PHA2106 - Principle of Pharmacology / Prinsip Farmakologi (Class - 3CU) 3BM&5BI
This course introduces the underlying principles of pharmacology and provides a perspective of the historical, terminology, branches and fundamental of pharmacology as a basis for designing therapeutic strategy. This course will discuss physiological, biochemical, and anatomical foundations for the interaction of drugs and chemicals with biological systems as well as how the body processes drugs. In addition, this course also introduces the concepts of the interactions of chemical agents with living tissues and target receptors in terms of pharmacological effect, as well as toxic effect. At the end of the course, students are exposed to the applications of pharmacology of several classes of drugs.