BIOAP 4140

Principles of Pharmacology

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Undergraduate course surveying system- and organ-related aspects of pharmacology. Topics include mechanisms of drug action; drug disposition; pharmacokinetics; autonomic pharmacology; pharmacology of inflammation, allergy and platelet function; and endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal pharmacology. The course is designed for undergraduate life science majors, particularly those interested in medical or veterinary school.

Prerequisites BIOAP 3110 or NS 3410.

Distribution Requirements (OPHLS-AG), (BIO-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

• Describe fundamental concepts of drug-receptor interactions.
• Describe the relation between cell membrane or intracellular drug targets and intracellular signaling systems that mediate cellular response.
• Describe the impact of drug accessibility to biological compartments on drug action.
• Describe the purpose as well as the detailed mechanisms of the biochemical reactions that render drug and xenobiotic compounds more suitable for elimination from the body.
• Describe the fundamental mechanisms responsible for various types of drug interactions.
• Describe the mechanism of therapeutic action of a selected drug at the molecular, cellular, and organ system level.
• Describe the common adverse effects of a selected drug and their mechanism of production.

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