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Dec 07, 2024
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PSY 3560 - Psychopharmacology
Credits: 3 (3 + 0)
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001; BIO 1000 or equivalent; and 9 hours of upper-division psychology coursework; or permission of instructor
Description: This course will provide the foundation for understanding the basic mechanisms of drug action, specifically how drugs are delivered and removed from their sites of action. An examination of the pharmacological features of different classes of drugs and the ways in which drugs produce their biological effects will be discussed. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles will be explored through a study of both therapeutic drugs and recreational drugs. A review of regulatory and governmental control issues will be included.
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