Department of Pharmacology
PHAR2002: General and systematic Pharmacology 2008/2009
Lectures/Tutorials are on Mondays at 11.00 a.m. and selected Wednesdays at 10.00 a.m. and
on Fridays at 11.00 a.m. Lectures will be held in the AV Hill Lecture Theatre unless
indicated otherwise.
TERM 1
Sep 26 Fri Introduction. Drug targets, selective toxicity, therapeutic index. TSS
Sep 29 Mon Receptor structure. NSM
Oct 1 Wed Basic principles of pharmacokinetics. Drug absorption. MS
Note: Lecture will be in the Darwin Lecture Theatre
Oct 3 Fri Transduction mechanisms. TDC
Oct 6 Mon The peripheral nervous system. AHD
Oct 8 Wed Tutorial (1) TSS, GWJM, LGS, DW, NSM, JAP, AGR, RB, DCHB, AH
Oct 10 Fri Dose-response curves. Affinity and efficacy. AJG
Oct 13 Mon Drug antagonism. AJG
Oct 15 Wed Drug distribution. MS
Note: Lecture will be in the Darwin Lecture Theatre
Oct 17 Fri Cholinergic pharmacology I. LGS
Oct 20 Mon Cholinergic pharmacology II. LGS
Oct 22 Wed Tutorial (2) TSS, GWJM, LGS, DW, NSM, JAP, AGR, RB, DCHB, AH
Oct 24 Fri Adrenergic pharmacology I. SCS
Oct 27 Mon Adrenergic pharmacology II. SCS
Oct 29 Wed Drug excretion. MS
Note: Lecture will be in the Darwin Lecture Theatre
Oct 31 Fri Smooth muscle pharmacology. TDC
Nov 3 Mon Local anaesthetics. Antidysrhythmic drugs. MF
Nov 5 Wed Tutorial (3) TSS, GWJM, LGS, DW, NSM, JAP, AGR, RB, DCHB, AH
Nov 7 Fri Antianginal drugs. Cardiac glycosides. AGR
Nov 10 Mon Diuretics. AGR
Nov 12 Wed The metabolism of drugs. MS
Note: Lecture will be in the Darwin Lecture Theatre
Nov 14 Fri Antihypertensive drugs. AGR
Nov 17 Mon Atherosclerosis and lipid lowering drugs. AH
Nov 19 Wed Kinetics of drug absorption and elimination. MS
Note: Lecture will be in Bentham House (Bentham MLT)
Nov 21 Fri Histamine and other mediators of inflammation. DW
Nov 24 Mon Anticoagulants. Fibrinolytics SCS
Nov 26 Wed Tutorial (4) TSS, GWJM, LGS, DW, NSM, JAP, AGR, RB, DCHB, AH
Nov 28 Fri Antihistamines. Treatment of peptic ulcers. DW
Dec 1 Mon Eicosanoids. DW
Dec 3 Wed Pharmacokinetics Test TSS
Note: Test will be held in Bentham House (Bentham MLT)
Dec 5 Fri Anti-inflammatory drugs. DW
Dec 8 Mon Drugs used to treat asthma. DW
Dec 10 Wed Tutorial (5) TSS, GWJM, LGS, DW, NSM, JAP, AGR, RB, DCHB, AH
Dec 12 Fri Free
End of term I
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TERM 2
Jan 12 Mon Free
Jan 14 Wed TEST TSS
Note: Test will be held in Bedford Way G03 (26, Bedford
Way)
Jan 16 Fri Pharmacological control of fertility. PAV
Jan 19 Mon Insulin and oral antidiabetic agents. TSS
Jan 21 Wed Clinical trials. AHD
Note: Lecture will be in Bedford Way G03 (26, Bedford Way)
Jan 23 Fri Chemotherapy: anti-bacterial drugs, I. TSS
Jan 26 Mon Chemotherapy: anti-bacterial drugs II, anti-fungal drugs. TSS
Jan 28 Wed Tutorial (6) AJG, AHD, SCS, MF, AGR, PV, PT, TSS, RB, DCHB
(Test follow-up)
Jan 30 Fri Chemotherapy: anti-viral drugs DW
Feb 2 Mon Chemotherapy: anti-cancer drugs. DW
Feb 4 Wed Free
Feb 6 Fri Introduction to neuropharmacology. AHD
Feb 9 Mon Aminoacid neurotransmitters. Benzodiazepines. MF
Feb 11 Wed Tutorial (7) AJG, AHD, SCS, MF, AGR, PV, PT, TSS, RB, DCHB
Feb 13 Fri Parkinson’s disease and other motor disorders. AHD
Feb 16 Mon Schizophrenia. Anti-emetics. SCS
Feb 18 Wed Free
Feb 20 Fri Anxiolytics. SCS
Feb 23 Mon Drugs used in affective disorders. SCS
Feb 25 Wed Tutorial (8) AJG, AHD, SCS, MF, AGR, PV, PT, TSS, RB, DCHB
Feb 27 Fri Anti-epileptics. MF
Mar 2 Mon Analgesics. AHD
Mar 4 Wed Free
Mar 6 Fri General anaesthetics. Mechanism of action of ethanol. ACD
Mar 9 Mon Non-medical use of drugs, dependence. SCS
Mar 11 Wed Tutorial (9) AJG, AHD, SCS, MF, AGR, PV, PT, TSS, RB, DCHB
Mar 13 Fri Anti-obesity drugs. SCS
Mar 16 Mon Drug toxicity. TSS
Mar 18 Wed Free
Mar 20 Fri Relationship between chemical structure and pharmacological TSS
activity.
Mar 23 Mon Free TSS
Mar 25 Wed Tutorial (10) AJG, AHD, SCS, MF, AGR, PV, PT, TSS, RB, DCHB
End of Lectures
May 1 Fri Revision Workshop 1 – General Pharmacology and Autonomic AJG
12.00
May 1 Fri Revision Workshop 2 – Inflammation and Chemotherapy DW
14.00
May 1 Fri Revision Workshop 3 – Neuropharmacology TSS
16.00
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