200252110 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

"This course describes fundamentals of pharmacology, the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications, mechanisms of action, uses, side effects, toxicity, interactions and adverse reactions of drugs, in addition it introduces concepts such as Structure-activity relationships Adverse effects, pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology, Principles of prescription writing and OTC. A brief introduction to antibiotic therapy and ANS drugs will be discussed. "