VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

Laboratory Outline

 

 

Lab No.

Estimate of Contact Hours

1 PHARMACY

2

  1. Abbreviations
  2. Dosage conversions
  3. Prescription writing
  4. Types of pharmaceutical preparations
2 DOSE RESPONSE AND ANIMAL VARIABILITY

2

  1. Graded and quantal responses
  2. Dose response curves
    1. For demonstration of threshold, efficacy, potency
    2. For demonstration of safety
  3. Factors contributing to animal variability
3 PHARMACOKINETICS

1

  1. Basic principles 
    1. Dose and plasma concentration
    2. Dosing and duration of effect
    3. Drug elimination
4 DRUG METABOLISM AND DRUG INTERACTIONS

2

  1. Role of kinetics in drug dosing
  2. Induction and inhibition of drug metabolism
  3. Pharmacology review

TOTAL

7

Final Exam -- to be held during exam week

 

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