further study in pharmacology. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Lynette Fernandes
Prerequisites: PHAR2210 Foundations of Pharmacology
