VM 8314

FUNDAMENTALS OF

VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY

 Course Leader: Dr. Marion Ehrich
Email Address: marion@vt.edu
Office Room #: 214
Phone #: 231-4938

Syllabus and Schedule for Fall of 2007-2008

Principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, including interaction of drugs with receptors; their absorption, distribution and clearance; drug metabolism and drug interactions. Study of drugs by pharmacological classes, their general mechanisms of action, usefulness, pharmacokinetics, and factors contributing to their usefulness and side effects. Also, pharmaceutical calculations and prescription writing.