PSY 3560 - Psychopharmacology

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 and (PSY 2120 or BIO 1000 or BIO 1080 or BIO 1081) and junior standing

Description: This course provides the foundation for understanding the basic mechanisms of drug action, specifically how drugs are delivered and removed from their sites of action. The pharmacological features of different classes of drugs and the ways in which drugs produce their biological effects are discussed. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles are explored through a study of both therapeutic drugs and recreational drugs. A review of regulatory and governmental control issues is included.