CURRICULUM

Pharmacology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of drug or medication action ^[1], where a drug can be broadly defined as any man-made, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemical or physiological effect on the cell, tissue, organ, or organism (sometimes the word pharmacon is used as a term to encompass these endogenous and exogenous bioactive species). More specifically, it studies the interactions between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical functions. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.

This Pharmacology course contains video-based lessons and covers basic definitions, pharmacodynamics, cholinergic drugs, anticholinergic and neuromuscular blocking agents, adrenergic receptors and agonists, alpha and beta-blockers, antidepressants, antiarrhythmic drugs,  diuretics, hypertension and anti-hypertensives, drugs for hyperlipidemia, anticoagulants, and antiplatelet drugs.

All the lessons are on video, with assignment questions and a final exam. The lessons are as follows:

• Lesson 1 – What is Pharmacology? Basic Pharmacology
• Lesson 2 – Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
• Lesson 3 – Autonomic Nervous System and Cholinergic Drugs
• Lesson 4 – Neuron Action Potential and Anticholinergic and Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
• Lesson 5 – Adrenergic Receptors and Agonists and Alpha and Beta Blockers
• Lesson 6 – Antidepressants and Antiarrhythmic Drugs
• Lesson 7 – Diuretics and Hypertension and Antihypertensives
• Lesson 8 – Drugs for Hyperlipidemia and Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Drugs

Course Materials

The complete course materials, assignments, and final exams are all online, along with many videos to watch.