General and Systematic Veterinary Pharmacology

WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?

• This is the first course in pharmacology under the BVSc & AH curriculum.
• In this course the basic concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be taught.
• Pharmacokinetics deals with how and where does a drug move inside the body, to reach the site of action and ultimately to be excreted.
• Pharmacodynamics deals with how drugs exert their action, through the types of drug receptors, the enzymes involved etc.
• Besides the above, the mechanism of action, clinical uses and adverse effects of of various drugs acting on the following systems will be covered
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Digestive system
  • Urogenital system
  • Respiratory system
  • Endocrine system
  • Skin and mucous membrane