
By completing the course you will differentiate between the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics processes and the processes each one has.
Understanding pharmacodynamics and knowing the types of drug binding mechanisms
Understanding the G protein coupled receptor.
Understanding the types G protein coupled receptor and its types and the actions in causes.
A brief explanation on the Insulin Receptor (Tyrosine kinase receptor).
Agonist
Median effective dose ED50
Maximum drug concentration Emax
Potency of the drug
Efficacy of drug
Therapeutic index
Antagonist action (Pharmacological antagonist).
Types of Antagonist.
Different types of Antagonist in the body.
Solubility and Pka of the drugs. How the pH of the body affect on the drugs.
Polar (ionized) and non-polar (unionized) drugs.
How the drug is distributed based on what mechanism and factors.
How the drug bind to the proteins inside the plasma.
The main Plasma protein used for drug binding.
Metabolism of the drugs
Phase 1 & 2 of metabolism
P 450 cytochrome enzyme (Microsomal enzyme)
The effect of first pass metabolism on the drug
Excretion of the drug outside of the body.
Half life of the drug
First order elimination (kinetics)
Zero order elimination (Kinetics)
Steady state concentration
The course is for undergraduate of medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing, chemistry, biochemistry, life science, biology, technicians and researchers or even scholars (post graduates) and to all who have the will to know more about the pharmacology. It is beginner friendly but in the same time the information mentioned are very effective.
The course explains steps into studying drugs, It simply describes the processes needed to be learnt for pharmacology. You will be able to learn the basis of pharmacology. Studying drugs can be overwhelming if you are not equipped with the right knowledge and a rigid base.
The course clarifies how drugs affect our bodies by which mechanisms and how our bodies receive drugs. The processes takes place by our bodies to any medication are crucial for understanding the science of drugs.
Pharmacology is actually related to other sciences as physiology, biochemistry, pathology, ... etc. In this course the physiological functions are discussed (of any mentioned organ). One of the key point of this course is simplicity and effectivity, all the information regarding the introduction to general pharmacology are explained in an uncomplicated manner. You be will be able to gain the information better with the mentioned examples in each section and regarding any lecture you watch. The lectures are short but comprehensive and they are equipped with examples to make everything easier for the students. The course covers the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics processes in a broad and well-organized way.
Eligibility criteria:
No prior knowledge is needed as we will start from scratch
Undergraduate students of Medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, nursing, or any medical and life science field.