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November 15, 2022
Duration:
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This course includes:
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Description
The object of the course is to teach students an approach to the study of pharmacologic agents.
It is not intended to be a review of the pharmacopoeia. The focus is on the basic principles of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology, as related to the mechanisms of drug action, biodistribution and metabolism. The course consists of lectures and student-led case discussions. Topics covered include: mechanisms of drug action, dose-response relations, pharmacokinetics, drug delivery systems, drug metabolism, toxicity of pharmacological agents, drug interaction and substance abuse. Selected agents and classes of agents are examined in detail.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction Unlimited
- Pharmacokinetics I Unlimited
- Pharmacokinetics II Unlimited
- Case: Anticholinesterase Unlimited
- Autonomic Pharmacology I and II Unlimited
- Antidysrhythmics Unlimited
- Antiinflammatory Drugs Unlimited
- Vasoactive Drugs I Unlimited
- Vasoactive Drugs II: Heart Failure Unlimited
- Lipid Lowering Drugs Unlimited
- Immunosuppression for Solid Organ Transplantation Unlimited
- Neuropharmacology I: Drugs for Movement Disorders Unlimited
- Nitric Oxide Unlimited
- Neuropharmacology II: Anxiolytics and Antidepressants Unlimited
- Neuropharmacology III: Anticonvulsants Unlimited
- Antimicrobials I and II Unlimited
- Chemotherapy I and II Unlimited
- Opioids I and II Unlimited
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology