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PMCOL 306 - Drug Dispostition and Metabolism


Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Medicine and Dentistry
Department Pharmacology
Typically Offered either term

Description
Study of factors that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME). This includes an introduction to genetic factors that influence ADME of drugs, as well as practical exercises to illustrate pharmacokinetic principles and their relevance to therapeutic dosing. Drug-drug interactions and food-drug interactions will also be discussed. Prerequisites: PMCOL 200, BIOCH 200, PHYSL 210, or 212 and 214, or consent of Department.