Module code: BMD225
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Dr Steven Buckingham
Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD121 or take BIO125
This module provides an introduction to the subject of pharmacology, the study of drug action on biological systems. Initial lectures focus on important general pharmacological principles, including a consideration of how drugs are absorbed, distributed and then removed from the body. Subsequent lectures focus on the therapeutic action of drugs on example disease states of specific physiological systems.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 80.0% Coursework, 20.0% Examination
Level: 5
