This topic addresses the use of drugs in the treatment of human disease and illness. A systematic approach to drug therapy will used to provide a framework to gain an in-depth knowledge of how a drug's pharmacokinetic characteristics and mechanisms of action at the molecular level relate to its pharmacological effects in humans. Case studies will be examined that facilitate the application of principles and the examination of the impact of factors that affect drug use.
This topic aims to provide students with an understanding of how drugs are used to treat human disease and illness and the factors that affect their use.
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