Course info
PHR-403: Pharmacology-I
Course Summary: This course is assigned to learn
about the knowledge of the action of drugs in the body and vice versa (Pharmacodynamics
and Pharmacokinetics). Pharmacon means drug logos means knowledge or
information. The overall information of drugs- such as history, source,
pharmacological action, mechanism of action, therapeutic effects, adverse
effects, side effects, toxicity, etc., are described in the study of
pharmacology. The following topics are assigned to study the course PHR-403:
Pharmacology-I, viz Introduction to pharmacology, Basic concept of drug action,
Drugs for peptic ulcer, Autacoids, Sedative, hypnotic drugs, CNS stimulants,
Chemotherapy of parasites, hematinic and anticoagulant, etc.
Rationale: Finding out the therapeutic, and toxic effect of
the various agents in human beings. Various types of toxicity of drugs evolved
in the human body and their management.
Course Learning Outcomes: Compare the specific pharmacology of the major classes of drugs and their toxicity in the human beings; and Contrast among members of each class, the risks, and benefits, in relation to the organ systems they affect, and the diseases for which they are used therapeutically.