BIOL 409 - Pharmacology and Toxicology

Institution:

Jacksonville University

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Description:

Cross-listed with CHEM 409. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 301 with a minimum grade of "C" and BIOL 208 with a minimum grade of "C", or permission of instructor (course is cross-listed as CHEM 409). An introduction to the principles underlying pharmacology and toxicology, including the nature of drug targets, their interaction and response (pharmacodynamics), the fate of drugs within the body (pharmacokinetics), chemotherapy, toxicity classification, poisons and antidotes, adverse drug reactions, selective toxicity, drug discovery and development and clinical molecular therapeutic techniques. Selected examples will be studied to illustrate key principles of clinical pharmacology. Credit cannot be awarded for both BIOL 409 and CHEM 409.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jacksonville.edu

Phone Number:

(904) 256-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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